Does upgrading to Window10 Pro enables Hyper-V?

venkatesh jayanaik 1 Reputation point
2022-09-21T04:31:42.317+00:00

Hello Team,

I've currently Windows10 Home edition and I want to have Hyper-V enabled on my machine.
So I went through the document listing hardware & software requirements for enabling Windows 10 Hyper-V
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/reference/hyper-v-requirements?source=recommendations

  1. 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).
    Yes - it is supported (refer attached screenshot) verified using coreinfo.exe
  2. CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPUs).
    Yes - it is supported (refer attached screenshot)
  3. Minimum of 4 GB memory.
    Yes- I've 8GB memory
  4. Turn Windows Features on or off
    I see Windows Hypervisor Platform instead of Hyper-V - However on Systeminfo I see message 'Hyper-V Requirements: A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.'

My Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz 2.30 GHz
RAM: 8.00 GB (7.88 GB usable)
System: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Can I upgrade to windows 10 pro?
Can you please confirm after upgrade whether I can enable Hyper-V and start using Virtualization or containerization tools like docker or kubernetes on my Machine?

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  1. Sreeju Nair 11,606 Reputation points
    2022-09-21T04:58:31.443+00:00

    Following are the requirements to enable Hyper-V in Windows 10

    • Windows 10 Enterprise, Pro, or Education
    • 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).
    • CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPUs).
    • Minimum of 4 GB memory.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/enable-hyper-v

    Based on your post, once you upgraded from Home Edition to Pro, you must be able to enable Hyper-V. I checked your processer and found it supports virtualization.

    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/75459/intel-core-i54200u-processor-3m-cache-up-to-2-60-ghz/specifications.html

    Also you can upgrade a Windows Home edition to Pro. Refer the below support article.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgrade-windows-home-to-windows-pro-ef34d520-e73f-3198-c525-d1a218cc2818

    Hope this helps

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