- Microsoft offers the ARM64 VHDX for Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19624, so you can run Windows 10 as a guest OS on Hyper-V.
- To create an ARM64 VM, you need a Windows 10 ARM PC with a Microsoft SQ1, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor.
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In February, Microsoft added the ability to install Hyper-V on ARM64 devices like Surface Pro X running the Enterprise or Pro editions of Windows 10.
Now, they offer the ARM64 VHDX for Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19624, so you can run Windows 10 as a guest OS on Hyper-V.
Contents index
- How can I create an ARM64 VM?
- Download and install VHDX
- How can I create a virtual machine with Hyper-V Manager?
How can I create an ARM64 VM?
First, you need a Windows 10 ARM PC with a Microsoft SQ1, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor.
Then you need to install a Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise version, build 19559 or later.
After that, you need to enable Hyper-V.
Download and install VHDX
- Download the VHDX file from here .
- Create a virtual machine on Hyper-V, using the downloaded VHDX as an existing virtual hard disk
How can I create a virtual machine with Hyper-V Manager?
- Open Hyper-V Manager .
- Click the New option in the Action pane, then click Virtual Machine. Press Next in the New Virtual Machine Wizard .
- Make your selections for your virtual machine and click Finish.
- Now right click on the virtual machine and select connect.
- In the new window, select Action and Start.
Note: Hyper-V on Windows 10 ARM64 devices only works on Windows 10 Insider Preview Builds 19559 and above. Nested virtualization is not supported.
