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page_title: "Hyper-V Provider"
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sidebar_current: "providers-hyperv"
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description: |-
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Vagrant comes with support out of the box for Hyper-V, a native hypervisor
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written by Microsoft. Hyper-V is available by default for almost all
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Windows 8.1 and later installs.
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# Hyper-V
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Vagrant comes with support out of the box for [Hyper-V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-V),
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a native hypervisor written by Microsoft. Hyper-V is available by default for
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almost all Windows 8.1 and later installs.
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The Hyper-V provider is compatible with Windows 8.1 and later only. Prior versions
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of Hyper-V do not include the necessary APIs for Vagrant to work.
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Hyper-V must be enabled prior to using the provider. Most Windows installations
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will not have Hyper-V enabled by default. Hyper-V is available by default for
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almost all Windows Enterprise, Professional, or Education 8.1 and later installs.
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To enable Hyper-V, go to "Programs and Features", click on "Turn Windows
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features on or off" and check the box next to "Hyper-V". Or install via
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PowerShell with:
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<code>Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All</code>.
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See official documentation [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/enable-hyper-v).
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<div class="alert alert-warning">
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<strong>Warning:</strong> Enabling Hyper-V will cause VirtualBox, VMware,
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and any other virtualization technology to no longer work. See
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<a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SwitchEasilyBetweenVirtualBoxAndHyperVWithABCDEditBootEntryInWindows81.aspx">this blog post</a>
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for an easy way to create a boot entry to boot Windows without Hyper-V
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enabled, if there will be times you will need other hypervisors.
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</div>
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