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Virtualization with Hyper-V: Supported Guest Operating Systems

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Guest Operating System Support

This page lists the guest operating systems that are supported on Hyper-V RTM. While other operating systems might work on top of Hyper-V, at this point this list shows the set of supported guest OS on Hyper-V at RTM. We are continuing to seek customer feedback on this list and will look to append to this list as appropriate.

Supported Guest Operating Systems

The following guest operating systems are supported on Hyper-V:

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Windows Server 2008 x64 (VM configured with 1-, 2-, or 4 virtual processors SMP)

Windows Server 2008 Standard x64

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64

Windows Web Server 2008 x64

Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x64

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x64

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x64

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Windows Server 2008 x86 (VM configured with 1-, 2-, or 4 virtual processors SMP)

Windows Server 2008 Standard x86

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x86

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x86

Windows Web Server 2008 x86

Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V x86

Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V x86

Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V x86

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Windows Server 2003 x86 (VMs configured with 1- or 2 virtual processors SMP only)

Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x86 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 Web x86 Edition with Service Pack 2

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Windows Server 2003 x64 (VMs configured with 1- or 2- virtual processors only)

Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 2

Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition with Service Pack 2

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Windows Server 2000 (VMs configured with 1- virtual processors only)

Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4

Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4

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Other Operating Systems (VMs configured with 1- or 2- or 4-virtual processors only)

Windows HPC Server 2008

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Linux Distributions (VMs configured with 1 virtual processor only)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x86 Edition

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 2 x64 Edition

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x86 Edition

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 1 x64 Edition

Supported Client Operating Systems

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Windows Vista x86 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)

Windows Vista Business x86 Edition with Service Pack 1

Windows Vista Enterprise x86 Edition with Service Pack 1

Windows Vista Ultimate x86 Edition with Service Pack 1

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Windows Vista x64 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors SMP only)

Windows Vista Business x64 Edition with Service Pack 1

Windows Vista Enterprise x64 Edition with Service Pack 1

Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition with Service Pack 1

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Windows XP Professional x86

Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 3 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors only) 

Windows XP Professional x86 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1-virtual processors only)

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Windows XP Professional x64

Windows XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 (VMs configured with 1- or 2-virtual processors only) 

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