How to Open Existing Virtual Machine in Hyper-V?

If you have an existing VM that you have got from another PC or want to open an existing virtual machine then this is the right article for you.  In this article, we have explained how to open existing virtual machine in Hyper-V.

How to Open Existing Virtual Machine in Hyper-V?

There are a few ways to open an existing virtual machine in Hyper-V.

• The first way is to open the Hyper-V manager, select the server you want to open the VM on, and then click on the “Virtual Machines” folder. This will open a list of all VMs on that server. Simply double-click on the VM you want to open, and it will launch in a new window.
• Another way to launch a VM is to right-click on it in the list of VMs and select “Open” from the menu. This will also launch the VM in a new window.
• Finally, you can also launch a VM from the command line by using the “vmconnect” command.

How do I view a VM in Hyper-V?

There are two ways to view a VM in Hyper-V from the Virtual Machines Manager interface.

• From the Virtual Machines page, select the check box next to the VM that you want to view. In the Actions pane, click Open.
• From the Jobs page, select the job for the VM that you want to view, and then click Open.

How do I open a virtual machine on a virtual machine?

• To open an already existing VM on a virtual machine, you first need to import the VM into your Hyper-V server. You can do this by using the Import Virtual Machine wizard in the Hyper-V Manager.
• Once you have imported the VM, you can then open it by double-clicking on it in the list of VMs in the Hyper-V Manager.

How do I move a Hyper-V virtual machine without exporting it first?

You can quickly and easily move a Hyper-V virtual machine from one location to another by using the Move-VM cmdlet in PowerShell. You don’t need to export the VM first. This can be done remotely as well.

Hyper-V did not find virtual machines to import from the location

When you try to open an existing virtual machine in Hyper-V, you may receive the following error message:

“Hyper-V did not find virtual machines to import from a location.”

This can occur if the path to the virtual machine files has changed or if the files have been moved or deleted.

To resolve this issue, try the following:

• Check the path to the virtual machine files.
• If the path has changed, update the configuration file for the virtual machine.
• If the files have been moved or deleted, restore them from the backup.

Hyper-V moves the virtual machine to another host without export

No Hyper-V infrastructure change is required and you don’t need to export or import the VM. You can simply move the VM’s storage files (VHDs, AVHDs, XML files, etc.) to another location and then attach them to the VM on the new host.