Enabling Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor and Microsoft-Hyper-V features in Windows 10 IOT Enterprise LTSC

Veeravel 1 Reputation point
2020-09-19T02:06:50.263+00:00

I am trying to implement NAT table in Windows 10 IOT enterprise OS. I downloaded the Windows IOT 10 enterprise evaluation image and installed it in an Intel i5 processor-based CPU. When I run Get-NetNat command, I am getting the error message shown below.

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When I check the features list in the Window 10 IOT Enterprise, it shows the below option. For the Hyper V feature it says processor support is not there though I have enabled virtualization feature in BIOS. Not sure why it still shows greyed out. (Rebooted the PC multiple times after enabling the BIOS virtualization. But no use)

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So, I tried in my laptop which is running in Windows 10 Enterprise edition. Initially the Get-NetNat was throwing same error message as seen in the Windows 10 IOT enterprise. But once enabled the Virtualization feature, it started working fine. When I query for Hyper related feature, it shows the below list.

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The difference is Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor and Microsoft-Hyper-V features are not enabled in Windows 10 IOT where as in Windows 10 it is enabled. I tried deleting the registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nsi{eb004a00-9b1a-11d4-9123-0050047759bc}) and restarting (start-service WinNat) service in Windows 10 IOT. But still Get-NetNat is throwing the error message.
Can someone tell me how to enable Microsoft-Hyper-V and Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor features in Windows 10 IOT. Also any documentation that explains the dependency between NAT feature and Virtualization support would be helpful.

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  1. Sean Liming 4,511 Reputation points
    2020-09-19T16:07:26.7+00:00

    Here is a post from Microsoft that goes through the step-by-step process to setup Hyper-V: Step-By-Step: Enabling Hyper-V for use on Windows 10

    Here is a forum post from someone who was having a similar issue and how they solved it: Hyper-V on Windows Pro wont install

    Here is the documentation on NAT: Set up a NAT network

    For Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, I just enable the Hyper-V in the answer file so it gets put in during installation. How did you install the OS from ISO or did you have an answer file?

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