Does Windows 7 Support Hyper-V?

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Unfortunately that seems to be the case:

System requirements / Specifications

An x64-based processor running an x64 version of Windows Server 2008 Standard, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise or Windows Server 2008 Datacenter.

Hyper-V System Requirements and Specifications

Credits to Diago:

The alternative to Hyper-V for Windows 7 is Virtual PC for Windows 7 available here. It is currently in RC but will be available soon. It also requires hardware assisted virtualization to work.

If you want 64-Bit VM's however you will have to load Windows Server 2008 and load Hyper-V since Virtual PC does not support this.

For 64-Bit VirtualBox or VMware are good options.

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Russ Bradberry

I am the CTO at SimpleReach, the leading content data platform. I am responsible for designing and building out highly scalable, high volume, distributed data solutions. Prior to SimpleReach I built out an SSP that included automated ad-network optimization and inventory forecasting. Additionally, I managed the engineering efforts for one of San Diego's foremost web design firms and an employment and training organization that focuses its efforts on placing Veterans in positions that highlight their capabilities. I am a US Navy Veteran, a DataStax MVP for Apache Cassandra, and co-author of "Practical Cassandra" A developer's guide to Apache Cassandra

Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

Russ Bradberry over 1 year

Now that Windows 7 Enterprise is available for VLK Users to download, I would like to check it out. The only thing holding me back is that I am an application developer (currently developing on a Windows Server 2008 installation) and the most useful thing I use is Hyper-V to create VMs of the systems I would like to test on.

Is it possible to run Hyper-V under Windows 7 Enterprise? Or am I stuck with Windows Server 2008?
BinaryMisfit over 14 years

FYI. R2 is available on MSDN already.