Comparison between VMware Workstation 17 and Hyper-V on Windows 11
Comparison between VMware Workstation 17 and Hyper-V on Windows 11, Feature VMware Workstation 17 Hyper-V Platform Support Windows 10/11, Linux (host), supports additional OS as VMs Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, Education, Server Type of Virtualization Hosted virtualization (runs on top of an OS like Windows or Linux) Hypervisor-based (Type-1 hypervisor, runs directly on hardware) Ease of Use Easy to use with graphical UI, drag-and-drop support for VMs More technical, requires enabling in Windows Features and BIOS User Interface (UI) Modern, graphical UI with straightforward controls Less polished; Hyper-V Manager or PowerShell interface VM Creation Simple, wizard-based creation process, supports templates Can create via Hyper-V Manager or PowerShell, requires more configuration Supported OS for VMs Wide OS support: Windows, Linux, macOS (with workarounds) Mainly Windows and Linux (limited macOS support) Snapshot/Clone Support Full ...