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It doesn’t happen that often but sometimes Hyper-V virtual machines (VM) hang when you are trying to shut them down. And you end up with a VM in Hyper-V Manager with a status of ‘Shutting down’ that no longer responds, and it can’t be forced to shut down using the normal controls. Even the PowerShell…

How are you going to upgrade to the newest version of Hyper-V? Learn why you should use cross-version live migration to upgrade to WS2012 R2 Hyper-V.

Matthijs ten Seldam, who has developed VMRC+ (see my Manage Virtual Server Machines with VMRC Plus article for more info), has released a new tool that helps import Virtual Server or Virtual PC virtual machines to Hyper-V. You see, the VHD file is compatible between the two, but the configuration file format has changed. While…

Not sure which IT skills to devote your time and effort towards learning next year? Aidan Finn suggest five Hyper-V skills you should learn for 2015.

Veeam has announced their new v11 software and it brings 150 new features to the suite.

Trying to choose between VMware vSphere 5.5 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V? David Davis serves up five reasons why he thinks VMware is the better option.

You like free, right? Check out our favorite free Hyper-V tools, including Hyper-V backup, P2V tools, Hyper-V virtual switch management, and more!

Learn what role the Hyper-V virtual switch plays in networking virtual machines in this helpful introduction!

Now that you know the merits of VHDX, let’s dig deeper. Discover how to convert a Hyper-V pass-through disk to VHDX in this helpful Q&A.

Learn about storage and physical disks for Hyper-V virtual machines with Microsoft MVP and Hyper-V expert Aidan Finn.