How to create a Windows 11 Virtual Machine using Hyper-V?
To create a virtual machine to run Windows 11 Insider Preview builds, use these steps:
- Open Start.
- Search for Hyper-V Manager and click the top result to open the app.
- Click on the Action menu.
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Select the New submenu and click on the Virtual Machine option.
- Click the Next button.
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Confirm a descriptive name for the virtual machine — for example, vm-win11-preview.
- (Optional) Check the Store the virtual machine in a different location option and click the Browse button to select a different location to store the VM.
- Click the Next button.
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Select the Generation 2 option.
- Click the Next button.
- In the "Startup memory" setting, specify at least 4GB (4096 MB) of memory.
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Check the Use Dynamic Memory for this virtual machine option.
- Click the Next button.
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Use the "Connection" drop-down menu and select the Default Switch option.
- Click the Next button.
- Select the Create a virtual hard disk option.
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Use the default settings, but in the "Size" setting, specify the size of storage you want to use for the virtual machine (must be larger than 64GB).
- Select the Install an operating system from a bootable CD/DVD-ROM option.
- Click the Browse button.
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Select the Windows 10 ISO file and click the Open button.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Finish button.
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Right-click the newly created virtual machine and select the Settings option.
- Click on Security from the left pane.
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Under the "Secure Boot" section, check the Enable Secure Boot option.
- Use the Microsoft Windows default option for the "Template" setting.
- Under the "Encryption Support" option, check the Enable Trusted Platform Module option to enable the TPM requirement.
- Check the Encrypt state and virtual machine migration traffic option.
- Click the Apply button.
- Click on Processor from the left pane.
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Specify two or more cores to dedicate to the device based on your processor capabilities.
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Click the Apply button.
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Click the OK button.
Once you complete the steps, the virtual machine will be created, and you can continue with the steps below to install Windows 11 previews.