Windows – Hyper-V-Manager does not show any VMs and the “actions” pane is empty

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I created a VM using Hyper-V-Manager and was able to start the VM and use it for a week.
Today Hyper-V-Manager would not show me my VM.

I checked C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Virtual Machines and was able to find some files and an empty folder:

  • 16B1743A-42BA-4A83-BEFC-847456184561\
  • 16B1743A-42BA-4A83-BEFC-847456184561.vmcx
  • 16B1743A-42BA-4A83-BEFC-847456184561.vmgs
  • 16B1743A-42BA-4A83-BEFC-847456184561.VMRS

The date & time of these files match the time i turned off the machine yesterday.
My virtual HDD (the .vhdx file) also exists in its custom place.

The Hyper-V-Manager does not show any options in the 'actions' pane on the right side (stuff like: New, Import Virtual Machine…, Hyper-V Settings…, etc.). The only options it shows is 'Connect to Server…' .

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Software Version
Windows 10 Pro
Hyper-V-Manager: Management Console 3.0, Version 1803

Best Answer

If anyone else is looking at this thread, the issue also may be that the "Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management" Service is not running. If it is turned off, you will get the same symptoms.

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