How to Enable Hyper-V in Windows 10 Technical Preview (Historical)

This article documents how Hyper-V was enabled in the Windows 10 Technical Preview in 2015. The preview build is obsolete, and Windows 10 reached end of normal support on October 14, 2025.

The Control Panel method remains recognizable on later versions of Windows, but current systems should follow Microsoft’s current Hyper-V requirements and installation guidance.

Check the requirements first

Hyper-V requires hardware virtualization support. Microsoft currently lists the following baseline requirements for Hyper-V on Windows clients:

• Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise, or Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise
• A 64-bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
• VM Monitor Mode extensions
• Virtualization enabled in BIOS/UEFI
• At least 4 GB of RAM

Hyper-V is not available as the full client role on Home editions.

You can run the following command to inspect the Hyper-V requirement lines on a supported Windows system:

systeminfo.exe

Historical Control Panel method

On the Windows 10 Technical Preview, the feature could be enabled as follows:

1. Open Start and search for Programs and Features.
2. Select Turn Windows features on or off.
3. Select Hyper-V.
4. Select OK.
5. Restart the PC when Windows asks you to do so.

After the restart, Windows finishes configuring the feature and Hyper-V Manager becomes available.

Current alternative

Microsoft also supports enabling Hyper-V from an elevated PowerShell session on supported editions:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All

Restart when prompted.

Official references

• Microsoft Hyper-V installation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/get-started/install-hyper-v
• Microsoft Hyper-V requirements: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/host-hardware-requirements