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Is it possible to use hyper v directly? Like could I boot into linux but switch over to Windows with just a key press? I'm guessing no since its not in Microsof

by rdedev 3y ago

Is it possible to use hyper v directly? Like could I boot into linux but switch over to Windows with just a key press? I'm guessing no since its not in Microsoft interest to do so

ComputerGuru 3y ago
Not with Hyper-V but the thing to be aware of is there is no difference which you initially “boot into” since each is essentially run at the same level. You can install ESXi (free) to do what you are asking, though.
- andix 3y ago
  ESXi is a completely headless system, except some minimal management UI/CLI there is no possibility to directly interact with the VMs on the host system. At least that's my understanding. And I think a very similar thing can be archived with Windows Server Core. Running Hyper-V with just a minimal Windows installation for management, without the full Windows UI.
  - ComputerGuru 3y ago
    Yeah, but it's configurable. I have it pull up the core on a VGA card and then boot up my primary VM on a GPU.
andix 3y ago
That's an interesting idea, to run Hyper-V completely without Windows. I think it's not possible, at least not without some substantial amount of hacking. But it's no problem to run Linux on Hyper-V. It's a hypervisor, off course you can start nearly any operating system as a VM. You can also give the VM access to some hardware components. But I don't think it's possible to get a full native Linux desktop experience, with GPU/Screen, Keyboard and Mouse connected to the host system. Edit: this post seems to answer your question, not sure if it's correct: https://superuser.com/a/1531799 https://superuser.com/a/1531799
- als0 3y ago
  You can soon run Linux on Hyper-V without Windows: https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/17/linux_as_root_partition_on_hyper_v/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/17/linux_as_root_partiti...
  - superb_dev 3y ago
    It’s been a few years now, I wonder how far this project has gotten

by rdedev 3y ago

Is it possible to use hyper v directly? Like could I boot into linux but switch over to Windows with just a key press? I'm guessing no since its not in Microsoft interest to do so

ComputerGuru 3y ago

Not with Hyper-V but the thing to be aware of is there is no difference which you initially “boot into” since each is essentially run at the same level. You can install ESXi (free) to do what you are asking, though.

andix 3y ago
ESXi is a completely headless system, except some minimal management UI/CLI there is no possibility to directly interact with the VMs on the host system. At least that's my understanding. And I think a very similar thing can be archived with Windows Server Core. Running Hyper-V with just a minimal Windows installation for management, without the full Windows UI.
- ComputerGuru 3y ago
  Yeah, but it's configurable. I have it pull up the core on a VGA card and then boot up my primary VM on a GPU.

andix 3y ago

That's an interesting idea, to run Hyper-V completely without Windows. I think it's not possible, at least not without some substantial amount of hacking. But it's no problem to run Linux on Hyper-V. It's a hypervisor, off course you can start nearly any operating system as a VM. You can also give the VM access to some hardware components. But I don't think it's possible to get a full native Linux desktop experience, with GPU/Screen, Keyboard and Mouse connected to the host system. Edit: this post seems to answer your question, not sure if it's correct: https://superuser.com/a/1531799 https://superuser.com/a/1531799

als0 3y ago
You can soon run Linux on Hyper-V without Windows: https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/17/linux_as_root_partition_on_hyper_v/ https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/17/linux_as_root_partiti...
- superb_dev 3y ago
  It’s been a few years now, I wonder how far this project has gotten