Windows 8 coming with many new features. Windows 8 includes Hyper-V as a virtualization platform for users. Its disabled by default. They don’t have to

switch to Windows 8 Server in order to use Hyper-V client. Windows 8 Hyper-V client supports one feature which isn’t there in Window Server 2008 R2. Hyper-V only allows you to create a new virtual machine on 64-bit versions of Windows 8, but the client tools are available on both versions. You can easily enable both Hyper-V Core and Management Tools from Control Panel

1. Open Control Panel from your Windows 8 metro start screen
2. Now click More Settings to open Control Panel Category View
3. Now click on Program and Features option
4. In the Program and Features Windows, Click turn Windows features on or off in the left panel
5. This will open Windows Features
6. Now in the Windows Features, check the Hyper-V, Hyper-V Core, Hyper-V Management Tools and click OK
7. Windows 8 will start applying changes to features and then prompt you to restart systemAfter restart, you will see Hyper-V Virtual Machine Connection and Hyper-V Manager shortcut tiles on Metro Start Screen

You can now import Virtual Machine from external storage medium and create new ones