Windows XP on Windows 10 with Hyper-V: Network not working

Question

We have an old physical Windows XP system (32-bit) we want to virtualize in Hyper-V.

With an older 32-bit Disk2vhd utility we have created a VHD of this machine.

In Hyper-V Manager on Windows 10 we have created a Gen-1 virtual machine with the VHD of the physical system.

We want to connect this Gen-1 VM to our network. I have created a default switch but we cannot connect to the network.

What is the procedure to connect a Gen-1 VM to a network?
I can only find descriptions voor Gen-2 VMs.

Answer 1

Hello

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

I suggest you try the following powershell command to create a virtual external switch which should resolve your issue:

1. Click on the "Start Menu", enter PowerShell, right-click and select Run as administrator.
2. Type the following command to create a new external virtual switch.

New-VMSwitch -Name ExternalSwitch -NetAdapterName Ethernet -AllowManagementOS $True

-name: What the network adapter looks like in Hyper-V Manager.

-NetAdapterName: The name of the network adapter.

-AllowManagementOS – $true for both the host and the virtual machine with internet.

Reference links:Create a Virtual Network | Microsoft Learn

I hope the information above is helpful.

Best regards

Zunhui

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