Friday, February 19, 2016

Installing Hyper-V Manager in Windows 7

Hyper-V feature is not available in Windows 7. However it comes  builtin in Window 8, 8.1 and 10 professional and enterprise OS. You just have to enable the feature in 'Programs and features'.
            Hyper-V manager is used to run virtual machines on your local computer or another computer. This feature can be installed in Windows 7.
   

  • First you have to install the Remote Server Administrator Tool (RSAT) for Windows 7 from the below link

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887


  • After installing RSAT restart the computer and go to the Control Panel.
  • In Control Panel, click on Programs and Features.
  • Click on the option Turn Windows features On or Off.
  • Go to Remote Server Administration Tools ---Role Administration Tools
  • Enable Hyper-V tools and click ok.
  • Restart the computer if required.
  • Hyper-V Manager will be availabe in Start---Administrative Tools

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