Hyper-V is a Type 1 Hypervisor
Hyper-V is a Type 1 Hypervisor
I think that Microsoft’ Windows 10 Pro version 1903 Hyper-V client is a type 1 native hypervisor but the ITEv7 training says it’s a type 2 host hypervisor (see below items). I was going to try to ask Microsoft, but I thought you would have better contacts to ask / confirm this.
On Microsoft’ Hyper-V web page (last paragraph):
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/about/
It says this:
This is because with virtualization enabled, the host OS also runs on top of the Hyper-V virtualization layer, just as guest operating systems do. However, unlike guests, the host OS is special in that it has direct access to all the hardware, which means that applications with special hardware requirements can still run without issues in the host OS.
Other supporting links that say Hyper-V is a Type 1 hypervisor:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervisor#Classification
- https://pediaa.com/what-is-the-difference-between-type-1-and-type-2-hypervisor/


We have created a ticket for you on this. We will need to work with our Curriculum and Assessment team.