Windows – Is it possible to enable Hyper-V in Windows 10 Preview

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A few weeks ago I installed latest build of Windows 10 Preview as my main system, it was upgrade from Windows 8.1.

Now lately I’ve installed Visual Studio 2013 Community to try some Windows Phone developement. The problem is I can’t launch the Windows Phone emulator because my Hyper-V feature is missing.

My virtualization is enabled in BIOS, my CPU supports it. When I enter “add Windows features” there is no Hyper-V option.

I’ve heard that for Windows 8/8.1 one should have “Pro” version to enable Hyper-V but what about W10? There aren’t different version of the preview (besides “Enterprise”) as far as I know. Is it possible that I don’t have this because I installed Preview over a “non-Pro” version of Windows 8.1?

And apparently some people run Hyper-V in Windows 10 as I’ve seen posts about some virtual machines not working after upgrade.

There is no information whatsoever about Hyper-V in Windows 10 Preview.

Best Answer

I have Windows 10 (build 9926) running as a virtual, so I’m not sure if the option is not available for me because of that or because it’s not available on the current build.

However you can check to see if your options are grayed out by checking the following:

  • Go to “Programs and Features.”
  • On the left side panel click on “Turn Windows features on or off”
  • Expand on “Hyper-V.”
  • Check “Hyper-V Platform.” If it’s grayed out that means that it’s currently not available.
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