Since a lot of the things we do need to be automated, I thought it would be a good idea to create a PowerShell script to create a Windows 11 capable VM on Hyper-V. On the Hyper-V GUI, this is the default, but the behavior on PowerShell is different – we’ll cover this later in this blog post.Ĭreate a Windows 11 VM on Hyper-V via PowerShell If you’re running a TPM enabled on a standalone Hyper-V host, a KP will be used to allow that VM to run on the host.

Note: Please note the details about Key Protector (KP) configuration above. To enable these features on a Hyper-V VM, navigate to the VM Settings, under Security: Since Windows Server 2016, Hyper-V allows VMs to have a virtual TPM chip (You might remember that Shielded VMs uses this feature). TPM 2.0: TPMs have been around for a while, but Windows 11 makes it a requirement – not only a TPM chip, but 2.0 version of it.By default, Secure Boot is enabled on Gen 2 VMs, and the Microsoft Windows template is selected to allow Windows to be installed. Among other things, it allows for Secure boot which is a security standard developed by members of the PC industry to help make sure that a device boot using only software that is trusted by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). UEFI, Secure Boot capable: Gen 2 VMs have UEFI, which replaces the traditional BIOS on regular Gen 1 VMs.

On Hyper-V, these are only available on Gen 2 VMs, so don’t try to install Windows 11 on a Gen 1 VM.

Gen 2 VM: As you’ll see below, a TPM and secure boot are required for Windows 11.

Specifically for a regular Hyper-V VM, here are the things you need enabled/configured to get Windows 11 to work: If you’re interested on the full system requirements for Windows 11, check out the Windows System Requirements page. If you create a regular VM on Hyper-V and try to install Windows 11 on it, this is most likely the screen you’ll get to during the setup: This blog post is my contribution so you don’t have to go through the same! However, it took me some time to get that VM up and running, simply because I forgot about the new hardware requirements for Windows 11 and that I had to get them configured before I installed the new OS in it. Happy new year everyone! Last month, before the holidays I wanted to run a Windows 11 VM on Hyper-V to run a few tests on Windows containers in a different environment than my local machine.

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