A home lab enthusiast explains why they switched from VirtualBox to Hyper-V on Windows 11. Hyper-V is a type-1 hypervisor with direct hardware access, making VMs noticeably more responsive than VirtualBox's type-2 approach. Additional benefits include Windows Server integration and nested virtualization support. The main drawback is USB passthrough being more complex than VirtualBox's simple toggles. A bonus tip shows how to enable Hyper-V on Windows 11 Home (which lacks it by default) using a batch script workaround.
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Hyper-V is miles ahead of VirtualBox when it comes to performanceHyper-V also includes extra features under the hoodSort: