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Windows Developer VM or images, where are they now?
I changed job this spring. I am a software tester, I used to use virtualbox, but want to use HyperV if it does in fact function. I'm on an AMD processor i9, win11, the Enterprisey version, I have a MSDN/visual studio license only. I always used to…
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Is there a supported way to set and read host bind/connect permissions for Hyper-V sockets on VMMS-managed VMs?
I'm designing an application for ordinary persistent Generation 2 VMs managed through VMMS/WMI on Windows 11 Pro (observed host build 26200). The full host revision and guest builds are not yet pinned. This is a documentation question before…
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Disable Virtualization-Based Security Without Disabling Hyper-V
I am currently trying to run Hyper-V without virtualization-based security enabled, and I have encountered some problems. My first attempt at doing this involved enabling the "Virtual Machine Platform" feature, and setting some of the…
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Unable to Fully Disable Hyper-V – “A hypervisor has been detected” Still Appears in systeminfo
Hi everyone, I'm facing a persistent issue where the line “A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.” still shows up when I run the systeminfo command, even after trying every method commonly recommended to…
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Hyper-V doesn't boot ISO file to install OS
Hi there, For school I have to set up a virtual test-network using Hyper-V and Windows Server 2022. I downloaded the free Trial Version .ISO file here Next I've set up the virtual machine and selected install from bootable CD > Image File (iso) >…
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Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200: VBS and Hypervisor remain running after all related features are disabled, preventing VMware nested virtualization
Hello Microsoft Support, I am experiencing an issue with Windows 11 Pro where Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) and the Microsoft hypervisor remain active even after I have disabled Hyper-V, VBS, HVCI/Memory Integrity, Credential Guard, Virtual…
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Hyper-V VM creation fails (HCS/ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) even after full repair install, BIOS/chipset update
System: HP ProBook 455 15.6" G10, AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, Windows 11 25H2 Issue: Cannot create any Hyper-V/WSL2 virtual machine. Every attempt (Docker Desktop, wsl --install with default WSL2 version) fails…
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How can I disable top bar in Hyper-V client in full screen Permanently.
How can I disable top bar in Hyper-V client in full screen Permanently. I am using Dell Tablet. Window 11 is on tablet and I am running window 7 in Hyper V connection. When I touched the screen it appears and behind the bar there are some button. I want…
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HYPER-V Default Switch corrupts hosts.ics and DNS stops working
Hi. I've seen Linux guests (I only run Linux VMs) losing access to DNS occasionally with HYPER-V on up to date Windows 10. They get no response from the DNS server on Default Switch. I've managed to track down that at those times the…
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KB5124008 (Win 11 25H2, build 26200.9445) breaks Plan9/virtiofs host share attachment for Hyper-V based sandbox VMs
Summary After installing KB5124008 on Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200.9445, x64), a third-party application that hosts a lightweight Hyper-V based Linux VM can no longer attach host folder shares to its guest. The VM boots normally and the host side reports…
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Hyper-V SET Team Causing TCP Retransmissions with Dynamic Load Balancing
Hi guys, Guest VMs are seeing frequent TCP retransmissions when network traffic is distributed across a Hyper-V Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) configuration. Packet captures indicate that Dynamic load balancing is distributing traffic across multiple…
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Windows 11 25H2: Hypervisor detected and VBS running despite Hyper-V, VBS, Credential Guard disabled
(Edited) Windows 11 Home 25H2 (Build 26200.8655) I am trying to completely disable VBS and the Windows hypervisor because VirtualBox is running in Hyper-V mode (green turtle icon) and performance is significantly reduced. I have already disabled: …
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Shielded VM Key Storage Provider (KSP) – TPM 2.0 Communication Lockup
Hi all, A Shielded VM fails to power on with the error: “The Virtual Machine Subsystem failed to decrypt the VM state.” Further diagnostics indicate that the host Key Storage Provider (KSP) has lost communication with the physical TPM 2.0 module. What is…
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The Windows Hypervisor Platform fails to be enabled on my Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, why is that??
I have tried creating a virtual device in my Android studio but once installed the Windows Hypervisor Platform shows its not enabled, when trying enabling it, it prints out an error as follows " Failed to enable WHPX: Unknown error (code:…
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Is it possible to add support for DirectX 12 in Hyper-V's GPU-P?
My system specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800XT RAM: 64GB DDR4 @ 3333MT/s OS: Windows 11 25H2 I’ve tested several 3D applications running on Hyper-V virtual machines using GPU Paravirtualization, and everything worked perfectly —…
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GPU ALLOCATION ISSUE TO VM's WITH WINDOWS 11 PRO OS
Hi Microsoft Community, Good day! I currently have a Dell Precision Tower server running Windows 11 Pro. I have set up Hyper-V with four virtual machines (VMs), which will be used for business and client purposes. One of the requirements is to allocate…
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Difficulty disabling Hyper-V
Good evening, everyone! How are things? I need to disable Hyper-V, VBS (Virtualization-Based Security), and Device Guard so I can enable the AMD-V virtualization feature for my VMs (VirtualBox and/or VMware). The feature is already enabled for the VMs…
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Shielded VM Fails to Start Due to TPM/KSP Initialization Error
A Shielded VM fails to start with the following error: The Virtual Machine Subsystem failed to decrypt the VM state. Diagnostics indicate that the host Key Storage Provider (KSP) is unable to communicate properly with the TPM 2.0 chip. What is the…
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Critical Hyper-V SET Switch Bug: Switch Randomly Changes to Internal After Reboot on Windows Server 2025
Dear Microsoft Learn community, I'm facing a critical and highly concerning issue with the Hyper-V Switch Embedded Teaming configuration on my Windows Server 2025 failover cluster. After rebooting the Hyper-V virtualization host, the SET switch…
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Como corrigir o erro de SLAT e extensões de modo de monitor VM desativados?
Como posso corrigir o erro em que o SLAT (Second Level Address Translation) e as extensões de modo de monitor VM aparecem como desativados? O problema pode estar relacionado a recursos de isolamento do núcleo do Windows, como VBS ou Hyper-V, que estão…