- [Voiceover] Now that we've gone ahead and created…a virtual machine inside Hyper-V,…let's talk about how we'd go about…installing an operating system on that virtual machine.…One thing to keep in mind about virtual machines…is that you install an operating system…on a virtual machine just like you would…on a physical bare-metal machine.…The exact same options are available…for installing operating systems…in virtual machines as you'd have available…for a physical bare-metal machine.…By default, a VM or virtual machine,…is going to look for some kind of installation DVD…to install the operating system.…
However, just because a virtual machine…looks for a installation DVD by default…does not mean that is the only option you have…for installing operating systems on virtual machines.…Aside from using an installation DVD,…we can also go ahead and use an ISO file…or a pre-loaded image that we download…from the internet or have loaded on a separate CD somewhere.…Once you've installed an operating system…into a VM, you'll get a thumbnail of the VM…
Dec 09, 2017 To start Windows 7 setup on Hyper-V, connect to the virtual machine with the Connect option. Click the Start button to start the Windows 7 operating system installation. Select your Windows 7 system language and keyboard layout and click the Next button. Click Install Now to start Windows 7 installation.
How to Install Windows 7 in Hyper-V Manager? – Hyper-V Manager is a virtualization program developed by Microsoft. Although Hyper-V is a free program completely, it is a very successful virtualization solution.
How to Install Windows 7 in Hyper-V Manager?
Before you install Windows operating system with Hyper-V, you should definitely create a new virtual machine. Creating a new virtual machine with Hyper-V is easy and simple. Hyper-V is available as a feature in Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 operating systems.
There are two ways to enable Hyper-V on Windows. These ways are;
If you have not installed Hyper-V Manager before, you can perform the installation from the above links.
After performing the Hyper-V Manager installation, we will install Windows 7 Ultimate operating system step by step by creating a new virtual machine.
In our previous article, we reviewed the steps to install the Windows 10 operating system with Hyper-V. You can reach this article from the link below;
How to Install Windows 7 using Hyper-V on Windows 10?
Follow the steps below for installing Windows 7 on Hyper-V Manager.
Step 1
Start Hyper-V Manager on Windows 10.
Step 2
On Hyper-V, click Actions and then click Virtual Machine.
Step 3
To install the operating system in a different location, select the Store the virtual machine in a different location option, then specify the location you want to install and click Next to continue .
Step 4
In the Hyper-V Generation window, select Generation 1 and click Next.
Step 5
Depending on your physical computer, you can set a high RAM value for the operating system to be installed. If your computer has 8 GB or 16 RAM, you can specify 4096 (4 GB) RAM for the Windows 7 virtual machine.
After completing the virtual machine RAM setting, click on the Next button.
Step 6
Since the Windows 7 virtual machine network adapter is not defined, click Next to continue the installation.
Step 7
For the Windows 7 virtual machine, you only need to specify the 30 GB Hard Disk size. Click Next to continue.
Step 8
After downloading the Windows 7 Ultimate operating system ISO file from your computer, add the ISO file into Hyper-V Installation Options window and click on the Next button.
Step 9
After successfully creating a Windows 7 virtual machine using Hyper-V, click Finish to skip the virtual machine’s summary information.
Step 10
To start Windows 7 setup on Hyper-V, connect to the virtual machine with the Connect option.
Step 11
Click the Start button to start the Windows 7 operating system installation.
Step 12
Windows installation is starting…
Step 13
Select your Windows 7 system language and keyboard layout and click the Next button.
Step 14
Click Install Now to start Windows 7 installation.
Step 15
Accept the Windows 7 license agreement and click on the Next button.
Step 16
Click Custom (advanced).
Step 17
We had set the HDD size to 30 GB on the virtual machine hard disk setting window. In this step, format the HDD and create a new Partition.
Next, select HDD Partition 2 and click on the Next button.
Step 18
Preparing files for Windows 7 installation…
Step 19
Once you have copied the necessary files, you will see the Windows 7 user screen as below. In this step, define a name for the user name and computer name and click Next to continue the installation.
Step 20
If you want to set a password, you create your password on this screen. If you do not want to define a password, click Next to continue.
Step 21
Select the Time Zone for the operating system and click on the Next button.
Step 22
Windows is completing the settings…
Step 23
Hyper-V Windows 7 installation has completed successfully! You can access the system information by clicking the Right Button / Properties on my computer…
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Final Word
How to Install Windows 7 in Hyper-V Manager? – In this article, we have reviewed the steps to install Windows 7 Ultimate operating system with Hyper-V. In the next installment, we will install other Windows operating systems. Thanks for following us!
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