Installing Hyper-V manager on Window 7 or Windows 8

To manage your VMs from client machine on Windows 7 or 8 you need to install Hyper-V manager feature. To do so you can follow the below steps:

  • Download and install Remote Server Administration Tools  – http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7887
  • Go to Start –> Control Panel –> Click on Programs
  • Click on Turn windows feature on or off link
  • Expand Remote Server Administration Tools –> Role Administration Tools
  • Select Hyper-V tools and click OK

  • You can access the Hyper-V manager from Start menu –> Administrative Tools –> Hyper-V Manager
  • Right click on the Hyper-V manager tree and click on Connect to server to connect to your Hyper-V Server

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