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Create VHDX from ISO

How can I import an ISO into Hyper V as a Virtual machine?
Or do I need to convert it first into a .vhdx and then attach or import it?

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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Philip Elder

We've not used this method in a long time since running the process indicated by Andrew only takes a few minutes on the all-flash servers we normally deploy now.

The best How-To is here: PowerShell is King – Convert WIM to VHD/VHDX with support for Gen 1 and Gen 2 (BIOS/UEFI) and then some…

I have two very thorough EE articles on all things Hyper-V:

Some Hyper-V Hardware and Software Best Practices
Practical Hyper-V Performance Expectations

Some PowerShell Guides:
PowerShell Guide - Standalone Hyper-V Server
PowerShell Guide - New VM PowerShell
PowerShell Guide - New-VM Template: Single VHDX File
PowerShell Guide - New-VM Template: Dual VHDX Files

Noah

Hi there! :)

You may refer to the following link for example instructions. You can infer from the steps if you are unsure or become stuck and I will help you from there.

Reference: https://support.citrix.com/help/XenClient/Synchronizer/5_0/en/xc-add-iso.html

Here is a video you might find useful.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK0Jq-ZiVkg

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Thanks Andrew, however when I try starting the imported ISO in Hyper V I get errors regarding that it can't find a boot loadable error..

Virtual Machine Boot Summary
1. SCSI Disk (0,0)
The boot loader did not load an operating system

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

You really need to post a new question, abou issues installing an OS in Hyper-V.