How to Create a Virtual Machine in Windows 10 using Hyper-V Manager, PowerShell, and Quick Create

How to Create a Virtual Machine in Windows 10 using Hyper-V Manager, PowerShell, and Quick Create.

Create a Virtual Machine with a Hyper-V Manager console

1. Start your Hyper-V Manager Console and click Ny;

2. In the drop-down list select Virtuel maskine;

3. In the new window press Næste;

4. Enter the name of your VM, i mit tilfælde 21-109-10-sccm.

BEMÆRK: At this stage, you may change the folder in which vm config files store. Or use default settings as I.

Klik Næste;

5. Select the Generation of your VM. (for old Windows, Linux better to use Generation 1). Jeg bruger Generation 2. Klik Næste;

6. Enter the memory size for your VM. (You may set Use Dynamic Memory for this machine). Klik Næste;

7. Select an early-prepared network connection. In this deployment, Jeg bruger External. Klik Næste;

8. Create new one, use existing VHD(x), or select Attach a virtual hard disk later (to attach later). My VM Generation 2, so it uses VHDX format. Klik Næste;

9. Select from where you installed Operating System to VM or select Install an operating system later. I use prepared *.iso of Windows 10 1607 x64 EN, stored in folder D:\ISO. Klik Næste;

10. Tjek oversigtsoplysninger og klik Afslut;

11. Our VM was created!

But don’t hurry run it. You can do more in-depth configuration.

Create a Virtual Machine with Windows PowerShell

If you want to build a large-scale virtual environment with multiple VMs running at the same time, PowerShell is the tool to choose.

1. Løb Windows PowerShell (Admin).

2. Run the following script:

New-VM -Name <Name> -Path <Path> -NewVHDPath <VHDPath> NewVHDSizeBytes <Memory> -Generation <Generation> -MemoryStartupBytes <Memory> -SwitchName <SwitchName>

3. Check in Hyper-V Manager to verify whether the VM has been created.

The PowerShell script can be extended by including additional configuration options. For eksempel, you can set up the VM memory by including the following cmdlets:

Set-VM -Name <Name> -ProcessorCount <Number of Processors> -DynamicMemory -MemoryMinimumBytes <Memory> -MemoryStartupBytes <Memory> -MemoryMaximumBytes <Memory>

To explore other PowerShell cmdlets and how they can help in managing a virtual environment, run this command:

Get-Command -Module hyper-v | Out-GridView

You will see a list of all PowerShell commands, which you can include in your script.

Create a Virtual Machine with Hyper-V Quick Create

Hyper-V Quick Create was specifically designed to make the process of creating VMs even easier and faster, as it can be completed in just a few clicks.

1. Åben Hyper-V Quick Create;

2. Select an OS from the list on the left, or install a guest OS from an ISO image file (.iso) or a VHD file (.vhd or .vhdx) by clicking Local installation source;

3. Klik Change Installation Source and select the required file. The Secure Boot option can be checked only if the VM will run Windows;

4. Klik More options in the lower right corner;

5. Type the name of the VM;

6. Choose the virtual switch;

4. Klik Create Virtual Machine to start the process.