How to check if your computer is running Windows 10 Hyper-V?

On Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 have added Client Hyper-V so you can run the guest operating system on the Virtual Machine. Hyper-V is Microsoft's hypervisor on Windows. It was originally developed for Windows Server 2008 and then supported by the Windows client operating system.

On Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 have added Client Hyper-V so you can run the guest operating system on the Virtual Machine. Hyper-V is Microsoft's hypervisor on Windows. It was originally developed for Windows Server 2008 and then supported by the Windows client operating system.

To use Hyper-V requires your computer to meet some requirements. In the following article, the network administrator will show you how to quickly check if your computer is running Hyper-V.

Check if your computer is running Windows 10 Hyper-V?

To check if your computer is running Windows 10 Hyper-V, follow the steps below:

1. Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run command window.

2. On the Run command window, enter the following command and press Enter:

msinfo32

3. On the window that appears on the screen, find the options below and make sure that these options are set to Yes:

- VM Monitor Mode Extensions

- Second Level Address Translation Extensions

- Virtualization Enabled In Firmware

- Data Execution Prevention

If all of these options are set to Yes , it means that your Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 computer supports running Hyper-V.

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Or alternatively, check on the Command Prompt window:

1. Open the Command Prompt window.

2. On the Command Prompt window, enter the command below and press Enter:

systeminfo

3. At the Hyper-V Requirements section , check the values: Second Level Address Translation, VM Monitor Mode Extension, Enabled In Firmware Virtualization, and whether Data Execution Prevention Available is set to Yes .

Refer to some of the following articles:

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Good luck!

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