Dual booting Windows 7 and Hyper-V?

Mr Davo

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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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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
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 (XP, by Virtualization)Intel i7 3820 (@ 3.6GHz)16 Gig DDR3 2133 (overclocked @ 2933MHz - 22G...ATI Radeon HD7800
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Velocity
OS
Windows 7 (XP, by Virtualization)
CPU
Intel i7 3820 (@ 3.6GHz)
Motherboard
Gigabtye X79-UP4
Memory
16 Gig DDR3 2133 (overclocked @ 2933MHz - 22GB/s)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD7800
Monitor(s) Displays
3
Screen Resolution
6400 x 1440 (3 Monitors, 1 Extra High Def!)
Hard Drives
500G SSD RAID 0 (Seq Read @ 889MB/s | Seq Write @ 844MB/s)
PSU
700 Watt
Case
Thermaltake
Keyboard
Microsoft
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
20Mbps
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security Business Edition
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
7.7 on the Windows 7 INDEX! Not quite 7.9!!!
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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