Rename a Hyper-V virtual machine using the F2 Key The easiest and quickest way to rename a Hyper-V virtual machine is to simply use the F2 function key on your keyboard while in the Hyper-V Manager.

Hyper-V Virtual Machine can be renamed using two methods: using the MS PowerShell or using the Hyper-V manager. As for that latter, right-click on the VM, and select Rename.

Here's how to use the Failover Cluster Manager to make virtual machines fault tolerant or to create new virtual machines. One of the biggest disadvantages to running Hyper-V on standalone ...

With the massive sizes of Hyper-V VMs, it might be a good idea to put a hard cap on how large they can grow to. When you create a new virtual machine using the Hyper-V Manager, the virtual hard ...

Beginning with Windows 10 version 1709, the Hyper-V Manager includes an option to create a new virtual machine from a single dialog box. Be sure to check these four settings before you use this ...

To initiate this action from within Hyper-v Manager on Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2, use these steps: Open Hyper-V Manager. Find the running virtual machine that you want to clone.

Loading up virtual machines is an easy to accomplish task, but configuring them properly is an ongoing balancing act. It’s very likely that in a virtualized environment you will over/under ...

When creating a Hyper-V virtual machine from scratch, beware of issues with Windows licenses and disk creation. Oh, and don't forget the administrator password!