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How To Install Hyper-V on VMware Workstation – VirtuallyThatGuy

Posted on September 1, 2021December 19, 2025 by VirtuallyThatGuy

As we know we can’t install Hyper-V on​​ VMware​​ Workstation and when install it from Server Manager we get an Error.


 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/10_5F00_external.png 
• Now Right Click on Virtual Machine and Power -> Power off the VM.


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• Now open the file Location for this Virtual Machine and open the file Extension ( *.vmx ) and open it with Notepad.



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• In the last line we will add this code and save it:


        
hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = “FALSE”
        mce.enable = “TRUE”

        vhu.enable = “TRUE”

   

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• After that edit the setting on VM from vmware workstation select Processors and check the 

         
✔ Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI.
        
✔  Virtualize CPU Performance counters.

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• Now the configurations is done, now Power on this virtual machine and install Hyper-V Role.



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• After installing Hyper-V open the Hyper-V Manager from Administrative Tools.



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•

And Create a New Virtual Machine for test.


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