(28) Setting up Windows 11 on Hyper-V

With setting up Windows 11 on Hyper V is pretty straightforward, to enable the feature, run this command line in PowerShell (as Admin) with:

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

Step 1: Creating the Virtual Machine:

1. Select the Windows icon, in the search enter in Hyper-V Manager, open it.

2. Right click on your hostname, select New then select Virtual Machine.

3. Under the New Virtual Machine Wizard creation, follow the wizard with the following:

Specify Name and Location:

Name: Windows 11

Store the virtual machine in a different location: Tick the box and enter a new desired location.

Specify Generation:

Choose the generation of this virtual machine: Generation 2 (as Windows 11 requires UEFI and TPM).

Assign Memory:

Startup memory: 4000 MB or 4096 MB (Dynamic Memory can be ticked if you have enough).

Configure Networking:

Connection: Default Switch (Optional to create a new switch)

Connect Virtual Hard Disk:

Select Create a virtual hard disk, choose your desired location and disk size.

Installation Options: Point to the download ISO.

Make sure to have this options ticked and enabled.

Security: Enable Secure Boot (Ticked) and Enable Trusted Platform Module (Ticked)

Processor: Change from 1 to 2

This is to ensure you don't encounter this error with "This PC doesn't meet the minimum system requirements to install this version of Windows"