| Export and import Hyper-V virtual machines
By Ed Bott
Assembling a virtual machine using Windows 10's Hyper-V is easier than building a physical PC, but how do you move that VM to a new host? That can be a challenge, especially when the configuration files, virtual hard disks, and checkpoints are scattered in several locations.
Fortunately, the Hyper-V Manager app includes a built-in tool designed to handle this job with relative ease. Make sure you have an external hard drive with enough space to store the full VM. Then open Hyper-V Manager, right-click the VM you want to move, and click Export. In the Export Virtual Machine dialog box, click Browse, select the root folder on your external hard drive, and click Export.
Depending on the size of your VM and the speed of your drive, the export process can take a while; but when it's complete, all the pieces of your VM are neatly organized into a single folder with three subfolders. Copy that entire folder structure to your new PC, then open Hyper-V Manager and click Import Virtual Machine from the Actions pane on the right.
Follow the wizard's prompts to locate the files you exported and choose the option to register the virtual machine in place, using the existing unique ID. The import is virtually instantaneous, and your VM should be fully activated and ready to use immediately. | Call them what you want: patch, Ethernet, category 5, or even cat 5e cables. Regardless of the moniker, Ethernet patch cables perform the bulk of the heavy lifting in every network. Servers, workstations, switches, firewalls, and routers are essentially... |
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