In this article, we will teach you how to create VM with Admin Center on a Hyper-V host. We can use the Windows Admin Center to create and manage virtual machines (VMs). Beginners can start setting up and managing Hyper-V hosts with Windows Admin Center, even if the Windows Server is remote or running a Core server. It provides the management solution that Windows Core server installations have long been missing. Now, with the Admin Center, there is a small reason to install the server desktop experience unless an application requires it.
Windows Admin Center is the best place to start for those starting their journey to learning Hyper-V. It is Microsoft’s management solution, and getting familiar with Admin Center now will help admins grow in there ability to effectively and efficiently manage Hyper-V. To learn more about creating a virtual machine with the Admin Center, visit Microsoft.
Table of Contents
Prerequisites:
Install Windows Admin Center
Enable Hyper-V Server Role
How to Add Server in the Admin Center
Create Virtual Machine with Admin Center
Add a Windows Server Core with the Hyper-V role installed.
Now that we have successfully connected the Hyper-V host to the remote server with the Hyper-V role installed, we can manage the virtual switches and virtual machine configurations with the Windows Admin Center. The Hyper-V server we are connecting to is running Windows Server Core Edition.
Click on the Hyper-V server.
![Windows admin center](https://jamiltech.com/wp-content/uploads/Windows-admin-center.webp)
Using the Virtual Switches option in the Admin Center, we can setup and configure a new Hyper-V Virtual Switch. Click on Virtual Machine.
![Microsoft admin center tools](https://jamiltech.com/wp-content/uploads/Microsoft-admin-center-tools.webp)
Add a Virtual Switch in Hyper-V host with Admin Center
Under the virtual switch tab, click on new and then add.
Type a virtual switch name, switch type, and then choose to save.
![New virtual switch admin center](https://jamiltech.com/wp-content/uploads/New-virtual-switch-admin-center.webp)
Create VM with Admin Center
We can create, configure, manage, and connect to virtual machines with the Windows Admin Center.
Click on the inventory tab, add, and then new.
![Windows admin center VM](https://jamiltech.com/wp-content/uploads/Windows-admin-center-VM.webp)
A new virtual machine creation wizard, Setup the virtual machine as per your needs, and then click Create.
![Create vm with admin center](https://jamiltech.com/wp-content/uploads/Create-vm-with-admin-center-331x1024.webp)
Successfully created the virtual machine.
![Windows admin center virtual machines](https://jamiltech.com/wp-content/uploads/Windows-admin-center-virtual-machines.webp)
Windows Admin Center makes it very simple to perform PowerShell remoting and connect to a PowerShell on a remote Windows Server. Click on the PowerShell menu, and then enter your credentials. You will be easily connected to your remote Windows Server, Hyper-V. You can enter a PowerShell command as if you were logged into the console.
![Windows admin center PowerShell](https://jamiltech.com/wp-content/uploads/Windows-admin-center-PowerShell.webp)