Solved Windows Hypervisor Platform?

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

Fabler2 said:
The upgrade is fine. No need to clean install later. I never have conflicts running VMware Player on Pro. Never did when I had Home either. I use VMware Player on my laptops without issues. It's your decision which VM to use. I'm just used to VMware Player and continue to use it.

Thanks for replying and sharing you're expertise.
I too would like running VMware player on Pro.
Like you recommended to create a full back up of Home, just in case.
Would run Pro for a few days, if all looks good fine, else would do a clean install...

Regards and all the best!

Fabler2 · Oct 24, 2022

Here's a tut to create a VM using Hyper-V if you want to try it as well.

Create Windows 11 Virtual Machine with Hyper-V

This tutorial will show you how to set up and create a Windows 11 virtual machine with Hyper-V on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Windows 11 has all the power and security of Windows 10 with a redesigned and refreshed look. It also comes with new tools, sounds, and apps. Every detail has been...

www.elevenforum.com

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

Fabler2 said:
Here's a tut to create a VM using Hyper-V if you want to try it as well.

Create Windows 11 Virtual Machine with Hyper-V

This tutorial will show you how to set up and create a Windows 11 virtual machine with Hyper-V on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC. Windows 11 has all the power and security of Windows 10 with a redesigned and refreshed look. It also comes with new tools, sounds, and apps. Every detail has been...

www.elevenforum.com

Do I need to uncheck WHP while installing VMware player on W11 Pro?

Fabler2 · Oct 24, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
Do I need to uncheck WHP while installing VMware player on W11 Pro?

Have a look HERE

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

@Fabler2 , is it possible to reset BIOS of the laptop once Pro is installed?

I'm not knowledgeable when it comes to computers, software etc. med.doc by profession, else just a noob.

Fabler2 · Oct 24, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
@Fabler2 , is it possible to reset BIOS of the laptop once Pro is installed?

I'm not knowledgeable when it comes to computers, software etc. med.doc by profession, else just a noob.

I've never had to do it luckily. Is there a need to do it?

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

Fabler2 said:
Have a look HERE

Nice article. So it does need to be enabled.. correct?

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

Fabler2 said:
I've never had to do it luckily. Is there a need to do it?

Just a noob query, so Dell recognizes the change of OS and provides support accordingly...

Fabler2 · Oct 24, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
Nice article. So it does need to be enabled.. correct?

Yes. It's on by default I should imagine. Never checked.

As for Dell I've never owned one. Someone with a Dell might advise on that.

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

Fabler2 said:
Yes. It's on by default I should imagine. Never checked.

As for Dell I've never owned one. Someone with a Dell might advise on that.

Correct it's ON by default, but a member recommended turning it OFF/ unchecking...

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

@Fabler2 , IF VMWare player can work on Home, would you still recommend updating to Pro?

Finances are not an issue, I being a noob don't wanna make W11 more complex. Hope it has benefits over Home.

Thanks again!

Fabler2 · Oct 24, 2022

I had it working a while ago in home but don't know what your issue was. Just booted to Win 10 Pro on this laptop (dual boot) and started installing Windows 7 on it again so you can see.

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Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

Fabler2 said:
I had it working a while ago in home but don't know what your issue was. Just booted to Win 10 Pro on this laptop (dual boot) and started installing Windows 7 on it again so you can see.

View attachment 43242

Most likely the reason could be not installing WHP during install, since I unchecked it.

Just a bit confused over updating to Pro, now after reading your expert comments and links posted. Don't want unnecessary headaches

Thanks.

cereberus · Oct 24, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
Virtualization was enabled by default, but was having issues running it, so uninstalled it. I am upgrading to Pro.

A few questions after upgrade:

1. Will the Pro over Home have any conflicts?

2. Do I need to clean install, later just to have clean OS?

3. Would you recommend installing VMWare player on Pro OR use the Pro's default virtual machine?

Thanks.

Q1 - no. Home has the features but you cannot access them. By upgrading to Pro, you are just unlocking pro features.

Q2 - no need to clean install to upgrade. I never do - the clean install brigade will tediously tell you it is better which is not true really. Better is a subjective point of view. It would take me days to reinstall my apps and optimise back to current settings.

I have never clean installed on my main OS since Windows 8 days. Clean installing is a last resort when all else fails in my opinion.

Q3 - It depends what you are doing. Hyper-V is better for running Windows OSs (great for Insider versions), but not so good for other OSs particularly if you need sound. You can get sound with some Linux installations, but it is not that simple though. So VMWare is better for Linux for example.

I always use Hyper-V. Far more flexible as it uses vhdx files - others will use them but not by default.

As I said earlier Hyper-V and VMware do not coexist very well, but you can set up boot entries to boot in Hyper-V mode (type 1 hypervisor on) or VMWare mode (type 1 hypervisor off). In the end, some will advise one way, some will advise the other. I find that once you have used Hyper-V a lot, you would not revert to VMWare except when needed.

Like everything, you have to experiment, and decide what suits you.

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

cereberus said:
Q1 - no. Home has the features but you cannot access them. By upgrading to Pro, you are just unlocking pro features.

Q2 - no need to clean install to upgrade. I never do - the clean install brigade will tediously tell you it is better which is not true really. Better is a subjective point of view. It would take me days to reinstall my apps and optimise back to current settings.

I have never clean installed on my main OS since Windows 8 days. Clean installing is a last resort when all else fails in my opinion.

Q3 - It depends what you are doing. Hyper-V is better for running Windows OSs (great for Insider versions), but not so good for other OSs particularly if you need sound. You can get sound with some Linux installations, but it is not that simple though. So VMWare is better for Linux for example.

I always use Hyper-V. Far more flexible as it uses vhdx files - others will use them but not by default.

As I said earlier Hyper-V and VMware do not coexist very well, but you can set up boot entries to boot in Hyper-V mode (type 1 hypervisor on) or VMWare mode (type 1 hypervisor off). In the end, some will advise one way, some will advise the other. I find that once you have used Hyper-V a lot, you would not revert to VMWare except when needed.

Like everything, you have to experiment, and decide what suits you.

Thanks for the detailed response, appreciate it. I might bother you with regards to boot entries.

All the best!

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

@Fabler2 , you recommend creating a backup before updating... correct?

Thanks.

Fabler2 · Oct 24, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
@Fabler2 , you recommend creating a backup before updating... correct?

Thanks.

Always create a backup before doing anything major.

cereberus · Oct 24, 2022

Alexey2912 said:
Thanks for the detailed response, appreciate it. I might bother you with regards to boot entries.

All the best!

Still works with W10, W11 and other type 2 hypervisors like vmware.

Takes about 1 minute to do.

Switch easily between VirtualBox and Hyper-V with a BCDEdit boot Entry in Windows 8.1

I've been using GenyMotion for a FAST Android Emulator when developing with ...

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Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

Fabler2 said:
Always create a backup before doing anything major.

True and correct, just created it.

Thanks.

Alexey2912 · Oct 24, 2022

cereberus said:
Still works with W10, W11 and other type 2 hypervisors like vmware.

Takes about 1 minute to do.

Switch easily between VirtualBox and Hyper-V with a BCDEdit boot Entry in Windows 8.1

I've been using GenyMotion for a FAST Android Emulator when developing with ...

www.hanselman.com

When installing VMWare player WHP should be checked/unchecked during install in W11 Pro?

Type this in command prompt?:

C:\>bcdedit /copy {current} /d "No Hyper-V"
The entry was successfully copied to {ff-23-113-824e-5c5144ea}.

C:\>bcdedit /set {ff-23-113-824e-5c5144ea} hypervisorlaunchtype off
The operation completed successfully.

Thanks.

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