Microsoft Hyper-V

Following are the virtual infrastructure platforms supported for Microsoft Hyper-V with your respective supported versions listed

Virtual InfrastructureVersion
Platform

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Core
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Core
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Core
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 core
Hypervisor

  • Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server 2012
  • Following are the VM specifications and requirements supported by  Microsoft Hyper-V
VM SpecificationRequirement
Virtual Hardware
  • Virtual hardware of all types and versions is supported, which includes support for Generation 2 VM hardware.
  • Pass through virtual disks and shared VHDX that are connected to VMs are automatically skipped while taking snapshots for backups.
OS
  • All Hyper-V supported operating systems.
  • Application-aware processing feature is supported from Microsoft Windows 2003 SP1 and later
Software
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Integration services should be enabled