| title | Supported Windows guests |
|---|---|
| description | Supported Windows guests. |
| keywords | windows 10, hyper-v |
| author | scooley |
| ms.author | scooley |
| ms.date | 05/02/2016 |
| ms.topic | article |
| ms.assetid | ae4a18ed-996b-4104-90c5-539c90798e4c |
This article lists the operating system combinations supported in Hyper-V on Windows. It also serves as an introduction to integration services and other factors in support.
Microsoft has tested these host/guest combinations. Issues with these combinations may receive attention from Product Support Services.
Microsoft provides support in the following manner:
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Issues found in Microsoft operating systems and in integration services are supported by Microsoft support.
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For issues found in other operating systems that have been certified by the operating system vendor to run on Hyper-V, support is provided by the vendor.
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For issues found in other operating systems, Microsoft submits the issue to the multi-vendor support community, TSANet.
In order to be supported, all operating systems (guest and host) must be up to date. Check Windows Update for critical updates.
| Guest operating system | Maximum number of virtual processors | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 | 32 | Enhanced Session Mode does not work on Windows 10 Home edition |
| Windows 8.1 | 32 | |
| Windows 8 | 32 | |
| Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) | 4 | Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional editions (32-bit and 64-bit). |
| Windows 7 | 4 | Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional editions (32-bit and 64-bit). |
| Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2) | 2 | Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate, including N and KN editions. |
| Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel | 64 | |
| Windows Server 2019 | 64 | |
| Windows Server 2016 | 64 | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | 64 | |
| Windows Server 2012 | 64 | |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) | 64 | Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions. |
| Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) | 4 | Datacenter, Enterprise, Standard and Web editions (32-bit and 64-bit). |
| Windows Home Server 2011 | 4 | |
| Windows Small Business Server 2011 | Essentials edition - 2, Standard edition - 4 |
Windows 10 can run as a guest operating system on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V hosts.
| Guest operating system |
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| CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
| Debian virtual machines on Hyper-V |
| SUSE |
| Oracle Linux |
| Ubuntu |
| FreeBSD |
For more information, including support information on past versions of Hyper-V, see Linux and FreeBSD Virtual Machines on Hyper-V.