--- title: Your PC already has a better hypervisor than VirtualBox,... description: Windows includes a built-in Type-1 hypervisor called Hyper-V that outperforms VirtualBox in several key areas, yet most users overlook it in favor of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/your-pc-already-has-a-better-hypervisor-than-virtualbox-and-it-s-been-there-the-whole-time-oaqvbvxg9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Your PC already has a better hypervisor than VirtualBox, and it's been there the whole time | daily.dev og:description: Windows includes a built-in Type-1 hypervisor called Hyper-V that outperforms VirtualBox in several key areas, yet most users overlook it in favor of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/your-pc-already-has-a-better-hypervisor-than-virtualbox-and-it-s-been-there-the-whole-time-oaqvbvxg9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oaQVBVXG9.png og:image:alt: Your PC already has a better hypervisor than VirtualBox, and it's been there the whole time og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Your PC already has a better hypervisor than VirtualBox, and it's been there the whole time **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Windows includes a built-in Type-1 hypervisor called Hyper-V that outperforms VirtualBox in several key areas, yet most users overlook it in favor of third-party tools. Hyper-V offers better resource management through dynamic memory allocation, superior disk I/O performance due to its Type-1 architecture, and enterprise-grade features useful for learning server management. Its main drawback is being restricted to Windows Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions — though a community script exists to enable it on Windows 11 Home. While VirtualBox has a more polished UI and better USB pass-through, Hyper-V avoids the need for Guest Additions and handles memory more intelligently. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is Hyper-V better than VirtualBox for running virtual machines on Windows? Hyper-V generally offers better performance than VirtualBox because it is a type-1 hypervisor, giving it faster disk I/O and more efficient system resource management. It supports dynamic memory allocation out of the box, letting a VM's memory grow or shrink with demand, whereas VirtualBox reserves a fixed memory portion that cannot adjust on the fly. VirtualBox still has the edge in USB passthrough support. _Weighing Hyper-V against VirtualBox for a home lab is easier with daily.dev's developer community insights._ ### Can I use Hyper-V on Windows 11 Home edition? Hyper-V is officially limited to Windows 11 Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions, excluding Home edition users by default. A publicly available batch script can enable Hyper-V on Windows 11 Home, though it may produce some errors during the process and takes roughly 30 minutes to complete, requiring a restart afterward to use the feature. _Developers hitting Windows licensing limits on virtualization tools can find workaround discussions on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I run Hyper-V instead of VirtualBox on Windows 11, and it's faster and free](https://daily.dev/posts/i-run-hyper-v-instead-of-virtualbox-on-windows-11-and-it-s-faster-and-free-lvlpcxvtt) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Latest VirtualBox Code Begins Supporting KVM Backend](https://daily.dev/posts/latest-virtualbox-code-begins-supporting-kvm-backend-mjgfnby5m) · Phoronix · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Windows 11 on Proxmox can replace your daily driver, if you know which settings to tweak](https://daily.dev/posts/windows-11-on-proxmox-can-replace-your-daily-driver-if-you-know-which-settings-to-tweak-4g8ttkkit) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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