HYPER-V run VM in background question

Hi there
@Kari (sorry but you seem to be the acknowleged expert in this)

If I have a HYPER-V VM running but I want to sign out (not logoff just sign out as a particular user) of Windows (the HOST) can the VM still run in background mode so other people can log on to it or does the VM automatically go into "suspend" or sleep mode.

With VMware (at least in WKS) there's an option to run VM's in the background with no GUI (the VM program not the VM itself) and you can then remotely SSH into them.

for example on a Windows Host :

vmrun -T ws start C:\export\vmware\rh5\server.vmx nogui (or wherever your VM config file is located).

Ideally this is why a server would do -- but Windows 2019 server is far too expensive an option for just a home computer lab. !!!

Cheers
jimbo

You are free to sign out on the Host machine and a Hyper-V VM will continue to run. This is because Hyper-V runs as the system account, not as your user account.

Hi there

Thanks folks

@Kari

@Bree

It's often useful to have VM's available for use even when nobody is logged on to the HOST.

marked as solved.

(Serious Football --Round ball version and Beer this weekend now so probably start testing again on Sunday).

Cheers
jimbo

Kari said:

One addtional feature somewhat related to the topic:

A feature I like in Hyper-V is the option to select automatic stop and start actions. By default, if you shut down host PC, state of a running VM is saved, and the VM is then automatically started (saved state restored) at next boot of the host.

Screenshots show the defaults:





Kari

Hi there
Thanks again - useful to know

That also happens BTW in VMWare workstation if you shut down the Host -- snapshot of VM is taken and it will resume (if required) on next boot before the Host shuts down. It's quite rare though that I'd boot the Host before shutting down VM's (unless of course things don't go to plan properly). !!!

Cheers
jimbo