Dual booting Windows 7 and Hyper-V?


  1. Mr Davo
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    Dual booting Windows 7 and Hyper-V?


    Hi Everyone,

    I am interested in setting up Hyper-V Server on a test bed (Desktop) for evaluation purposes.

    My challenge is that the test bed already has Windows 7 installed, and I would like to leave it that way. Essentially I am looking for a way to dual boot Windows 7 and Hyper-V.

    Can anybody offer any suggestions on how to go about setting up these two operating systems in a dual boot configuration?

    Kind Regards,

    Davo
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  3. Dude
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    How to Create and Run Virtual Machines With Hyper-V
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  4. Mr Davo
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    Hi Dude,

    Thanks for the input. This isn't quite what I am looking for, as I am purely interested in testing the dedicated Server product. However it is very handy to know that Windows 8/8.1 has this functionality built in!

    Kind Regards,

    Davo
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  6. Kebero
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    I know this is an old thread, but I run Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V enabled as a virtual machine in VMware Workstation. It works quite well (my laptop has three SSDs and 16GB of RAM, for what it's worth).
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