Create a Virtual Machine with Hyper-V on Windows 10 Creators Update

We've been building new tools for creating virtual machines so the instructions have changed significantly over the past three releases.

In Fall Creators Update, Quick Create expanded to include a virtual machine gallery that can be launched independently from Hyper-V Manager.

Click Connect to start your virtual machine. Don't worry about editing the settings, you can go back and change them any time.

You may be prompted to ‘Press any key to boot from CD or DVD’. Go ahead and do so. As far as it knows, you're installing from a CD.

Note: Unless you're running a volume-licensed version of Windows, you need a separate license for Windows running inside a virtual machine. The virtual machine's operating system is independent of the host operating system.

If you aren't running Windows 10 Creators Update or later, follow these instructions using New Virtual Machine Wizard instead:

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