Windows 10 Technical Preview: Install Gen 2 VM on Hyper-V 2012 R2
Setup
Gen 2 VM on Server 2012 R2 hypervisor, 50 GB disk, mounted the iso, 2 GB startup dynamic RAM, 1 GB minimum, 8 GB maximum, 4 cores.
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After a reboot, this screen came up:
http://superwidgets.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/win10a02.jpgClicked Settings:
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And, of course, Clicked "Customize"
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Went with "Yes"
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These are the default settings. For this test, we are accepting all defaults
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Pleasantly surprised that these are the defaults!
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Did not like those much.
http://superwidgets.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/win10a08.jpg The familiar "Checking your Internet connection" message
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Had DHCP turned off on the network, so the VM did not pick up an IP address and could not connect to the Internet automatically. This is what we wanted. So, we clicked "Create a local account"
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A Password hint is required.
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and the familiar "Finalizing your settings" message and the desktop appeared. Installation is complete!
No key or license was needed.
That was quick and painless. No crash, no blue screen, no surprise. So far so good!!
Entered an IP address and was connected to the network and the Internet:
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