Windows 10: Any way to get Hyper-V and VMware working at the same time?

Hyper-v is awful for running Linux VMs. I always have trouble with it, blank screens, stuff never loading up. I'd much rather use vmware for it. I'll happily use it for my windows ones too..however, if I want to use Windows Sandbox, I need hyper-v turned on which prevents me from running VMware....

Is there any way around this?

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VMware is not working in Windows 10 Home edition due to "Hyper-V role".

I use VMware Workstation Player 14 as a Virtual Machine runner. However, when I try to run a virtual machine, VMware tells me:

VMware Player and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the Hyper-V role

from the system before running VMware player.

I know that Windows 10 Home does not have Hyper-V but VMware says it does, and I have not been able to run a virtual machine since.

Can anyone help me?

 

Any way to get Hyper-V and VMware working at the same time?

Hi there
@mkr10001

Experimental (trial version) - valid till October -- release 20H1 (I know confusing compared with same release name of Windows) of VMWare workstation -- You also need a modern CPU -then in theory should work fine.

Not sure why HYPER-V should be poor at running Linux though if you configure the hardware OK.

Of course you can do it the OTHER way around -- run a Linux Host with QEMU/KVM for Windows. You can also run VMWare VM's concurrently with QEMU/KVM on a Linux Host so HYPER-V VM's are possible on a Linux Host with Sandbox.

You need though in QEMU/KVM to set up "Nested Virtualisation"

1) VMWare trial 20 H1 ---> VMware Workstation Tech Preview 20H1 - Hyper-V/Host VBS Support - VMware Workstation Zealot - VMware Blogs

2) KVM/QEMU setup on Linux Host (Arch Linx / Manjaro -- but similar for other distros. Advantage of Arch Linux / Manjaro -- to install VMWare just run following command yay vmware. All the necessary dkms / kernel modules are loaded / compiled automatically so easy to install)

Complete Installation of KVM, QEMU and Virt Manager on Arch Linux and Manjaro | ComputingForGeeks

Windows KVM/QEMU VM and VMWare Windows VM running concurrently on Linux Host,





Cheers
jimbo

 

Hyper-V

Ok, you got the issue that I assumed...

To run VMware you have to remove the Hyper-V Role (like in the Massage) from your System.

To remove it you have to go to "Programs and Features" (klick the Windows Button and type "features") and there you have to remove (uncheck) the Hyper-V checkbox (this includes the Hyper-V program and the Hyper-V Tools).

When Hyper-V is removed then VMware should work.

best Regards,

Roman