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Windows Server 2025 Desktop Experience: Hyper-V cannot be installed
I have a lab with various Servers running Windows Server 2025. Some of them are installed without Desktop Experience, some with. Aside from Desktop Experience, the VMs and the operating are configure...
The servers are freshly installed. The BIOS/UEFI settings are the same for all VMs. The only difference is the Desktop Experience. If I install the servers without Desktop experience, Hyper-V is available.
Hey Rokory,
One thing you can try is to ensure that the "Hyper-V" role is enabled before installing Desktop Experience. You could also check the feature dependencies that come with Desktop Experience to see if any of them might be causing the issue.
If this doesn't work, another thing that comes to my mind is testing with different builds or reinstalling the Desktop Experience might help pinpoint the exact conflict.
Regards!
