Hyper-V in Windows 11 Pro: how to turn it on and create a virtual machine

Hyper-V runs another operating system in a window, which is useful for testing and old software.

What you need

Windows 11 Pro, hardware virtualisation and at least 8 GB of RAM in practice.

How to check readiness

Task Manager, Performance, CPU: “Virtualisation: Enabled”.

How to turn it on

1. Open Optional features, then More Windows features.
2. Tick Hyper-V and restart.

First virtual machine

Open Hyper-V Manager, choose Quick Create, and select an image.

What about licences?

Each Windows virtual machine needs its own licence.