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page_title: "Usage - Hyper-V Provider"
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# Usage

The Hyper-V provider is used just like any other provider. Please
read the general [basic usage](/v2/providers/basic_usage.html) page for
providers.

The value to use for the `--provider` flag is `hyperv`.

Hyper-V also requires that you execute Vagrant with administrative
privileges. Creating and managing virtual machines with Hyper-V requires
admin rights. Vagrant will show you an error if it doesn't have the proper
permissions.

Boxes for Hyper-V can be easily found on
[Vagrant Cloud](http://www.vagrantcloud.com). To get started, you might
want to try the `hashicorp/precise64` box.