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DirectShow "Video Mixing Renderer Filter 9" cannot be created

[Host=Windows10; Guest=Hyper-V +Windows7 /Windows10] Hey, from my Hyper-V hosted Windows7, I fail to create a DirectShow "Video Mixing Renderer Filter 9" instance. For establishing this failure, simply run the attached PowerShell script:…

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asked 2026-03-05T17:23:13.96+00:00
Didier Cabalé 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-06T11:47:41.5066667+00:00
Didier Cabalé 0 Reputation points
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Is it possible to stop vmwp without crashing the machine

While trying to do an exam with Pearson for a certification at home, after passing all rested documents, it asked to stop vmwp which I did and it crashed the machine. My question is in spite of the fact that I have stopped all VMs on the HYper-V, I still…

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asked 2023-05-05T11:57:03.1+00:00
Salam ELIAS 257 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-25T08:01:34.3133333+00:00
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With Hyper-V Discontinued - Is Microsoft VDI on Premise Dead?

With the advent of Microsoft discontinuing Hyper-V for the on premise market, does this automatically kill VDI and all other hypervisor dependent services? We would be reluctant to use a product with a known EOL. Just in case we misread the market…

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asked 2022-01-28T18:53:39.923+00:00
Pat Diaz 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-02-23T23:39:34.22+00:00
Gurdip Sira 0 Reputation points
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How do I install vfpext service

I am using WSL on my Windows 11 system and there is a dependency on vfpext service. I included the link to WSL source code that shows this dependency, but that link in triggering a code violation action (in spite WSL being open source now) and the pos is…

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asked 2026-01-02T10:52:20.31+00:00
Manju 150 Reputation points
accepted 2026-02-23T17:58:22.8366667+00:00
Manju 150 Reputation points
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Hyper v detected by memu even though it’s disabled

Hey all. Trying to use an emulator to play android games and it keeps saying that hyper v is detected. I’ve tried to turn off hyper v every way that is shown on the internet even going into bios where it says it is disabled already. I don’t know what…

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asked 2023-02-05T17:42:42.3233333+00:00
nick blanton 10 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-23T04:32:23.55+00:00
Alexander Prelec 0 Reputation points
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Critical Hyper-V SET Switch Bug: Switch Randomly Changes to Internal After Reboot on Windows Server 2025

Dear Microsoft Learn community, I'm facing a critical and highly concerning issue with the Hyper-V Switch Embedded Teaming configuration on my Windows Server 2025 failover cluster. After rebooting the Hyper-V virtualization host, the SET switch…

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asked 2025-02-15T20:25:53.4533333+00:00
Krasimir Rangelov 275 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-13T16:58:18.43+00:00
Nick Warner 0 Reputation points
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Hyper-V failing to start any of my VM's.

I am having this issue that after doing an update that updating my Bios and windows 11 to: "2025-01 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Windows 11, version 24H2 for x64 (KB5049622)" and, "2025-01 Cumulative Update for…

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asked 2025-01-22T23:07:06.23+00:00
Dovi Felsenburg 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-08T16:08:44.3+00:00
Alan Curran 0 Reputation points
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WSL2: Error: 0x80040315

When I use WSL, I encounter the following issues: wsl: Failed to mount D:\, see dmesg for more details. wsl: Failed to mount D:\, see dmesg for more details. wsl: Failed to translate 'D:\Bandizip\' wsl: Failed to translate 'D:\Git\cmd' I attempted…

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asked 2026-01-27T13:18:13.2566667+00:00
仙林 杨 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-28T11:59:35.59+00:00
Domic Vo 17,585 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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getting copy paste to work in hyper v, linux vm

hello, i am trying to copy paste between my host machine and a vm in in hyper v, its running debian, i have been trying to do this for a couple days now, and i cannot get it to work, i even tried rdp, and still no working, i think i have the options set…

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asked 2026-01-23T15:32:08.8833333+00:00
chloe johnson 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-01-27T18:28:26.77+00:00
essjae 461 Reputation points
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How to turn off Hyper-V On window 11 home single language

I can't turn it off even though I've followed many instructions online Moved from: System Center Virtual Machine Manager

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asked 2026-01-08T10:00:01.02+00:00
Trường Trần 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-26T21:09:37.9633333+00:00
essjae 461 Reputation points
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VM's cannot communicate on Same Hyper-V SR-IOV enabled SET team

Hi Folks, I have a couple of 2-node Hyper-V clusters running on Win2k22. They're fairly new Dells using Intel X710 10 Gb NIC's. SR-IOV is enabled on each adapter in the firmware. I've run Get-NetAdapterSriov on all of them, and all adapters show…

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asked 2022-04-21T21:21:54.61+00:00
I C 26 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-24T01:54:25.2633333+00:00
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Hyper-V manager very very slow to open vm properties

Hi, I'm using Hyper-V, and I have 3 clusters composed of 15 to 20 Hyper-V hosts per cluster. For each VM, I have a dedicated volume on PureStorage array technology. All my Hyper-V hosts are running Windows 2022 (November Update). When I try to load the…

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asked 2023-12-14T15:42:17.64+00:00
Benjamin Versini 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-20T09:42:32.76+00:00
Mahfoud Galfout 0 Reputation points
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Failover Cluster 2025 goes offline if a node is shutted down

hello, i have a Virtual Failover Cluster with windows 2025 and file share witness. All seem ok, Resource can switch normally to other node. If i Switch the Cluster Owner on the node 1 and Shutdown the node 2, there's no outage. If i leave the Cluster…

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asked 2025-06-14T11:00:31.9066667+00:00
Andrea Rinaldi 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-19T12:48:50.37+00:00
Luis Fernandez 0 Reputation points
7 answers

Windows 11 Pro 24H2 will not boot after enabling Hyper-V

Just upgraded from Windows 11 Home to Pro. I want to enable Hyper-V on my PC. I have verified that it does support it via "msinfo32". My PC is a Dell Inspiron 5593, Intel Core i5 10th Gen with 16GB of memory. After Hyper-V installs and…

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asked 2025-02-24T14:52:40.1966667+00:00
Jack Cooper 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-18T10:43:38.06+00:00
Maurice Lenz 20 Reputation points
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An error occurred when Hyper-V tried to retrieve the list of virtual switches (operation failure: general failure)

During the process of reusing Hyper-V, I received such a prompt (the Hyper-V virtual machine was shut down at this time): I used virtual box before, but now it has been uninstalled Attempted repair behavior: Download and open the…

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asked 2022-07-15T05:34:55.727+00:00
K_P__ 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-01-11T12:05:12.4133333+00:00
Pahladsingh, Reinier 0 Reputation points
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Hyper-V Login in enhanced mode not possible

Hello, I installed Windows 10 Pro completely new and installed all updates. Afterwards I enabeled hyper-v and installed Windows 10 Pro as a new guest. The normal mode works, I can login and windows is works correct. However when I switch…

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asked 2021-01-27T17:36:08.353+00:00
Matthias Pospiech 31 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-08T22:41:19.4533333+00:00
d j 0 Reputation points
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Hyper-V Disk Copy

I have one VM and this VM have 2 disks, let say disk-1 located in D drive on hyper-v host and disk-2 located in E drive on hyper-v host. When i copy file inside the VM from disk-1 to disk-2, why the copy is flow via network and not directly across the…

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asked 2026-01-04T13:24:40.8233333+00:00
Handian Sudianto 6,846 Reputation points
accepted 2026-01-05T23:24:32.4866667+00:00
Handian Sudianto 6,846 Reputation points
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Hyper-V Checkpoints - exclude certain disks (VHDX)

Hi, Is this possible? I know in most cases it wouldn't be a good idea but consider this scenario: C: drive = 200GB D: drive = 200GB E: drive = 200GB F: drive = 200GB G: drive = 2TB We're using CSVs via a SAN. C: drive VHDX is on a LUN…

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asked 2022-02-17T11:06:22.767+00:00
Lanky Doodle 241 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-12-29T05:59:25.8233333+00:00
UMUT DUYUM 1 Reputation point
7 answers

Hyper-V Windows 2022 boot loader error

Hello, I'm trying to install Windows server 2022 (eval version) on Hyper-V (Windows server 2019 version). I got the UEFI error with the message the Boot loader failed. I tried with Windows server 2019 iso file and it works. Few…

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asked 2022-04-26T11:46:09.22+00:00
Philippe NONORGUES 26 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-23T16:39:52.7266667+00:00
Lounes Djelil 0 Reputation points
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Windows 10 Clipboard Sync option grayed out

Hi, I am having an issue where the Windows 10 clipboard sync option is grayed out in Windows 10. I am trying to enable it and have done so manually via GPO and updating the appropriate registry keys but the option is still not enabled. The…

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asked 2021-10-24T22:15:25.453+00:00
Mike00 241 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-20T07:52:29.9666667+00:00
Zen Nerd 0 Reputation points