How to Install Windows 10 in Hyper-V Manager
In this article, we will examine how to run Windows 10 on a new virtual machine with Microsoft’s Hyper-V Client virtualization software.
How to Install Windows 10 on Hyper-V
To install Windows 10 using Microsoft’s virtualization program, first create a virtual machine with Hyper-V. If you do not know how to create a new virtual machine with Hyper-V, you can watch the video below.
In this article, we will create a virtual machine using the HyperV virtualization program on Windows 10 and then setup the Windows 10 operating system.
If you have not installed HyperV before, you can access the related articles from the links below.
After installing HyperV, follow the steps below to install Windows 10 on the virtual machine.
Step 1
First, run Hyper-V Manager, and then click New Virtual Machine from the Actions section.
In the New Virtual Machine Wizard window, type Windows 10 for the operating system name and change the location of the virtual machine to be installed.
Step 2
If you want to install UEFI, continue with Generation 2. If you encounter any problems with the Windows 10 installation, continue with the Generation 1 option.
Since Generation 1 supports MBR / BIOS, click Next to continue.
Step 3
Set the RAM amount of the virtual machine to 4096 (4 GB).
Step 4
As we have not added any adapters for Hyper-V, continue this step by clicking Next.
Step 5
Set the Hard Disk size to 50 GB for the Windows 10 virtual machine.
Step 6
Click the Browse button to add the Windows 10 ISO file, and then click Next.
Step 7
Up to this step, we have created a new virtual machine for installation. As you can see in the image below, there is summary information for the virtual machine. Click Finish to continue the installation.
Step 8
On the Hyper-V Manager console screen, click Right-Click / Connect on Windows 10.
Step 9
After connecting to the Windows 10 virtual pc, click the Start button to start the installation.
Step 10
After the installation starts, the first step is to select the Windows 10 system language, time zone, and keyboard layout.
Step 11
Click Install Now to start the Win10 setup.
Step 12
Accept the MS Windows 10 license agreement and click Next.
Step 13
Prepare the hard disk device for Windows 10 installation and select Partition 2 to continue the installation.
Step 14
The setup wizard expands the files for Windows installation.
Step 15
Windows installation in progress …
Step 16
Configure the zone settings for Windows 10.
Step 17
After selecting the keyboard layout, click the Yes button.
Step 18
If you want to add a second keyboard layout, you can add it from the image below.
Step 19
To configure network connections for Windows later, continue by clicking Skip for now.
Step 20
Type your user name for the Windows 10 virtual machine.
Step 21
Set the user password and click Next.
Step 22
To remember the password you set for Windows, specify a hint and continue.
Step 23
If you want to use Cortana for Windows, click Yes. If you do not want to activate it, continue by clicking on the No button.
Step 24
You can configure the privacy settings as desired.
Step 25
Preparing the Windows desktop …
Step 26
The installation was successfully completed and now click View / Full Screen from the Hyper-V menu to use the virtual machine as a full screen.
Step 27
The full-screen view of the Windows 10 virtual machine is as follows.
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Final Word
In this article, we have installed Windows 10 step by step using HyperV virtualization program. In the following articles, we will be looking at other Windows operating system installations. Thanks for following us!
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