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Daniel Magliola
Asked: 2009-07-22 07:05:07 +0800 CST

Is Hyper-V something that has to come with the edition of Windows, or is it installed on top?

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I'm trying to get Windows Server 2008 x64 with Hyper-V in my machine.

Do I need to get an edition of Windows that has Hyper-V?
Or can I install windows without Hyper-V and then install "Hyper-V" as a separate product?

(I want the regular Windows with a GUI, not the "core" variant)

Thanks!

windows-server-2008 hyper-v

3 Answers

  1. Unless you installed 2008 from the "without HyperV" media, you just add it as a role (and enable the VT feature in the BIOS, my most often forgotten step...) after 2008 is installed.

    The only other option of which I'm aware is a core-like command-line-only standalone product that you can download to install HyperV with no GUI.

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  2. Best Answer

    Yes you need to get the edition WITH hyper-v or that Role is unavailable. There is no way to upgrade to a version with hyper-v- a reinstall must be performed (Why is there a 32-bit Windows Server 2008 option “without Hyper-V”?

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  3. Does this link help you at all or does it stop at a particular point?

    I missed that you had the role missing from the list before...I'm not sure but this link might have the tools to add the role; it sounds like that adding this to "core" installs also adds the role, so it might work for you. If the alternative is a reinstall I guess it might not hurt to try it.

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