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  1. Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10


    How to: Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10

    How to Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10


    Hyper-V enables running virtualized computer systems on top of a physical host. These virtualized systems (aka: guests) can be used and managed just as if they were physical computer systems, however they exist in a virtualized and isolated environment.

    You can give a virtual machine access to a computer's local resources, like a removable USB flash drive, when you use Virtual Connection Manager (VMConnect). To make this happen, turn on Enhanced Session Mode on the Hyper-V host, use VMConnect to connect to the virtual machine, and before you connect, choose the local resource that you want to use.

    Enhanced session mode provides the following new capabilities for Virtual Machine Connection sessions:
    • Display Configuration (dynamically re-size window)
    • Audio redirection
    • Printer redirection
    • Full clipboard support (improved over limited prior-generation clipboard support)
    • Smart Card support
    • USB Device redirection
    • Drive redirection
    • Redirection for supported Plug and Play devices
    This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Hyper-V enhanced session mode for your account and/or all accounts in Windows 10.

    *note You must be signed in to an administrator account to be able to turn on or off enhanced session mode.


    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]
    Note To be able to use a computer's local resources on a virtual machine:
    • The Hyper-V host (ex: your PC) must have Enhanced session mode policy and Enhanced session mode settings turned on.
    • The Hyper-V virtual machine (guest) must have Remote Desktop Services enabled and run Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10 as the guest operating system.
    • Enhanced session mode isn't available for generation 1 (unless Windows 10 Pro, Education, or Enterprise) virtual machines or for virtual machines that run non-Windows operating systems.

    CONTENTS:
    • Option One: To Turn On or Off Enhanced Session Mode Policy for All Users in Hyper-V Settings
    • Option Two: To Turn On or Off Enhanced Session Mode Policy for All Users in PowerShell
    • Option Three: To Turn On or Off Enhanced Session Mode for Your Account in Hyper-V Settings

    EXAMPLE: Virtual Connection Manager (VMConnect) for Enhanced Session

    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]






    OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn On or Off Enhanced Session Mode Policy for All Users in Hyper-V Settings
    1. Open Hyper-V Manager.

    2. Select the Hyper-V host (ex: "BRINK-DESKTOP") in the left pane you want to turn on or off enhanced session mode for, and click/tap on Hyper-V Settings in the right Actions pane. (see screenshot below)

    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    3. Click/tap on Enhanced Session Mode Policy under Server in the left pane, check (on - default) or uncheck (off) Allow enhanced session mode on the right, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)

    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    4. If turned on, users will now be able to use Option Three below to turn on or off enhanced session mode for their account.

    5. When finished, you can close Hyper-V Manager if you like.





    OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off Enhanced Session Mode Policy for All Users in PowerShell
    1. Open an elevated PowerShell.

    2. Do step 3 (status), step 4 (turn on), or step 5 (turn off) below for what you would like to do.


    3. To See Current Status of Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode for All Users
    A) Copy and paste the command below into the elevated PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)

    *Arrow Get-VMHost | fl -Property EnableEnhancedSessionMode


    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]
    Note True = Turned on (default)

    False = Turned off



    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    4. To Turn On Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode for All Users
    *note This is the default setting.
    A) Copy and paste the command below into the elevated PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

    *Arrow Set-VMhost -EnableEnhancedSessionMode $True


    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    B) Users will now be able to use Option Three below to turn on or off enhanced session mode for their account.

    C) Go to step 6 below.

    5. To Turn Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode for All Users
    A) Copy and paste the command below into the elevated PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)

    *Arrow Set-VMhost -EnableEnhancedSessionMode $False


    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    6. When finished, you can close PowerShell if you like.





    OPTION THREE [/i] To Turn On or Off Enhanced Session Mode for Your Account in Hyper-V Settings
    1. Open Hyper-V Manager.

    2. Select the Hyper-V host (ex: "BRINK-DESKTOP") in the left pane you want to turn on or off enhanced session mode for, and click/tap on Hyper-V Settings in the right Actions pane. (see screenshot below)

    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]

    3. Do step 4 (turn on) or step 5 (turn off) below for what you would like to do.


    4. To Turn On Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode for Your Account
    *note This is the default setting.
    A) If you haven't already, you will first need to turn on Hyper-V enhanced session mode policy for all users using either Option One or Option Two above.

    B) Click/tap on Enhanced Session Mode under User in the left pane, check Allow enhanced session mode on the right, click/tap on OK, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below step 5)

    5. To Turn Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode for Only Your Account
    A) Click/tap on Enhanced Session Mode under User in the left pane, uncheck Allow enhanced session mode on the right, click/tap on OK, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)


    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10 [​IMG]


    6. When finished, you can close Hyper-V Manager if you like.

    That's it,
    Shawn


    Related Tutorials

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    gijoe50000, Oct 19, 2016
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  2. Hyper-V functionality

    I am running Windows 10 Pro 64 bit flavor on my PC. I have recently tried to give the Hyper-V a go and I have installed Windows 10 Pro 64 bit as a guest. By default, Enhanced Session Mode was available in Hyper-V Settings both to the Server and the User;
    I checked them. I started the guest and the enhanced mode was on. However, when I added RemoteFX to my guest OS, the enhanced session mode was no more. Is it by design that when you add RemoteFX to your guest Os, the enhanced session mode is turned off? If
    RemoteFX enhances your experience with a virtual machine (and it does), then why ENHACED session mode gets turned off?

    Andrzej Flaga
     
    AndrzejFlaga, Oct 19, 2016
    #2
  3. Kem Mon Win User
    Integration Services in Windows 7 with Hyper-V on Windows 10

    Have you checked if the Enhanced Sessions Mode is enabled? If not, kindly check if it is enabled and see if there's
    any changes. Go to Hyper-V Settings > Enhance Mode Policy > check Allow enhance session mode.

    If the issue persists, we suggest that you post this query in our
    Social.TechNet
    forum for further assistance.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Kem Mon, Oct 19, 2016
    #3
  4. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10

    Hello gijoe, *Smile

    I'm afraid that you will need to be using generation 2 virtual machines that run a Windows operating system to access a computer's local resources with enhanced session mode.

    Enhanced session mode isn't available for generation 1 virtual machines or for virtual machines that run non-Windows operating systems.
     
    Brink, Oct 19, 2016
    #4
  5. cereberus Win User
    This is not entirely true. I have 10 Pro installed as a generation 1 vm and it uses enhanced mode. 10 Home cannot. I believe the difference is because Pro can act as an rdp server.
     
    cereberus, Oct 19, 2016
    #5
  6. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Ah, you're right on that. *Party
     
    Brink, Oct 19, 2016
    #6
  7. cereberus Win User
    Perhaps you should amend the tutorial?

    Edit: I see you have already done that - silly me for thinking otherwise*Biggrin!

    Edit 2: I think it also applies to Education, Enterprise and equivalent Windows 8 versions (and I am guessing here), various Windows server versions?
     
    cereberus, Oct 20, 2016
    #7
  8. cereberus Win User

    Turn On or Off Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode in Windows 10

    I added a second edit - crossed in the post.
     
    cereberus, Oct 20, 2016
    #8
  9. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Verified for Windows 10 Pro, Education, and Enterprise VMs. *Smile
     
    Brink, Oct 20, 2016
    #9
  10. cereberus Win User
    That was fast - that covers the main bases. It would probably have been easier to say it works for Windows 10 except Home version *Biggrin!
     
    cereberus, Oct 20, 2016
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  11. cereberus Win User
    How do you get this emoji - I have looked for it everywhere?

    Edit - found it by inspecting it.

    https://www.tenforums.com/images/smilies/roflmao2.gif

    *Roflmao2 - success!

    Doh - I just found you scroll down on emoji section. You can miss the obvious sometimes*Drink1
     
    cereberus, Apr 4, 2018
    #11
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