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
   1. Give your virtual machine a name.
   2. Check the box that says "Store the VM in a different location" and enter: V:\VMs\{NameOfVm}
   3. Click Next
   
2. Specify Generation: Select "Generation 2"
   Click Next
   
3. Assign Memory: Set to 4096 MB.
   Uncheck Use Dynamic Memory
   Click Next
   
4. Configure Networking:
   Connection: External Network
   Click Next
   
5. Connect Virtual Hard Disk: Set size to 500 GB.
   Click Next
   
6. Installation Options:
   Select Install an operating system later
   Click Next
   
7. 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).
   
4. To view amount of logical processors on your PC:
   Task Manager > Performance Tab > CPU > Right Click on graph > Change Graph to > Logical Processors
   
5. SCSI Controller
   Select DVD Drive
   Click Add
   
6. DVD Drive
   1. Select Image File
   2. Browse for your desired DVD Image file
    
7. Click on Network Adapter > Advanced Features
   Select Static
   
8. Enter a value generated by https://dnschecker.org/mac-address-generator.php
   
9. Generated MAC Address:
   
10. Enter the generated MAC address to Static
    Click Apply
    (If you get an error, just generate another MAC address and try again).
    
11. Integration Services: Make sure all services options are selected
    Click Apply
    
12. Checkpoints
    Make sure to uncheck Use automatic checkpoints
    
    
    
    
13. 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. If you have a product key, enter it.  If you don't, click I don't have a product key and click Next
   
   
6. Select Operating System.
   Click Next
   
   
   
7. Accept Microsoft Software License Terms
   Click Next
   
8. Custom Windows Install.
   
9. Where do you want to install windows?
   Leave default and click Next
   
10. Let Windows Install complete, and go through final setup steps. Once this is done, go back to Hyper-V
    Go to SCSI Controller
    Select DVD Drive
    Select None on Specify the media to use with your virtual CD/DVD drive.
    Click OK