Can I run two Windows Server operating systems inside Hyper-V?

Question

I have Windows 10 Pro, 10Gb Ram, and 1TB Hard drive. Will I be able to run two Windows Server Operating Systems at the same time inside Hyper-V of Windows 10 Pro?

Answer 1

Hi Nessenboro,

I am an independent advisor and a Microsoft user like you, and I would be happy to help you out with this.

Hyper-V is available on 64-bit versions of Windows 10 Pro. Your hardware also needs to support virtualization (may need to be enabled in BIOS/UEFI).

Provided that you have proper licensing to run the Server operating systems, you should be able to run them both. Be aware all 3 instances are sharing the same hardware. There are some features that work differently in Hyper-V on Windows than they do in Hyper-V running on Windows Server.

I would suggest if you haven't already to review this Microsoft documentation in regards to Hyper-V:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization...

Windows Server operating systems supported as guests include 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019. For more information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization...

I hope this has helped you. If this is not what you are looking for, please reply and let us know and we would be happy to look into providing some different suggestions!

Regards,

-Ashton

Answer 2

Will I be able to run two Windows Server Operating Systems at the same time inside Hyper-V of Windows 10 Pro?

As long as you run each server in a separate virtual machine, you can run as many servers at the same time as you like ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 10. You are limited only by how much RAM and hard drive space is available.

Answer 3

Hello, I am Sai, a Microsoft Community Independent Advisor. This question is still open. Do you still need assistance with this issue?

Answer 4

No good to go. Just needed for verification.

Answer 5

Glad you find the answer to your question :-)

Feel free to come again if you need further help.

Regards

Jay