If you have Windows 10 Pro or Windows 11 Pro installed, you can use Hyper-V to create your virtual machine. Here is how you can enable it. Hyper-V is Microsoft’s in-house virtualization solution for Windows operating systems.
If you want to install multiple operating systems on your Windows 11, you can use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine. You don’t need to install third-party apps like VirtualBox and VMWare to create a virtual machine. You can also check our detailed guide on; how to install Ubuntu 22.04 on Hyper-V in Windows 11.
How to Enable Hyper-V in Windows 11
Hyper-V is the default virtualization solution for the Windows operating system.
Here are the steps to enable Hyper-V in Windows settings:
1. Search for the Control Panel on the search bar and open it.
2. Here you will find all the Control Panel settings, you can use these settings panel to adjust your Windows computer’s settings. Now to enable Hyper-V on Windows, click on the Programs option.
3. In the next window, you will find the Programs and Features option. Here click on the Turn Windows features on or off option.
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You can directly search for the Turn Windows features on or off option on the search option.
4. To turn on Hyper-V features on Windows, expand the Hyper-V option and select Hyper-V Management Tools and Hyper-V Platform.
5. After that, click on OK.
6. To apply this feature you have to restart your Windows PC for that, click on the Restart Now button.
7. Now to use Hyper-V, you can search for Hyper-V on the search option. And you can use it to create a virtual machine.
That’s it; this is how you can enable Hyper-V in Windows 11. If you want to create a virtual machine using Hyper-V, then you can also check our detailed guide on it.
