For example, if you use the version of Hyper-V Manager in Windows Server 2012 R2 to remotely manage a host running Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012, you won't be able to use features available in Windows Server 2012 R2 on that Hyper-V host. When you do this, Hyper-V Manager provides the features available for the version of Hyper-V on the host you're managing. In some cases you can use a different version of Hyper-V Manager than the Hyper-V version on the host, as shown in the table. Supported combinations of Hyper-V Manager and Hyper-V host versions If Hyper-V Manager isn't installed, see the instructions below. For details about hardware for Hyper-V hosts, see System requirements. Doing a tools-only installation means you can use the tools on computers that don't meet the hardware requirements to host Hyper-V. It's installed when you install the Hyper-V Management Tools, which you can do either through a full Hyper-V installation or a tools-only installation.

Hyper-V Manager lets you manage a small number of Hyper-V hosts, both remote and local.

This article lists the supported combinations of Hyper-V hosts and Hyper-V Manager versions and describes how to connect to remote and local Hyper-V hosts so you can manage them. Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

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