How to Activate Hyper V on Windows: 7 Steps

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How to Activate Hyper V on Windows: 7 Steps
How to Activate Hyper V on Windows: 7 Steps
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This article explains how to activate Hyper-V on Windows 10. It is a feature that allows you to create virtual machines. To use it you will need Windows Enterprise, Pro or Education.

Steps

Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 1
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 1

Step 1. Click on the Windows search icon

It looks like a magnifying glass or a circle and is next to the "Start" menu

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  • You must have the version of Windows 10 Enterprise, Pro, or Education to use this method.
  • The computer must have a 64-bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), CPU support for VM monitoring mode extension, and at least 4GB of RAM.
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 2
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 2

Step 2. Write powershell

A list of matching results will appear.

Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 3
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 3

Step 3. Click on Windows PowerShell ISE with the right mouse button

A context menu will appear.

Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 4
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 4

Step 4. Click Run as administrator

This will open an elevated command prompt.

You may need to grant permission for the program to run with administrator privileges

Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 5
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 5

Step 5. Write Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All

Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 6
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 6

Step 6. Press Enter

A pop-up window will appear asking if you want to restart your computer.

Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 7
Enable Hyper V in Windows Step 7

Step 7. Click Yes

The computer will restart with Hyper-V enabled.

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