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"Unsupported configuration" warning when you run a Windows 8-based or Windows Server 2012-based virtual machine in Windows Server 2008 R2

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You install the Hyper-V role on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • You run a Windows 8-based or Windows Server 2012-based virtual machine on the computer.
In this scenario, the following Warning event is logged in the Hyper-V-Worker or Hyper-V-Integration log:For example, the following Warning event is logged in the Hyper-V-Worker log:

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Resolution

This is a known issue that occurs when a virtual machine that is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 is hosted in Windows Server 2008 R2. You can safely ignore the warning message. 

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More Information

For more information about an update that enables Windows 8-based or Windows Server 2012-based virtual machines in Windows Server 2008 R2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2526776

An update that enables Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 to be hosted in a Hyper-V virtual machine on Windows Server 2008 R2

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Keywords: kbprb, kbexpertiseinter, kbsurveynew, kb, misc_migrate_32718

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Article Info
Article ID : 2737297
Revision : 2
Created on : 4/13/2018
Published on : 4/13/2018
Exists online : False
Views : 217