Changes

The Hyper-V Manager provides the ability to make changes to a number of configuration settings relating to the overall Hyper-V system (as opposed to a specific virtual machine). These settings are accessed, not surprisingly, by clicking on the ''Hyper-V Settings...'' link in the right hand ''Actions'' panel. the The configuration options and corresponding descriptions are outlined in the following table:

When running a guest opearing operating system without the virtual machine drivers Hyper-V Integration Services package installed, clicking in the Virtual machine Connection window causes the mouse pointer focus to be locked into that window. The only way to release the mouse focus so that it can be used on the host desktop is to press the mouse key release sequence which defaults to ''Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow''. This default may be changed by selecting an alternate key sequence from the drop down menu.

When a user logs into a system they will do so using login credentials (typically a username and a password). Once logged in, the user may then use the Virtual Machine Connection tool to access the desktop environments of virtual machines. This configuration option instructs Hyper-V to use the same credentials used to gain access to the local system to also gain access to the guest running the virtual machine. If smart cards are used to gain access , this option must be switched off and credentials entered manually when logging to a guest operating system.