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These lists attempt to describe feature support, availability, and limits across different versions of Hyper-V.
These lists are informational only and may not be completely correct.
Hyper-V general versioning
Windows Client
Windows Server
Kernel
Config
VMBus
macOS Supported
N/A
Windows Server 2008 SP2
6.0.6002
2.x
0.13
No (see note 1)
N/A
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
6.1.7601
3.x
1.1
No (see note 1)
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012
6.2.9200
4.0
2.4
No (see note 1)
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 R2
6.3.9600
5.0
3.0
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v1507
N/A
10.0.10240
6.2
3.0
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v1511
Windows Server 2016 TP4
10.0.10586
7.0
3.0
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v1607
Windows Server 2016
10.0.14393
8.0
4.0
No (see note 2)
Windows 10 v1703
N/A
10.0.15063
8.1
4.0
No (see note 2)
Windows 10 v1709
Windows Server v1709 (SAC)
10.0.16299
8.2
4.1
No (see note 2)
Windows 10 v1803
Windows Server v1803 (SAC)
10.0.17134
8.3
5.1
No (see note 2)
Windows 10 v1809
Windows Server 2019
10.0.17763
9.0
5.2
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v1903
Windows Server v1903 (SAC)
10.0.18362
9.1
5.2
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v1909
Windows Server v1909 (SAC)
10.0.18363
9.1
5.2
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v2004
Windows Server v2004 (SAC)
10.0.19041
9.2
5.2
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v20H2
Windows Server v20H2 (SAC)
10.0.19042
9.2
5.2
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v21H1
N/A
10.0.19043
9.2
5.2
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 10 v21H2
N/A
10.0.19044
9.2
5.2
Yes (Gen2 only)
Windows 11 v21H2
Windows Server 2022
10.0.22000
10.0
5.3
Yes (Gen2 only)
Notes
DUET currently does not function under Generation 1 VMs
These versions of Hyper-V do not function properly with OpenRuntime, causing the memory map to be trashed when loaded.
General features
Generation 2 VMs are only supported in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2, or later.
Windows Client
Windows Server
Maximum CPUs
UEFI (Gen2)
Secure Boot (Gen2)
DDA
N/A
Windows Server 2008 SP2
4
No
No
No
N/A
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
4
No
No
No
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012
64
No
No
No
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 R2
64
Yes
Windows
No
Windows 10 v1507
N/A
64
Yes
Windows
No
Windows 10 v1511
Windows Server 2016 TP4
64
Yes
Windows
No
Windows 10 v1607
Windows Server 2016
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v1703
N/A
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v1709
Windows Server v1709 (SAC)
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v1803
Windows Server v1803 (SAC)
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v1809
Windows Server 2019
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v1903
Windows Server v1903 (SAC)
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v1909
Windows Server v1909 (SAC)
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v2004
Windows Server v2004 (SAC)
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v20H2
Windows Server v20H2 (SAC)
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v21H1
N/A
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 10 v21H2
N/A
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Windows 11 v21H2
Windows Server 2022
64 (Gen1) / 240 (Gen2)
Yes
Windows, Linux
Yes
Memory features
Windows Client
Windows Server
Maximum memory
Dynamic memory
Hot add/remove memory
N/A
Windows Server 2008 SP2
32GB (STD/HV) / 64GB (ENT/DC)
No
No
N/A
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
32GB (STD) / 64GB (HV/ENT/DC)
Yes
No
Windows 8
Windows Server 2012
1TB
Yes
No
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 R2
1TB
Yes
No
Windows 10 v1507
N/A
1TB
Yes
No
Windows 10 v1511
Windows Server 2016 TP4
1TB
Yes
No
Windows 10 v1607
Windows Server 2016
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v1703
N/A
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v1709
Windows Server v1709 (SAC)
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v1803
Windows Server v1803 (SAC)
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v1809
Windows Server 2019
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v1903
Windows Server v1903 (SAC)
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v1909
Windows Server v1909 (SAC)
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v2004
Windows Server v2004 (SAC)
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v20H2
Windows Server v20H2 (SAC)
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v21H1
N/A
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 10 v21H2
N/A
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Windows 11 v21H2
Windows Server 2022
1TB (Gen1) / 12TB (Gen2)
Yes
Yes
Storage features
All versions have the following limitations for disks:
2 IDE controllers (2 disks per controller, 4 disks total)