Hyper-V

Hyper-V is Microsoft's hardware virtualization technology, a Type 1 hypervisor, that allows you to create and run multiple virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical computer, acting as an abstraction layer between hardware and guest operating systems for efficient resource sharing and isolation. Built into Windows Server and Windows Pro/Enterprise editions, it enables diverse OSes (Windows, Linux) to run on one host, improving server utilization, disaster recovery, and cost-effectiveness by maximizing hardware use.