Creating a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

1. Open Hyper-V Manager
   1. First, open Hyper-V Manager by clicking the "Start" button and typing "hyper", then select Hyper-V Manager from the list.
2. Right Click the name of your PC and select: New > Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine Wizard

1. Specify Name and Location: Give your virtual machine a name. Leave other fields as default. Click Next. 
   
2. Check the box that says "Store the VM in a different location" and enter: V:\VMs\{NameOfVm}
   
   
   
3. Specify Generation: Select "Generation 2". Click Next.
   
   
   
4. Assign Memory: Set to 4196 MB. Click Next.
   
5. Uncheck Use Dynamic Memory
   
   
   
6. Configure Networking: Connection: External Network. Click Next. 
   
   
   
7. Connect Virtual Hard Disk: Set size to 500 GB. Click Next.
   
   
   
8. Installation Options: Select "Install an operating system later". Click Next.
   
   
   
9. Summary: Click Finish. Virtual Machine is created. 
   

Customize Virtual Machine Further

1. Right Click on Virtual Machine and select Settings
2. Security: Check mark the box that says "Enable Trusted Platform Module".
   
   
   
3. Processor: Set to 1 less than the amount of logical processors on your PC. (This should have its own KB under Windows).
   
   
   
   1. To view amount of logical processors on your PC: Task Manager > Performance Tab > CPU > Right Click on graph > Change Graph to > Logical Processors.
      
      
      
      
      
      
4. SCSI Controller: Select DVD Drive. Click Add. 
   
   
   
5. DVD Drive: Select Image File. Browse for your desired DVD Image file.
   

1. Integration Services: Make sure all services options are selected. Click Apply.
   
   
   
2. Firmware: Set Boot Order to: DVD Drive, Hard Drive, Network Adapter. Click Ok. 
    

Start Virtual Machine

1. On Virtual Machine, Right click > Start. Double Click on VM to Open.
   
   
   
   
2. As soon as VM opens, QUICKLY click on it and press any key as soon as you are prompted, for Windows Setup to load.
   
   Move on to step 3 of this article if you see the next screen. 
   
   
   If your screen shows the message ">>Start PXE over IPv4" this means you missed the window to press a key and you will need to try again.
   
   To try again, right-click on the VM and click Turn Off.
   We recommend to position the VM Window next to the Hyper-V Window (second picture below) so that this time you won't miss the short timeframe to press a key.
   
   (this is the second picture) As soon as you click on Start, immediately click the VM Window and press that key as soon as you're prompted to.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Windows Setup: Select desired language, time format and keyboard method. Click Next.
   
   
   
4. Click Install Now.
   
   
   
5. Select Operating System. Click Next. 
   
   
   
6. Accept Microsoft Software License Terms. Click Next. 
   
7. Custom Windows Install.
   
   
   
8. Where do you want to install windows? Leave default and click Next.
   
   
   
9. Let Windows Install complete. Go through final setup steps and your Virtual machine setup is complete!