Turning on Hyper-V

Method 1: Using PowerShell (Recommended)

1. Open PowerShell as Administrator
   • Right-click Start button
   • Select “Windows PowerShell (Admin)”

2. Run the command:
   Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All

3. Type Y when prompted to restart

Method 2: Using Control Panel

1. Open Control Panel
   • Press Win + R, type control, press Enter

2. Navigate to Programs > Turn Windows features on or off

3. Check “Hyper-V” box
   • Includes Hyper-V Management Tools and Hyper-V Platform

4. Click OK and restart when prompted

Method 3: Using CMD

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator
   • Right-click Start button
   • Select “Command Prompt (Admin)”

2. Run:
   dism.exe /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Microsoft-Hyper-V-All /All

3. Restart when prompted

Note

• Requires Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education
• BIOS virtualization must be enabled
• Restart required after enabling