Microsoft Hyper-V Server provides a simplified, reliable, and optimized virtualization solution, which enables improved server utilization and reduced costs. Because Hyper-V Server is a dedicated stand-alone product that contains only the Windows hypervisor, a Windows Server driver model, and virtualization components, it provides a small footprint and minimal overhead. It can easily fit into customers' existing IT environments, leveraging their existing provisioning, management, support tools, processes, and skills.

Hyper-V virtualization technology requires specific hardware. You can identify systems that support x64-based architecture and Hyper-V by searching the Windows Server catalog for Hyper-V as an additional qualification.

Processor
1. Minimum: An x64-based processor with hardware-assisted virtualization. This is available in processors that include a virtualization option-specifically, processors with Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) technology.
2. Hardware-enforced Data Execution Prevention (DEP) must be available and enabled. Specifically, you must enable the Intel XD ("execute disable") bit or the AMD NX ("no execute") bit.

Memory
1. Minimum: 1 GB RAM; recommended: 2+ GB RAM
2. Maximum: 1 TB

Network adapters
1. Minimum: 1
2. Recommended: 2 or more

Additional considerations
1. The settings for hardware-assisted virtualization and hardware-enforced DEP are available in the BIOS. However, the names of the settings may differ from the names identified previously.
2. For more information about whether a specific processor model supports Hyper-V, check with the manufacturer of the computer.
3. If you modify the settings for hardware-assisted virtualization or hardware-enforced DEP, you may need to turn off the power to the computer and then turn it back on. Restarting the computer may not apply the changes to the settings.

Hyper-V Server does not contain a graphical user interface. Instead, you configure Hyper-V Server using the Server Configuration tool (Sconfig.cmd). You can use an ordinary command prompt for operations that are not available in the Server Configuration tool. You must be a member of the Administrators group to use the tool.

The license of this software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this server utility software.