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Windows Sandbox: How to verify effective .wsb settings, mapped folders and read-only permissions?

Hello, I am looking for an officially documented, read-only method to verify the effective configuration of a specific Windows Sandbox session launched using a .wsb configuration file. I am using the Microsoft Store version of Windows Sandbox (client…

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asked 2026-11-12T14:49:30.7033333+00:00
Krisztián 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-12T16:22:40.5866667+00:00
Krisztián 0 Reputation points
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Does Windows 11 Hyper‑V support verifying the exact IGVM loader input before any guest virtual processor runs?

On Windows 11 Pro build 26300.9974, with vmwp.exe version 10.0.26100.9949, is there a documented, supported Hyper‑V interface that lets a host application authorize one cold start of a Linux VM with a specific IGVM image? The application has the approved…

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asked 2026-11-12T07:58:48.8+00:00
Marek Mossakowski 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-12T08:52:30.6966667+00:00
Ronald Sabiiti 1,830 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows 11 Hyper-V: az automatikus recovery forrásállapota és a korábbi guest-állapot visszajátszásának kizárása

Üdvözlöm! A Hyper-V dokumentált, támogatott helyreállítási viselkedésének tisztázásához kérek segítséget. Ez tervezési és dokumentációs kérdés, nem megfigyelt Hyper-V-hiba vagy reprodukált visszajátszás bejelentése. Nem egyedi alkalmazáskód…

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asked 2026-11-08T19:25:50.59+00:00
Krisztián 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-11T02:44:54.1866667+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Does Windows 11 Pro Hyper-V support per-VM authorization for forced shutdown operations?

Microsoft Q&A — Hyper-V Security Question Title: Does Windows 11 Pro Hyper-V support per-VM authorization for forced shutdown operations? Question: Hello Microsoft Hyper-V Community, I am designing a security architecture for an isolated Hyper-V…

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asked 2026-11-09T02:08:38.61+00:00
Daniel Silva Cardoso 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-09T07:29:16.0933333+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Windows Sandbox can't be disabled - CSI "Container Installer" fails with ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND at reboot, changes rolled back (sandbox itself fails with 0x80070490)

Environment Windows 11 Enterprise, build 26300 (servicing stack 10.0.26100.9539). Feature: Containers-DisposableClientVM, state: Enabled. Symptoms Windows Sandbox fails to initialize: first with 0x80070003 (path not found), after a reboot with…

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asked 2026-10-28T05:17:51.1+00:00
loli 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-04T15:22:38.1133333+00:00
Peter 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

High CPU usage after enabling Hyper-V on work laptop

Hi, I just enabled Hyper-V and some virtualization features on my company-managed workstation, and I'm still learning how to configure them properly. Is there a way to identify which processes or background workloads are causing this sustained high…

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asked 2026-10-14T17:19:24.0933333+00:00
Zephyr Vance 80 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-30T17:06:47.0466667+00:00
Zephyr Vance 80 Reputation points
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How to fix the virtulazation on my pc. to run kali linux. perfectly. 😢😢😢😢

recent i was on the vmware platform, i am face troubling in open kali linux with the option virtual intel VT-x , and i doing all thing which is in system through virtualization are on, but my kali linux are not open and i face a same problem, and i…

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asked 2026-10-29T18:17:09.7433333+00:00
Aditya Ramandas 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-29T20:39:24.23+00:00
Hirwa Sano Chretien 160 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to fix "Windows could not start the Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service on Local Computer."

Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service error Error 0x8007000e: Not enough memory resources are available to complete this operation.

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asked 2026-10-26T14:13:30.27+00:00
Mamaril, Jerico (Manila) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-28T03:52:40.0166667+00:00
Mamaril, Jerico (Manila) 0 Reputation points
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Windows 11 Pro for Workstations – Hypervisor starts despite Hyper-V and VBS being disabled

I am experiencing a persistent virtualization issue on a new Dell Precision 7960 Tower running Windows 11 Pro for Workstations (Build 26200.9711). The Microsoft hypervisor continues to start automatically, despite Hyper-V, Virtualization-Based Security…

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asked 2026-10-23T15:40:19.98+00:00
Chris Nelis 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-27T10:05:52.0666667+00:00
Chris Biggs 0 Reputation points
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Does VMMS-managed Hyper-V support OS-enforced AF_HYPERV bind/connect access control?

Hello Microsoft Hyper-V / Windows Platform Team, I am evaluating a security-sensitive, offline communication architecture between an ordinary VMMS-managed Hyper-V virtual machine and a dedicated, nonprivileged Windows host receiver. Before…

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asked 2026-10-17T16:59:56.1666667+00:00
Sky Fall 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-10-19T03:29:33.5866667+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Hyper-V on Windows 11 Pro: Can a Generation 2 VM be created with zero virtual network adapters from initial registration?

Hello Microsoft Community, I'm evaluating a Hyper-V Generation 2 virtual machine on Windows 11 Pro for isolated development and security testing. My security requirement is that the VM must have zero virtual network adapters from the instant it is…

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asked 2026-10-17T02:39:38.0533333+00:00
Akili Silva-Aweau 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-18T16:57:26.1666667+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia 10,800 Reputation points
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Identificação de SID de capacidade e DACL gerenciada pelo Hyper-V em configuração de VM Windows 10

Solicitamos orientação documental, sem alterações no ambiente, sobre o SID: S-1-15-3-1024-2268835264-3721307629-241982045-173645152-1490879176-104643441-2915960892-1612460704 Ambiente registrado: Windows 10 Pro x64, build 19045; vmms.exe e vmcompute.exe…

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asked 2026-10-15T16:48:49.54+00:00
Charles de Souza Benecke 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-17T16:55:23.38+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima 825 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Hyper-V Manager full export: supported completion evidence for a later handoff

We are designing a bounded offline workflow using Hyper-V Manager on Windows 11. The proposed operation is a full export of one VM after normal shutdown, into one fresh destination. The exact Windows/Hyper-V build has not yet been admitted for this…

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asked 2026-10-08T19:55:54.75+00:00
Rick S 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-13T01:24:23.5533333+00:00
Rick S 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix "VMware Player and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the Hyper-V role from the system before running VMware Player."

Hi, I've deployed Windows 11 in cloud and installed VMware Workstation 17 (upgraded it to the latest version). I've tried to run Linux VM(Ubuntu) on VMware but I keep getting error as mentioned above. I've tried: Disabling hyper-v from "Turn…

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asked 2024-09-02T17:58:00.52+00:00
Ash A 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-11T11:56:31.3733333+00:00
Dmitrij Selyanin 0 Reputation points
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Hyper-V AF_HYPERV permissions and service isolation for VMMS-managed VMs

Hello Microsoft Hyper-V Support, I am evaluating a security design using an ordinary VMMS-managed Hyper-V VM on Windows 11 Pro and need clarification on the supported AF_HYPERV security and authorization model. This is a design/documentation question…

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asked 2026-10-05T01:24:34.3933333+00:00
fengchun chen 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T17:03:39.91+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima 825 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200: VBS and Hypervisor remain running after all related features are disabled, preventing VMware nested virtualization

  Hello Microsoft Support, I am experiencing an issue with Windows 11 Pro where Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) and the Microsoft hypervisor remain active even after I have disabled Hyper-V, VBS, HVCI/Memory Integrity, Credential Guard, Virtual…

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asked 2026-09-18T20:07:58.58+00:00
Shyam Narayan Gupta 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-05T15:09:04.6+00:00
Giridhar Mudedla 0 Reputation points
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Hyper-V VM repeatedly crashes with SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (0x3B)

I am running a Windows virtual machine using Microsoft Hyper-V Manager. The VM is hosted on a physical Windows system. The VM has repeatedly crashed/restarted with a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (0x3B) bugcheck. The crash parameters from the dump…

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asked 2026-10-04T16:27:10.7566667+00:00
Shiva S 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T03:16:26.3033333+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Having trouble installing clean Windows 11 on Hyper-V Windows 11

I have a Windows 11 PC and Hyper-V enabled. I successfully did a Quick Create option with Windows 11 Dev Environment virtual machine. However, when I try to create a Windows 11 VM from scratch I get error message "This PC can't run Windows 11".…

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asked 2023-08-05T15:04:19.0533333+00:00
Rod 41 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-04T08:29:47.83+00:00
Bünyamin 0 Reputation points
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Windows Developer VM or images, where are they now?

I changed job this spring. I am a software tester, I used to use virtualbox, but want to use HyperV if it does in fact function. I'm on an AMD processor i9, win11, the Enterprisey version, I have a MSDN/visual studio license only. I always used to…

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asked 2025-04-17T15:06:32.1333333+00:00
Conrad Braam 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-01T05:13:51.75+00:00
floorpedo 0 Reputation points
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Is there a supported way to set and read host bind/connect permissions for Hyper-V sockets on VMMS-managed VMs?

I'm designing an application for ordinary persistent Generation 2 VMs managed through VMMS/WMI on Windows 11 Pro (observed host build 26200). The full host revision and guest builds are not yet pinned. This is a documentation question before…

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asked 2026-09-27T22:01:11.7666667+00:00
Chris Terrell 120 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-29T01:46:15.4966667+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator