How to Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 Home

In this article, we have discussed the ways using which you can install Hyper-V on Windows 10 Home. Windows 10 has been working on its own Virtual Machine in order to bring a built-in VM capability on Windows. Similar to several otherVMapps, Hyper-V allows users to run a vast number of operating systems on top of Windows 10. While it’s magnificent to use such a VM capability, the only issue with Hyper-V is that it is not available on Windows 10 Home. So, we have come up with a workaround that will let you install Hyper-V on your Windows 10 Home PC. Follow the steps mentioned below for the same:

Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 Home

To install Hyper-V on Windows 10 Home, you need to follow the steps mentioned below:

1. First, download the batch file in order to turn on Hyper-V for your Windows 10 Home. TheWindows 10batch file is developed bythe developers at Microsoft Virtualization.
   
   
2. Further, choose “Run as Administrator” by right-clicking on the batch file.
   
   
3. The Power Shell/Command Prompt window will open, and the installation of Hyper-V will begin on Windows 10 Home. Please make sure you are connected to the internet in order to enable this feature.
   
   
4. After installing Hyper-V, you need to restart your PC. Further, press together “Windows” and “R” keys simultaneously in order to open the Run window.
   
   
5. Now, type optionalfeatures.exe and press enter.
   
   
6. The Windows Features screen will get displayed on your screen. Now, you need to scroll below to enable all the Hyper-V checkboxes and press OK to continue. This will initiate the installation of the necessary packages, and further, it will ask you to restart your PC after the installation is completed.
   
   
7. Hyper-V will get activated on your Windows 10 Home once the installation finishes up. Now you can simplypressthe Windows key and search for “Hyper-V.” Doing this will show you the results from which you need to go to Hyper-V and open it.
8. In case Hyper-V doesn’t appear in the search result, you need to open the Run window andtype virtmgmt.msc, and press enter. Doing this will open Hyper-V Manager on your Windows 10 Home PC.

So, these were the steps using which you can enable Hyper-V on your Windows 10 and create virtual machines. That’s all from us for now. Please let us know in the comment sectionif you face facing any issues.

Wilder Zayn  is a self-professed security expert; he has been making the people aware of the security threats. His passion is to write about Cyber security,cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. He writes office.com/setup security products.

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