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Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V - List of Supported Client OS

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https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh831531

 

Guest operating system (server)

Notes

Windows Server 2012

Integration services do not require a separate installation because they are built-in.

Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1)

Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Server 2008 R2

Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions. Upgrade the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP 2)

Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Server 2008

Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Home Server 2011

Edition information is not applicable. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Small Business Server 2011

Essentials and Standard editions. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Standard, Web, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2

Standard, Web, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

CentOS 6.0 – 6.2

Download and install Linux Integration Services v3.2.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 –6.2

Download and install Linux Integration Services v3.2.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

Integration services do not require a separate installation because they are built-in.

 

 

Guest operating system (client)

Notes

Windows 8 Release Preview

Integration services do not require a separate installation because they are built-in.

Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1)

Ultimate and Enterprise editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Upgrade the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows 7

Ultimate and Enterprise editions (32-bit and 64-bit). Upgrade the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate, including N and KN editions. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3)

Professional. Install the integration services after you set up the operating system in the virtual machine.

Windows XP x64 Edition with Service Pack 2 (SP 2)

  

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    As you said these OS are no longer supported therefore they have not been integrated in Hyper-V 3.0, but you could still use HYper-V 2.0 from Windows Server 2008 R2 simulating Windows 2000 SP4.

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    As you said these OS are no longer supported therefore they have not been integrated in Hyper-V 3.0, but you could still use HYper-V 2.0 from Windows Server 2008 R2 simulating Windows 2000 SP4.

  • Anonymous
    June 26, 2012
    Very to see that XP and some open OS are being supported. Thx for the post -femi

  • Anonymous
    July 05, 2012
    What about Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 ? I know those OS's are out of life cycle support, but I would like to have a Lab to simulate a migration for a large customer I have, and using Win 8 I am unable to install any of those 2 OSs. Thanks Eduardo

  • Anonymous
    September 19, 2012
    As he said, you still need to test old OS, they are still being used in production. And it would be nice to test migration scenarios in a lab environment. And vSphere has support for it so why not Hyper-V?

  • Anonymous
    October 24, 2012
    Using vmguest.iso from Hyper-V 2.0 are able to simulate Windows Server 2000 SP4 in Hyper-V 3.0. Best Regards, Low CL

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  • Anonymous
    October 06, 2013
    This list should be updated technet.microsoft.com/.../hh831531.aspx

  • Anonymous
    August 29, 2014
    Its support V2V conversions from Parellist to Hyper-v

  • Anonymous
    November 29, 2014
    Are you sure that i can install windows server 2003 on hyper-v 2012 ( windows server 2012 r2) ???

  • Anonymous
    December 02, 2014
    I cannot get integration services to work with Windows XP SP3 clients. They worked fine on a Win 2008 R2 hyper-v host but it is not working after migration to 2012 R2. Solution?

  • Anonymous
    January 23, 2015
    I need you help guys linux mint can be client of windows server 2012 how?

  • Anonymous
    January 23, 2015
    I need you help guys linux mint can be client of windows server 2012 how?