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Char_Cheesman
Updated Dec 27, 2024
Steven Ekren
Mar 26, 2024Former Employee
Hi Kirill. 
Gen2 VMs will be selected by default for SCVMM, Windows Admin Center, and Hyper-V manager when creating a VM. This is because there are many advantages, including the following. Powershell and WMI default has not changed, so scripts that assume Gen1 will not be effected.
- Secure Boot and other security enhancements
- Larger boot device support
- More efficient keyboard/mouse/video, not emulated 
We suggest only using Gen1 if the OS in the guest doesn't support Gen2
- Can't boot using UEFI
- OS that requires legacy emulation
Should I create a generation 1 or 2 virtual machine in Hyper-V? | Microsoft Learn
exchange12rocks
Mar 26, 2024Iron Contributor
Yeah, well, I don't need any of these enhancements 🤷:male_sign: