Use Quick Create in Hyper-V Manager to create Virtual machine instantly

Windows 11/10 not only brings enhancements and improvements for general consumers but also for Enterprise and Business users. As such, various features can be tweaked and adjusted. One such can be found in Hyper-V Manager in Windows 11/10. Quick Create is a new option that has been added to it. The option allows Windows users to create virtual machines quickly and easily.

Quick Create in Hyper-V Manager of Windows 11/10

Hyper-V is a technology that enables virtualized computer systems to run on top of a physical host. These virtualized systems can be used and managed just as if they were physical computer systems, however, they exist in a virtualized and isolated environments. Special software called a hypervisor manages access between the virtual systems and the physical hardware resources.

It can be enabled in many ways. For instance, through-

1. Windows Control Panel
2. PowerShell
3. Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management tool (DISM)

If you have installed Windows 11/10 and are using Hyper-V to create virtual machines a “Quick Create” button in Hyper-V Manager should be visible to you. It offers a simplified wizard that lets you create a new virtual machine, quickly.

The button’s objective is to get the guest operating system up and running as quickly as possible, including creating and connecting to a virtual switch. You will see this button when you enable and start the Hyper-V console.

Click the button and select a good default setting. Windows Quick Create defaults are:

1. Generation: 2
2. Memory: 2048 MB to start, Dynamic Memory enabled
3. Virtual Processors: 4
4. VHD: dynamic resize up to 100GB

Next, click “Set up automatic network” and a new virtual switch will be created. Now open “Virtual Switch Manager” in Hyper-V console and check new Virtual Switch.

Thereafter, navigate back to ‘Quick Create’, enter a name for your VM and click “Create Virtual Machine” button. Finally, hit the ‘connect’ button.

Other Hyper-V Manager features:

• Dynamically resize your virtual machine. For now, this capability is limited to virtual machines that support Hyper-V’s Enhanced Session mode.
• VMConnect now features an option to adjust Zoom Level under the View Menu, if you find it impossible to read your virtual machine.
• The memory shown in the task manager accurately reflects the amount available for starting virtual machines when you run Hyper-V Manager in Windows.

Read: How to Shrink and Compact Virtual Hard Disks in Hyper-V.