This article lists the operating system combinations supported in Hyper-V on Windows. It also serves as an introduction to integration services and other factors in support.
Microsoft has tested these host/guest combinations. Issues with these combinations may receive attention from Product Support Services.
Microsoft provides support in the following manner:
Issues found in Microsoft operating systems and in integration services are supported by Microsoft support.
For issues found in other operating systems that have been certified by the operating system vendor to run on Hyper-V, support is provided by the vendor.
For issues found in other operating systems, Microsoft submits the issue to the multi-vendor support community, TSANet.
In order to be supported, all operating systems (guest and host) must be up-to-date. Check Windows Update for critical updates.
Supported guest operating systems
Guest operating system
Maximum number of virtual processors
Notes
Windows Server 2025
2048
Theoretical limit
Windows Server 2022
2048
Theoretical limit
Windows 11
2048
Windows 10
1280
Enhanced Session Mode does not work on Windows 10 Home edition
Windows 8.1
32
Windows 8
32
Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1)
4
Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional editions (32-bit and 64-bit).
Windows 7
4
Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional editions (32-bit and 64-bit).
Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
2
Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate, including N and KN editions.
As a Windows Server hybrid administrator, you integrate Windows Server environments with Azure services and manage Windows Server in on-premises networks.