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How to Export and Import Virtual Machine in HYPER-V

Thu, 05/28/2015 - 14:12" admin Exporting a Virtual Machine is a great way to keep it as backup, move your Virtual Machine in another HYPER-V Server or Client HYPER-V OR archive a Virtual Machine that you want to deleted from your HYPER-V. It's a simple process and you don't need any third part tool. After the response from readers of previous Articles Create Virtual Machine in Windows 8.1 with HYPER-V today i will explain how can Export a Virtul Machine from HYPER-V .

Before proceed to export the new Virtual Machine which create previous week recommended to have an External Hard Disk to keep it.

Let's Start.

Open HYPER-V Manager Export Virtual Machine from HYPER-V Manager

Let's assume that you have a Virtual Machine that you want to move it in another HYPER-V Manager or after a fresh installation you want to keep it as the Default installation of your Virual Machines. So every time that you want to create a new Virtual Machine you can import the Virtual Machine that you have export instead to do a new installation of OS. That's it. The Virtual machine exported and you can keep it as backup or for any other reason that you need.

Import a Virtual Machine in HYPER-V

For the requirements of this article i have delete the Virtual Machine which exported to import again. From the left side click on Virtual Machines and you can see the default path of Virtual Machines. Export and Import of Virtual Machine finish. It's a great tool to use it as i said before start for backup,arcive or move your Virtual Machines.

I hope to find intresting and usefull the articles.

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