Windows 8.1 Professional Hyper-V - can I create my own linux VM through it?
- by KevinM1
I have a Windows 8.1 Professional desktop, and would like to have a Linux Mint VM on it so I can do some opensource web development work. I've tried VirtualBox, but it's giving me an IO error during the Mint .iso installation. VMWare Player flat out tells me it can't install because I have Hyper-V on my machine by default.
My biggest concern is nuking the desktop, which is where I do most of my non-development work/browsing/etc. The desktop seems to be listed as a VM itself in the Hyper-V Manager, and I don't want to accidentally break it.
So, two questions:
Can I create the Mint VM I want/need for my work?
Can I do it without messing up the desktop?