{"id":6159,"date":"2018-09-12T09:58:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T09:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=6159"},"modified":"2021-11-19T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T09:41:20","slug":"hyper-v-how-to-clone-a-virtual-machine-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/hyper-v-how-to-clone-a-virtual-machine-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyper-V: How to Clone a Virtual Machine in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clone a VM in hyper v, which can make a copy of an existing virtual machine without install again. It is a great useful feature; however, Hyper-V doesn&#8217;t provide any straightforward options for us to create. Accordingly, let&#8217;s see two workarounds below of <strong>how to clone a virtual machine in Hyper-V Windows 10<\/strong> with ease.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/how-to-clone-a-virtual-machine-in-Hyper-V-Windows-10.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/how-to-clone-a-virtual-machine-in-Hyper-V-Windows-10.webp\" alt=\"how to clone a virtual machine in Hyper-V Windows 10\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are two options you can try below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#option1\">Option 1: How to Clone a Virtual Machine via Export and Import<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#option2\">Option 2: How to Clone a Virtual Machine by Copying the Virtual Hard Disk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\n<p>Before cloning a virtual machine in Hyper-V, we need to run the system prepare tool (Also named Sysprep.exe in the host machine) if the virtual machine joins to Active Directory (AD) domain on the same network. It would wipe the unique security identifier (SID) and prevent two computers from having the same IP or name. Run system preparation tool won&#8217;t cost too much time or cause any damage of your Windows files.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Navigate to <strong>C:\\Windows\\System32\\Sysprep<\/strong>. Double-click on the Sysprep.exe file to run the entire Windows setup process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/run-sysprep-before-clone-vm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/run-sysprep-before-clone-vm.png\" alt=\"run sysprep before clone vm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/run-sysprep-before-clone-vm.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/run-sysprep-before-clone-vm-300x117.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Select <strong>Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)<\/strong> from the drop-down, check the box of <strong>Generalize<\/strong> and choose <strong>Shutdown<\/strong> as the image below. Tap <strong>OK<\/strong> to begin.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/system-preparation-tool.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"305\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/system-preparation-tool.png\" alt=\"system preparation tool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/system-preparation-tool.png 400w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/system-preparation-tool-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option1\">Option 1: How to Clone a Virtual Machine via Export and Import<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> In Hyper-V Manager windows, select a virtual machine and click on <strong>Export<\/strong> on the right panel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/export-virtual-machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/export-virtual-machine.png\" alt=\"export virtual machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/export-virtual-machine.png 400w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/export-virtual-machine-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Specify a location to save the files and then tap on <strong>Export<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spacify-where-you-want-to-save-the-files.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"227\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spacify-where-you-want-to-save-the-files.png\" alt=\"spacify where you want to save the files\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spacify-where-you-want-to-save-the-files.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/spacify-where-you-want-to-save-the-files-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Click on <strong>Import Virtual Machine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/import-virtual-machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/import-virtual-machine.png\" alt=\"import virtual machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/import-virtual-machine.png 400w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/import-virtual-machine-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Click on <strong>Next<\/strong> and locate the folder that you export above.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/before-you-begin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/before-you-begin.png\" alt=\"before you begin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/before-you-begin.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/before-you-begin-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/locate-folder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/locate-folder.png\" alt=\"locate folder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/locate-folder.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/locate-folder-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Select a virtual machine and choose import type.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/select-virtual-machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/select-virtual-machine.png\" alt=\"select virtual machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/select-virtual-machine.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/select-virtual-machine-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-import-type.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"666\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-import-type.png\" alt=\"choose import type\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-import-type.png 880w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-import-type-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-import-type-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Choose a new or existing folder for virtual machine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-destination.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-destination.png\" alt=\"choose destination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-destination.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-destination-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Choose a folder to the imported virtual hard disk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-storage-folders.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-storage-folders.png\" alt=\"choose storage folders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-storage-folders.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/choose-storage-folders-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 8:<\/strong> Tap on <strong>Finish<\/strong> to complete the import wizard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/completing-import-wizard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/completing-import-wizard.png\" alt=\"completing import wizard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/completing-import-wizard.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/completing-import-wizard-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"option2\">Option 2: How to Clone a Virtual Machine by Copying the Virtual Hard Disk<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Right-click on the virtual machine that you want to clone and select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on <strong>Hard Drive<\/strong> in the left panel. Then you can see where the location of the virtual hard disk is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/view-hard-drive-location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"666\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/view-hard-drive-location.png\" alt=\"view hard drive location\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/view-hard-drive-location.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/view-hard-drive-location-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Locate to the folder of the virtual hard disk and right-click to copy it. Rename the cloned virtual hard disk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Click on <strong>Action<\/strong> &gt;<strong> New<\/strong> &gt;<strong> Virtual Machine<\/strong> from the menu bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/create-new-virtual-machine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/create-new-virtual-machine.png\" alt=\"create new virtual machine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/create-new-virtual-machine.png 492w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/create-new-virtual-machine-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Follow the <strong>New Virtual Machine Wizard<\/strong> to create a new one. In the <strong>Connect Virtual Hard Disk<\/strong>, select <strong>Use an existing virtual hard disk<\/strong>. Click on <strong>Browse<\/strong> to locate to the cloned virtual hard disk. Tap on <strong>Next<\/strong> to complete the wizard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/connect-virtual-hard-disk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/connect-virtual-hard-disk.png\" alt=\"connect virtual hard disk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/connect-virtual-hard-disk.png 700w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/connect-virtual-hard-disk-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clone a VM in hyper v, which can make a copy of an existing virtual machine without install&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[282,283,284],"class_list":["post-6159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer","tag-clone-a-vm-in-hyper-v","tag-how-to-clone-a-virtual-machine","tag-hyper-v-how-to-clone-a-virtual-machine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125339,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6159\/revisions\/125339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}