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Yeah - terms were a bit slack. It is a bit more subtle as you can install android emulators which will not run if the hyper-v hypervisor is running.
Really I was just comparing hyper-v with vmware/vbox for average domestic user. IMO Hyper-V is superior in enhanced mode but can be inferior in basic mode due to sound issue.
I have done performance tests with Vmware and hyper-v and hyper-v easily out performed vmware. Maybe that was a function of my device, but imo it was no contest.
Of course, if a Home user it is irrelevant as it cannot run hyper-v.
I also personally prefer hyper-v as it uses vhdx files which can be attached as a host boot or hyper-v guest boot. I like to use a vhdx for testing Insider versions but prefer to run on host pc as faster than in a vm. Only annoying thing is you cannot do build upgrades in a vhdx on host, so I attach vhdx as a vm, do build upgrade, and then reattach vhdx as a host boot. It is not that easy to do same with vmware (I know yiu can mess around with macrium images etc to same end but more hassle).
I do use vmware now and then, but as a rule, I find hyper-v slicker but to be fair, it is less intuitive for beginners but @Kari's guides are how I got off the ground.