Supported guest operating systems
The guest operating systems listed below have been tested and are supported in virtual machines.
Only the x64 architecture is supported.
Windows
| Version | Edition | CPU hot plug support | RAM hot plug support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2022 | Essentials | No | No |
| Standard, Datacenter | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Server 2019 | Essentials | No | No |
| Standard, Datacenter | Yes | Yes | |
| Windows Server 2016 | Essentials | No | No |
| Standard, Datacenter | Yes* | Yes | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Essentials, Standard, Datacenter | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2012 | Standard, Datacenter | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | Standard, Datacenter | No | No |
| Windows 10 | Home, Professional, Enterprise, Enterprise 2016 LTSB | No | No |
| Windows 8.1 | Home, Professional, Enterprise | No | No |
| Windows 7 | Home, Professional, Enterprise | No | No |
* CPU hot plug does not work properly due to a Windows bug with a wrongly installed driver. To fix the issue, refer to this solution.
Linux
| Distribution | Version | CPU hot plug support | RAM hot plug support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux | 8.x | Yes | Yes |
| AlmaLinux | 8.x | Yes | Yes |
| CentOS | 8.x, 7.x | Yes | Yes |
| 6.x | No | No | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 8.x, 7.x | Yes | Yes |
| Debian | 10.x, 9.x | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu | 20.04.x, 18.04.x | Yes | Yes |
| 16.04.x | No | No |
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