Hyper-V: Supported Guest OS List
For the most up-to-date information about supported guests on Hyper-V, start with the following:
- For Ubuntu, SUSE, CentOS, Debian, and Oracle virtual machines on Hyper-V, see Linux Virtual Machines on Hyper-V
- For Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1, see About Virtual Machines and Guest Operating Systems.
- Supported Windows Guest Operating Systems for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1
- Supported Windows Guest Operating Systems for Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8
Note
Support for Windows 2000 Server and Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (x86) ends on July 13, 2010. After this date, integration services for these operating systems will not be updated and support will not be available for any issues arising from using these operating systems in virtual machines. For more information about the end of support, see Support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) Ends on July 13, 2010 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=196706).
Additional Considerations
On Windows operating systems, you may need to close the Found New Hardware Wizard to start the installation of integration services.
If you installed a prerelease version of integration services on a guest operating system, we recommend that you upgrade to the release version. For supported Windows operating systems, the release version of integration services is included with the release version of the Hyper-V role. For more information about the role update package, see Installing Hyper-V [Node]. For more information about version compatibility, see Version Compatibility for Integration Services.