Recently I sat down with Kevin Remde from Microsoft’s US DPE team to discuss virtualization in Windows 8. We had a great discussion about VDI, client-side Hyper-V, and a lot of other interesting options. Let us know what you think! -M
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Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters
3 responses to “Windows 8: Client Hyper-V and Why It Matters”
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Hi Mitch,
Great to meet you via your interview with Kevin Remde. I became an active follower as of today. Us Canadians (OK, Vancouver is not Canada like Toronto is, but still …)I had a couple of questions following the interview:
1. I gather that one first installs Windows 8 Enterprise, then Hyper-V from Windows 8. Does that mean that Hyper-V RUNS under Windows 8, or does it become a Class I installation – i.e., once installed, does it run directly on the hardware, or do you have to first boot Windows 8 and launch it from Windows?
If it runs on the hardware, what becomes of the original Windows 8 installation? Does it become virtualized and run on the Hyper-V platform?
2. Is Application Virtualization included in Hyper-V, or is that a separate product? I would like to virtualize my apps so that I can use that same app installations in each OS, and maintain my settings and data.-
Hi David,
I am sorry it took so long to respond! Here you go:
1. Windows 8 installs on the hardware. When you install the Hyper-V role it creates what is called the Parent Partition, which is a para-virtual partition. See article: https://garvis.ca/2012/01/03/layer-1-or-layer-2-hypervisor-a-common-misconception-of-hyper-v-and-a-brief-explanation-of-the-parent-partition/
2. Application Virtualization is not part of Hyper-V, it is part of the MDOP program.Good luck!
M
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Mitch,
please delete my previous comment, and this one. I found my answers in the MSDN blogs below:
Hyper-V on Client — Windows 8 Pro by olivie:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/olivnie/archive/2013/01/18/hyper-v-on-client-windows-8-pro.aspxHyper-V on Windows 8 by Bryan Group:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bryang/archive/2012/08/08/hyper-v-on-windows-8.aspx
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