Hyper-V is Microsoft's hardware virtualization product. It lets you create and run a software version of a computer, called a virtual machine. ... Hyper-V runs each virtual machine in its own isolated space, which means you can run more than one virtual machine on the same hardware at the same time.

How do I know if my computer has Hyper-V?

To open System Information, type msinfo32 in the search box to the right of the Start button, and then click System Information from the top of the results list. That opens the app shown here, with the System Summary page visible. Scroll to the very end and look for the four items that begin with Hyper-V.

Is Hyper-V harmful?

HYPER-V isn't that bad if you don't need to use "Native USB re-directs" or sound on some Linux VM's. Graphics unless you can pass thru a graphics card though IMO is really terrible - even bog standard VMWare VM's can manage better.