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Aug012017August 1, 2017August 1, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Install Hyper-V on Windows Server using PowerShell

Install Hyper-V on Windows Server using PowerShell

Posted in Containers, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Work

If you want to install Hyper-V on Windows Server you can use the following PowerShell command to install the Hyper-V role. If you want to run Hyper-V, make sure your server does include the following requirements.

  • 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
  • CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPU’s)
  • Processors with Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) technology
  • Hardware-enforced Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be available and enabled. Intel: XD bit (execute disable bit) AMD: NX bit (no execute bit)
  • Minimum of 4 GB memory

If you are looking for installing Hyper-V on Windows 10, check the following blog post: Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 using PowerShell

 


Aug012017August 1, 2017August 1, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 using PowerShell

Install Hyper-V on Windows 10 using PowerShell

Posted in Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Work

On since Windows 8 you can run Hyper-V on your desktop, laptop or Windows tablet. To install or enable Hyper-V on your Windows 10 machine, you just need to have the following requirements:

  • Windows 10 Enterprise, Professional, or Education (Home does not have the Hyper-V feature included)
  • 64-bit Processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
  • CPU support for VM Monitor Mode Extension (VT-c on Intel CPU’s)
  • Minimum of 4 GB memory

The easiest way to enable Hyper-V on Windows 10 is to run the following PowerShell command as an administrator:

or you can use the following CMD DISM command:

If you are looking for installing Hyper-V on Windows Server, check the following blog post: Install Hyper-V on Windows Server using PowerShell


Jul112017July 11, 2017August 3, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Linux on Windows 10

Crazy times – You can now run Linux on Windows 10 from the Windows Store

Posted in Cloud, Containers, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Work

In the past weeks some really crazy things are happening. Think you’re way back in the time of 2003, could you have ever imagined that Microsoft offers you to run Linux on Windows? Well this is exactly what is happening in the past months.

With one of the Windows 10 releases Microsoft added the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which basically allowed you to run a Ubuntu version on your Windows 10 devices. In the past few days and weeks Microsoft now announced that you can now download and install SUSE Enterprise Server, openSUSE Leap and Ubuntu (my guess there will be more to come) from the Windows Store. All you need today is the latest Windows Insider Build 16237 (it also works with a couple of older insider builds), and you will be able to install these versions. For the mainstream, this will be available in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update arriving in the Fall of 2017. The Windows Subsystem for Linux will also be part in the next Windows Server RS3 release.

Ubuntu Windows 10 Store

If you want to know more about how it works check out Scott Hanselman blog about Ubuntu now in the Windows Store: Updates to Linux on Windows 10 and Important Tips

One great thing, Scott describes in his blog, if you want to configure the different Windows Subsystems for Linux and for example configure the default one, you can use the command line with the wslconfig utility.

WSLConfig on Windows 10

 


Jul042017July 4, 2017August 3, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Hyper-V VM battery

Hyper-V gets Virtual Battery support

Posted in Hardware, Hyper-V, IT, Microsoft, Powershell, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server, Work

Last week Microsoft announced Windows 10 Insider Preview build 16215 which added a lot of new features to Windows 10. With Windows 8 Microsoft brought Hyper-V to the Windows Client Operating System, and with the Windows 10 Insider Program we can also see some Hyper-V preview features coming to live. Previously we could see feature like Nested Virtualization and more in the Windows client builds before we seen them in the server releases. With Windows 10 Insider Preview build 16215, Hyper-V gets virtual battery support, which means you can now see your machine’s battery state in your VMs. This is especially handy if you run Virtual Machines on your notebook. My guess would be, that this could also be used on server for battery support and automatic shutdown.

To enable the feature inside the Virtual Machine you have to create a Prerelease Virtual Machine using PowerShell.

Hyper-V Prerelease Virtual Machine

You can use the following PowerShell command to create a Prerelease Virtual Machine. Please remind yourself that prerelease virtual machines are not supported in production and may fail across updates.

You can now see that the Virtual Machine now has version number 254.0, which adds some hidden new features like virtual battery support.

Prerelease Virtual Machine Hyper-V Manager

My guess is that this could be available automatically per default in all virtual machines in the final version of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.


Jun062017June 6, 2017June 6, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
HoloLens

Speaking at E2EVC 2017 Prague

Posted in Cloud, Hardware, HoloLens, IT, Microsoft, Virtualization, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Work

I’m happy to speak at the Experts 2 Experts Virtualization Conference in Prague this year. This will be my 10th E2EVC, I was speaking in many events since 2012 in cities like Rome, Hamburg, Dublin, Copenhagen, Brussels and many more. So I am really happy to speak at this event again. This time I will talk, together with Isidora Katanic, about HoloLens and show some technical background to the device and what Microsoft is doing in VR and AR with Windows Mixed Reality.

Join

HoloYolo

Learn more about HoloLens, the device and VR and AR in Windows Mixed Reality.

E2EVC Virtualization Conference is a non-commercial, virtualization community event. The main goal of the E2EVC is to bring the best virtualization experts together to exchange knowledge and to establish new connections. E2EVC is a weekend crammed with presentations, Master Classes and discussions delivered by both virtualization vendors product teams and independent experts. I am happy to be part of the community and listen to other industry leading experts.

I am looking forward to the E2EVC and hopefully see you in Prague.

 


May042017May 4, 2017May 4, 20170Commentby Thomas Maurer
Surface Keyboard

Surface Keyboard User Review

Posted in Hardware, Hardware, Home, IT, Microsoft, Office, Surface, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Work

A couple of days ago I finally got the new Microsoft Surface Keyboard to replace my Microsoft Designer Keyboard which I used for the past year. If you just have a quick look at it you might see not a lot of differences, but the new Microsoft Surface Keyboard is a great successor of the Microsoft Designer Bluetooth Keyboard. It is also a Bluetooth keyboard using 4.0 and 4.1 LE, it has a slightly changed key layout and of course it comes in a soft-finish grey as the Surface Pro, Surface Book or Surface Studio, making them a perfect match, and the finishing touch to a well thought-out desk space. Besides these small design changes Microsoft worked on the keys. The key travel and spacing are perfectly engineered for fast, quiet, and responsive typing, making it feel much more premium.

For me, this is the perfect keyboard right now, since I prefer the flat key design which matches the ones of the Surface Pro and the Surface Book.

Home Office


Feb142017February 14, 2017February 14, 20172Commentsby Thomas Maurer
Open website from PowerShell

Open website from PowerShell

Posted in Cloud, Internet Explorer, IT, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Powershell, Web, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Work

If you want to directly open a website from the PowerShell console, you can use the Start-Process cmdlet. This will open the website in the default browser:

You can also use “Start” which is an alias for Start-Process: