🖥️ Microsoft Hyper-V is a virtualization platform that lets you run multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical computer. It’s like having several computers inside one—each with its own OS, apps, and settings.

🧠 What Hyper-V Does:

• Creates virtual machines: You can run Windows, Linux, or other OSes without needing separate hardware.
• Isolates environments: Great for testing software, running legacy apps, or simulating networks.
• Saves resources: Instead of buying multiple computers, you use one machine more efficiently.

🛠️ Key Features:

🪟 Where It Runs:

• Windows 10/11 Pro & Enterprise
• Windows Server editions
• Not available on Home editions

🧰 Use Cases:

• Developers testing apps across OSes
• IT pros managing server environments
• Students learning networking and system administration
• Businesses consolidating hardware

Hyper-V is built right into Windows as an optional feature—you just need to enable it. 

Microsoft Hyper-V is considered a Type 1 hypervisor, also known as a bare-metal hypervisor.

🧩 Why It’s Type 1:

• Runs directly on hardware: Even though it looks like it’s part of Windows, Hyper-V actually places the hypervisor layer beneath the Windows OS.
• Virtualizes the host OS itself: When you enable Hyper-V, your Windows installation becomes a special virtual machine called the parent partition, and other VMs run alongside it.
• Efficient resource management: It communicates directly with the hardware, offering better performance and isolation compared to Type 2 hypervisors.

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