- Cover
- Contents
- Part I: Getting Started, Getting Secure
- Chapter 1: What’s New in Windows 8
- New Platforms
- The Windows 8 Interface
- The Windows Store
- Cloud Synchronization
- Integrated Messaging
- Social Networking Integration
- File Explorer
- Search
- Spell Check and AutoCorrect
- Enterprise Features
- Internet Explorer 10
- Client Hyper-V
- BitLocker
- Smart Cards
- Task Management
- Proximity and Wi-Fi Direct
- Refresh/Reset
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 2: Navigating the Windows 8 Interface
- Chapter 3: Windows 8 on Mobile Devices
- Chapter 4: Getting Around the Windows Desktop
- Chapter 5: Sharing and Securing with User Accounts
- Logging In and Out of User Accounts
- Creating Strong Passwords
- Picture Passwords
- Types of User Accounts
- Creating and Managing User Accounts
- Deleting User Accounts
- Using User Accounts
- Creating and Using Password Reset Disks
- Running Programs as Administrator
- Add the Built-in Administrator Account to the Login Screen
- Stop Entering Password on Lockout
- Advanced Security Tools
- Using Credential Manager
- Managing Profile Properties and Environment Variables
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 6: Using Windows 8 Family Safety
- Chapter 1: What’s New in Windows 8
- Part II: Security and Updates
- Part III: Personalizing Windows 8
- Chapter 9: Protecting Yourself with Windows Firewall
- Chapter 10: Conquering Malicious Software
- Chapter 11: Automatic Updates as Security
- Chapter 12: Personalizing the Windows 8 Interface
- Chapter 13: Personalizing the Desktop
- Chapter 14: Transferring Files from Another Computer
- Chapter 15: Customizing Startup Options
- Chapter 16: Troubleshooting Customization Problems
- Part IV: Beyond the Desktop
- Part V: Pictures, Music, and Movies
- Chapter 23: Working with Pictures
- Chapter 24: Making Music with Media Player
- Controlling Sound Volume
- Starting Windows Media Player
- Listening to a CD
- Now Playing, Visualizations, and Enhancements
- Ripping (Copying) Music CDs
- Getting Music Online
- Using the Media Player Library
- Making Custom Playlists
- Creating Your Own Music CDs
- Copying Music to Portable Devices
- Fun with skins
- Extending Media Player with Plug-ins
- Converting File Types
- Music, Metadata, and Searches
- Wrap-Up
- Chapter 25: Working with Video and Photos
- Chapter 26: Using Media Center
- Part VI: Managing Your Content
- Part VII: Printing, Faxing, and Scanning
- Part VIII: Installing and Removing Programs
- Chapter 37: Adding and Managing Windows 8 Applications
- Chapter 38: Installing and Upgrading Legacy Programs
- Chapter 39: Getting Older Programs to Run
- Chapter 40: Repairing and Removing Programs
- Chapter 41: Setting Default Programs
- Chapter 42: Managing Programs and Processes
- Chapter 43: Troubleshooting Software Problems
- Part IX: Hardware and Performance Tuning
- Part X: Networking and Sharing
- Part XI: Appendixes
- Introduction
Client Hyper-V
Although not enabled by default, Windows 8 includes the Hyper-V client, enabling you to run virtual machines (VMs) within the Hyper-V platform. For example, you might run a VM of Windows XP to support an application that isn’t compatible with later versions of Windows. Or, maybe you need to run Linux but don’t want to dual-boot between them. Hyper-V on Windows 8 is a great solution.
Client Hyper-V on Windows 8 offers more capabilities and power than its predecessor, Virtual PC. Client Hyper-V supports both 32- and 64-bit client operating systems, although Client Hyper-V only runs on 64-bit PCs running the 64-bit version of Windows 8. It requires a minimum of 4GB of RAM on the host PC and processors that support Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), although most of today’s PCs provide that support.
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