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How to migrate Hyper-V server VM from Server to Windows Laptop?

Is it possible to migrate a VM that's running on a 2012 Hyper-V server to a Windows 8.1 Pro laptop, so that the VM can run instead on this laptop?

This is for a colleague that wants to be able to work on this VM while offline and not connected to our network or any network.

He has put a lot of work into this VM and does not want to rebuild it.

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Microsoft disk2vhd.  Do reverse image
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415


One way.  You can also create a boot volume and choose which image to boot.
Second Option.  Free as well.  Download OracleBox Virtual Machine Manager.

Supports VHD, VHDX, VMDK

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/pt/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html

Download Oracle Box and Extension Kit

This is broader in that you can download pre-built VM's
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/community/developer-vm/

Depending on RAM and other resources you can Run Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Server 2012, et cetera from a single laptop.

This is what I do.
For the offline, free Oracle Box is best bet.
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Thanks Anand for being the 4th to suggest a simple export ;-)