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In a previous post, I showed you how to install the Hyper-V role on your Windows 10 computer. I’d assume that after installing Hyper-V onto your computer, you will want to create, configure and run one or more virtual machines. To do that, you need to use the Hyper-V Management Console or the various PowerShell cmdlets that can be run from a PowerShell console. In this article, I’ll outline some existing issues in Windows 10 that makes it difficult to track down these tools, along with a workaround on how to access these tools.
Because we clearly selected both management tools options during the Hyper-V role installation, we expect them to be there.
Hyper-V options in Windows 10. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
Launching Hyper-V tools from the Windows 10 Start menu. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
Missing Hyper-V management tools in Windows 10. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
The Microsoft Management Console. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
It is unclear to me why this has happened. Clearly, Microsoft gave us the option to select or unselect the Hyper-V Management Console tools, but where are the tools?
Until this is fixed by Microsoft, the only way to get the Hyper-V Management Console on your computer, even though you clearly have Hyper-V and the management tools installed, is to install the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 10 on top of that.
Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2012/R2 from a computer that is running Windows 10 (other versions of RSAT exist for previous versions of Windows: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8).
Choose the 64-bit version of RAST and download it. Once downloaded, double-click on “WindowsTH-KB2693643-x64.msu” to launch it. Keep in mind that the file name may change in the future, as newer versions or RSAT are released.
You will be prompted to install. Click “Yes”.
The Windows Update Standalone Installer. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
Installing Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
Updates are being installed. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
You must restart your computer for the updates to take effect. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
Hyper-V Manager is now listed in administrative tools. (Image Credit: Daniel Petri)
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