Windows 10 Home edition doesn’t support Hyper-V feature, it can only be enabled on Windows 10 Enterprise, Pro, or Education. If you want to use virtual machine, you need to use third-party VM software, such as VMware and VirtualBox.

Do I need Hyper-V?

Hyper-V can consolidate and run applications onto fewer physical servers. Virtualization enables quick provisioning and deployment, enhances workload balance and enhances resiliency and availability, due to being able to dynamically move virtual machines from one server to another.

Is Hyper-V free with Windows 10 home?

Run Hyper-V Manager on Windows 10 home

There scroll and find -Hyper-V and make sure all its tools are checked as shown in the above screenshot, if not already, and then hit the OK button. Now, we know this free Microsoft virtualization software is on our system, it’s time to run it and start creating virtual machines.