Hyper-V uses virtual switch, for your VM to communicate to each other, for your VM to communicate to the host and for your VM to be able to access your internet, if you need too.

Hyper-V has 3 categories on virtual switch, Internal, Private and External virtual switch. External virtual switch – is the virtual switch that connect to the physical network.Internal virtual switch – is use to connect all your VM to communicate to each other and to communicate to host.Private virtual switch – is used to connect all your VM to communicate to each other, but cannot communicate to the host.

For your VM to connect to the internet, you must create an external virtual switch.



In creating your virtual switch, you should know, which type of physical network your host has internet connectivity. Are you using wired connection or wireless connection?



To create external virtual switch: Open Hyper-V, then on the host PC, right-click and Select ‘Virtual Switch Manager’

On the Virtual Switch Manage Window…