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