Hyper-V
Virtualization
Official Website →Hyper-V is Microsoft’s hardware virtualization platform, providing enterprise-grade virtualization capabilities natively integrated with Windows Server and Windows 10/11 Pro.
Key Features
- Type 1 Hypervisor - Runs directly on hardware for better performance
- Live Migration - Move running VMs between hosts without downtime
- Replica - Asynchronous replication for disaster recovery
- Generation 2 VMs - UEFI-based VMs with Secure Boot support
- Shielded VMs - Protected VMs for sensitive workloads
Security Capabilities
- Secure Boot - Prevent unauthorized OS and bootloader execution
- Virtual TPM - Virtualized Trusted Platform Module
- Host Guardian Service - Attestation for shielded VM hosts
- Network Isolation - Software-defined networking and microsegmentation
- Integration with Windows Security - Credential Guard, Device Guard
Use Cases
- Enterprise server virtualization
- Development and testing environments
- Security lab infrastructure
- Disaster recovery solutions
- Windows-centric virtualization deployments