When Microsoft launched Windows 8, the company also included native Client Hyper-V support, which means you don’t have to install any extra software to be able to run Virtual Machines. Now, with the coming of Windows 8.1, a few things have been improved.
On the Extreme Windows Blog, Garvin Gear is explaining a particularity of Client Hyper-V in Windows 8.1 – the Enhanced Session Mode. As Garvin observes, the Enhanced session mode brings following new capabilities for Virtual Machine Connections: Display Configuration, Audio redirection Printer redirection, Full clipboard support (improved over limited prior-generation clipboard support), Smart Card support, USB Device redirection, Drive redirection, Redirection for supported Plug and Play devices.
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So, if your Windows 8.1 device has hardware virtualization capabilities, then you can run Client Hyper-V. One of the great improvements of Hyper-V in Windows 8.1 is the Enhanced Session Mode. You can also follow this complete guide on this important feature that Client Hyper-V brings in Windows 8.1.
The best news: you don’t need a network connection to the VM session like you would with Remote Desktop Connection. Enhanced Session Mode is enabled by default on Windows 8.1.
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