Proxmox Nested VM – Enable MAC spoofing Hyper-V

Windows 11 > Windows Hyper-V > Proxmox VE 7.2 > Debian 11.2 VM In order for my Debian VM to be able to access the DHCP/network resources provided by devices on the outside of my Hyper-V server, I needed to enable Forged Transmits (MAC spoof) on my Proxmox VE 7.2 Hyper-V VM. Now I can continue with my Debian VM installation with DHCP (netinstall). Continue reading →

Enable nested virtualization for VM in Hyper-V

Nested virtualization is available on Windows 10 build 19636 and later. As far as I understand, AMD support will be officially available as part of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Both products are expected in the second half of 2021. Enable Nested Virtualization Get the virtual machine intending to enable nested virtualization on using Powershell. get-vm Now with the name of the VM, enable nested virtualization. Set-VMProcessor -VMName 'Windows 11' -ExposeVirtualizationExtensions Continue reading →

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Sysprep Windows Server 2016 for Virtualization

Finally getting around to installing Windows Server 2016 (Standard, Desktop Experience) to use for application testing and upgrade plans this year.  I haven't tested this release since Technical Preview 5 which had introduced the Nano edition. I plan to create a sysprep image of the virtual machine so I can quickly deploy the system in the future.What is sysprep? The System Preparation (Sysprep) tool prepares an installation of Windows for duplication, auditing, and customer delivery. Duplication, Continue reading →

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Create a Hyper-V Template for a Windows VM

This is how I create various Windows VM templates in Hyper-V. Create a new Hyper-V Virtual Machine Choose the generation of the virtual machine to create Assign it 2 CPU and 4GB RAM, uncheck Use Dynamic Memory Choose where to store the virtual disk and the disk size Install Windows on the virtual machine After installation, perform updates or any software installation needed as a standard deployment Run C:\Windows\System32\SysPrep\sysprep.exe on the newly created virtual machine Check Continue reading →

Hyper-V: Error applying Virtual Switch Properties changes

I got the following error when attempting to create a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V on Windows 8.1.

I resolved this by removing Oracle VirtualBox.  Some how this was causing the issue.  I'll research it at a later date to get a specific reason for the failure. Continue reading →