How To Install Hyper-V On Windows 11 Home - MakeUseOf
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The below steps are for an HP laptop. Refer to the user manual or
Knowledge Base resources on the computer manufacturer's
website for other systems.
2. Press the Power button to turn on the computer and then start
pressing the F10 key to enter BIOS. The BIOS setup key varies
depending on the manufacturer. So, use F10, F2, F12, F1, or DEL
and see which one works for you.
5. Hit Enter and then select Enabled. Press Enter again to make the
selection.
6. Next, press F10 to save the changes and exit BIOS.
The next step is to create and run a batch script to install the
required files to enable Hyper-V in Windows 11 Home.
Before you proceed with the next set of steps, create a restore
point. This will help you restore your computer to its current state if
something goes wrong during the process.
pushd "%~dp0"
dir /b %SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\*Hyper-V*.mum
>hyper-v.txt
for /f %%i in ('findstr /i . hyper-v.txt 2^>nul') do
dism /online /norestart /add-
package:"%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\%%i"
del hyper-v.txt
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-
Hyper-V -All /LimitAccess /ALL
pause
3. Press Ctrl + S to open the save dialog.
4. In the file name field, type hyperv.bat. The .bat extension at the
end of the file name is important to execute the script.
5. Next, click the drop-down for Save as type and select All Files.
Note that you will need to restart your PC to apply the changes.
After the restart, you should have Hyper-V installed in Windows 11
Home. Type Hyper-V in Windows search and click on Hyper-V
Manager to create new a virtual machine.
If it is still not available, you can enable Hyper-V using the Windows
Features dialog, Command Prompt, and Windows PowerShell.
1. Press the Win key and type cmd. Then right-click on Command
Prompt and select Run as administrator.
To disable Hyper-V:
4. Uncheck the Hyper-V option and click OK. Wait for the
uninstallation process to complete.
5. Next, click on Restart Now to restart your PC and apply the
changes.
Once you have Hyper-V up and running, you can install Windows,
Ubuntu, and other supported operating systems in a virtual
machine.