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Getting Started with Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode

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OrinThomas
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Nov 22, 2025

Windows Admin Center (WAC) Virtualization Mode is a new, preview experience for managing large Hyper-V virtualization fabrics—compute, networking, and storage—from a single, web-based console. It’s designed to scale from a handful of hosts up to thousands, centralizing configuration and day-to-day operations.

  Getting Started with Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode Windows Admin Center (WAC) Virtualization Mode is a new, preview experience for managing large Hyper-V virtualization fab...
Published Nov 22, 2025
Version 1.0
Hyper-V
windows server
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ExBCN
Copper Contributor
Jan 19, 2026

Hello,

It's great to hear about this WAC Virtualization mode. We've been testing it and we have a question.

It's also good to hear that we still develop traditional Hyper-V, as not all companies are looking at Azure Local, specially taking in mind the current geopolitics around the world.

Now focusing on our testing. No issues to add a cluster, but for an standalone hyper-v node, why we force the need to use a storage intent? This makes sense for a cluster, but for an standalone? We have an standalone with a Management intent and a Compute intent, but we can't add it because a Storage intent is needed?!?!? Is this a bug? or are we missing something?

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jacobd
Copper Contributor
Feb 22, 2026

I had the same thought, but someone on Reddit also mentioned it could be used for live migrations and CSV redirections (if that happens). So in that sense, kind of makes sense to have the two storage intents if that is correct. I wasn't originally thinking of it like that.