Hyper V 2016
Hyper V 2016
Initialize 2016 with a GUI-based operating system from the start; the minimal version isn't necessary. You can switch to core mode anytime (except if you're using Exchange).
Hyper-V was built to host virtual machines on a backend platform. You'll see that every VM inside stays aligned with the host system. Essentially, when you launch them and power down your machine, the VMs in Hyper-V will boot automatically from the saved state they created during shutdown. VMWare Fusion/Workstation behaves more like a conventional VM, such as VirtualBox—start it through an app, launch the VM, and it functions normally. It doesn’t start automatically. My main concerns with Hyper-V are: weak Linux support, missing drag-and-drop or copy-paste between host and client, inconsistent cursor positioning across different OSes, and difficulty scaling windows. There’s no display driver for Linux-based OSes, no hardware acceleration on graphics, and no window resizing capability. It uses an unusual VHD format and only supports VHD and VHDX files. I’m unsure if the problems stem from Hyper-V itself or other VMs, but it seems that when Hyper-V is active, other VMs often fail to run properly. If enabled, you can’t run any additional VMs at the same time—they either don’t work or encounter issues. It appears Hyper-V should be removed. Non-GPU acceleration is disabled for non-Server/Enterprise Windows versions, and there’s no option to scale windows.