{"id":22075,"date":"2024-10-04T19:40:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000270408-why-am-i-unable-to-create-virtual-machines-with-hyper-v-on-a-virtual-dedicated-server\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:00:38","slug":"103000270408-why-am-i-unable-to-create-virtual-machines-with-hyper-v-on-a-virtual-dedicated-server","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000270408-why-am-i-unable-to-create-virtual-machines-with-hyper-v-on-a-virtual-dedicated-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Why am I Unable to Create Virtual Machines with Hyper-V on a Virtual Dedicated Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Why am I unable to create Virtual Machines with Hyper-V on a Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS)?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Virtual Dedicated Servers have their own dedicated hardware resources and support nested virtualization, so you can install your own virtual machines on a VDS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is true for VDS with both Linux and Windows operating systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On a VDS with a Windows operating system, there is a common problem with Hyper-V that prevents the creation and use of virtual machines. Microsoft is already aware of this, but a Microsoft fix will most likely take a very long time; too long to wait for.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As an alternative, you can use VMware Workstation Player as your virtualization software, which has been tested and confirmed to work.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If that does not help or you still need advice, contact the support team for help.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"504\" dir=\"ltr\">You can raise a ticket with the customer support team via the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Customer Control Panel here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\"><\/a><u><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\"><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000270408-why-am-i-unable-to-create-virtual-machines-with-hyper-v-on-a-virtual-dedicated-server-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why am I unable to create Virtual Machines with Hyper-V on a Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS)? Virtual Dedicated Servers have their own dedicated hardware resources and support nested virtualization, so you can install your own virtual machines on a VDS.&nbsp; This is true for VDS with both Linux and Windows operating systems.&nbsp; On a VDS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22075","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","category-kb"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Contabo Web","author_link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/author\/julius-nalivaiko\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Why am I unable to create Virtual Machines with Hyper-V on a Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS)? 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