Hyper-V Platform
How To Use Hyper-V Differencing Disks: A Complete Guide
June 1, 2023
Virtual hard disks are rightfully considered an essential part of a Hyper-V environment as they provide digital storage space for securing c...
How to Speed Up VM Backups and Improve Performance
June 1, 2023
In 2022, it is estimated that more than half of businesses worldwide use virtualization technologies and rely on backups to protect their vi...
Top 20 Tips on How to Improve VM Performance in Hyper-V
June 1, 2023
Every system is prone to errors and failures once in a while, and users are constantly looking for ways to improve performance with their vi...
How to Create a Fixed-Size Hard Disk for a Hyper-V VM
June 1, 2023
One of the topics mentioned that we want to take a closer look at here is how to create a fixed size hard disk on a guest Hyper-V VM. There...
The Essentials of Windows Server Licensing for Virtual Machines
June 1, 2023
Organizations use the Windows Server OS on physical servers and virtual machines including Microsoft virtualized servers. Windows Server lic...
A How-To Guide on Setting Up Hyper-V VLANs
June 1, 2023
A virtual environment can consist of several physical servers, with multiple virtual machines (VMs) simultaneously running within each host....
File Recovery from VM Backup with NAKIVO
June 1, 2023
When it comes to recovery from backups, one of the core functionalities needed is recovering a file or files that may have been accidentally...
Understanding Hyper-V VM Licensing on Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V Server 2016
June 1, 2023
VM licensing has always been a confusing topic for many users due to the multitude of implications and liabilities that it entails. Currentl...
Best Hyper-V Management Tools for Your Virtual Environment
June 1, 2023
In 2008, Microsoft introduced Hyper-V as its own virtualization platform, allowing users to create and run multiple virtual machines (VMs) w...
How to Configure Hyper-V VMs in Windows Server 2016 and Newer
June 1, 2023
The point of setting up the Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V hypervisor is to host virtual machines. Once you have installed the Hyper-V role, th...
How to Install ESXi on Hyper-V
June 1, 2023
One of the previous blog posts explained Hyper-V nested virtualization as well as the installation of a virtual Hyper-V server on a VM that...
Tape Backup vs Disk Backup for VMs
June 1, 2023
In recent years, there has been a significant shift toward disk-based backup in terms of media used as targets by data protection solutions....
How to Merge Hyper-V Snapshots: A Step-By-Step Guide
June 1, 2023
There are times when you need to install OS updates or security patches on one of your guest virtual machines (VMs). However, the update pro...
Using VM Templates to Clone Hyper-V VMs
June 1, 2023
One major advantage of hardware virtualization is scalability. You can easily add virtual disks to your VMs, expand those virtual disks, exp...
Hyper-V Checkpoints Best Practices
June 1, 2023
Virtualization has significantly changed the way businesses conduct their operations and provide services to customers. One of the most sign...
Detailed Walkthrough: Install Ubuntu 20.04 on Hyper-V with Enhanced Session
June 1, 2023
Using the Enhanced session mode in Microsoft Hyper-V Manager is a more convenient way of managing VMs than the basic session mode in VMConne...
How to Install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019: 3 Methods
June 1, 2023
Microsoft strives to make its products effective, reliable, and practical, improving the overall user experience and operational efficiency....
How to Work with Hyper-V VHD and VHDX Files: Essential Basics
June 1, 2023
The release of Windows Server 2012 was warmly welcomed due to the introduction of multiple virtualization features, including the new VHDX f...
How to Convert a Physical Machine to Hyper-V VM
June 1, 2023
Virtualization provides an expansive list of advantages including easy migration, rational consumption of resources, scalability, etc. For t...
Essential Hyper-V PowerShell Commands: What They Are and How to Use Them
June 1, 2023
Managing Hyper-V environments can be a challenging task. Thus, you need a powerful management tool to configure and control your virtual inf...