Run Windows 10/11 as a guest OS in Hyper-V with ARM64 VHDX

by Claudiu Andone
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  • To create an ARM64 VM you need a Windows 10 ARM-based PC with a Microsoft SQ1, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor.
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How to Run Windows 10 as a guest OS in Hyper-V with ARM64 VHDX
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In February, Microsoft added the ability to install Hyper-V on ARM64 devices like the Surface Pro X that run Enterprise or Pro editions of Windows 10.

Now, they offer the ARM64 VHDX for Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19624, so that you can run Windows 10 as a guest OS in Hyper-V.

How can I create an ARM64 VM?

First, you need a Windows 10 ARM-based PC with a Microsoft SQ1, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx, or Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor

Then you need to install a Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise versions, build 19559 or newer.

After that, you have to enable Hyper-V.

Download and install VHDX

  1. Download the VHDX file from here.
  2. Create a virtual machine in Hyper-V, using the downloaded VHDX as an existing virtual hard disk

How can I create a virtual machine using Hyper-V Manager?

  1. Open the Hyper-V Manager.
  2. Click on the New option from the Action pane, then click on Virtual Machine. Hit Next in the New Virtual Machine Wizard.
  3. Make your selections for your virtual machine and click Finish.
  4. Now right-click the virtual machine and select connect.
  5. 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.

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