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Getting started with Hyper-V in windows 8 CP

Posted on  3/8/2012
Microsoft included Hyper-V in Windows 8 Consumer Preview , so it means now you can run multiple OS inside your windows 8 machine.

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  The feature was previously available only in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 but now we can use it in Windows 8.
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  Many of us have done such virtualization before by using&nbsp;virtual-box&nbsp;or vmware&nbsp;workstation and other virtual&nbsp;solutions where some of them come free and some are commercial products but when you are using windows 8 you can use&nbsp;Microsoft&nbsp;virtual solution called &nbsp;Microsoft Hyper-V.
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To run the new Windows 8 Hyper-V, users will need a 64-bit processor, which has been available on PCs for a number of years, the 64-bit version of Windows 8, and at least 4 GB of RAM.
To enable Hyper-V in your windows 8 follow these steps
1 : open program and features which come under control panel->Programs
2 : click on turn windows feature on off seen on the left pane
3 : check Hyper-V box

 

4 : wait for it to finish and then it will ask for a reboot

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    after reboot you see these two icons on your start screen
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You run Hyper-V manager

after doing above steps your are ready to use windows 8 hyper-v .

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    i tested windows 7 on Hyper-V and worked fine
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Try it yourself!!


Enjoy virtualization 


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