diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
index 548dbdc39..d841242ff 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           config_type = nil
           vm_dir.each_child do |f|
             if f.extname.downcase == '.xml'
+              @logger.debug("Found XML config...")
               config_path = f
               config_type = 'xml'
               break
             end
           end
 
-          # Only check for .vmcx if there is no XML found to not
-          # risk breaking older vagrant boxes that added an XML
-          # file manually
-          if config_type == nil
+          vmcx_support = env[:machine].provider.driver.execute("has_vmcx_support.ps1", {})
+          if vmcx_support
             vm_dir.each_child do |f|
               if f.extname.downcase == '.vmcx'
+                @logger.debug("Found VMCX config and support...")
                 config_path = f
                 config_type = 'vmcx'
                 break
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/has_vmcx_support.ps1 b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/has_vmcx_support.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79dac42d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/has_vmcx_support.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Include the following modules
+$Dir = Split-Path $script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+. ([System.IO.Path]::Combine($Dir, "utils\write_messages.ps1"))
+
+# Windows version 10 and up have support for binary format
+$check = [System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version.Major -ge 10
+$result = @{
+    result = $check
+}
+
+Write-Output-Message $(ConvertTo-Json $result)