Topics Map > Master's Degrees > IT Management
Topics Map > Master's Degrees > Cybersecurity

Saving a Checkpoint in HyperV child VMs in the Virtual Lab

This document will walk you through saving checkpoints in virtual machines in the Virtual Lab Hyper-V environment.
  1. To save a checkpoint, right-click the VM for which you would like to save a checkpoint, and click "Checkpoint."

    Hyper-V Manager screenshot showing the context menu for the Windows 10 virtual machine. The "Checkpoint" option is highlighted and circled in red.

  2. After it completes, you'll see your new checkpoint (along with any other checkpoints you've created.

    Hyper-V Manager interface showing two running virtual machines: "pfsense" and "Windows 10." Under the "Checkpoints" section for Windows 10, two checkpoints labeled "Checkpoint 0.0" and "Checkpoint 0.1" are listed with timestamps. Red arrows point to both checkpoints.
  3. Right-click the checkpoint you'd like to revert to and click "Apply."

    Hyper-V Manager screenshot showing the context menu for "Checkpoint 0.1" under the Windows 10 virtual machine. The "Apply…" option is highlighted and circled in red.
  4. Click "Apply" from the new window that pops up. Your VM will revert to that checkpoint.

    Dialog box titled "Apply Checkpoint" with a warning icon and message stating that applying the selected checkpoint will discard the current virtual machine state. Three buttons are shown: "Create Checkpoint and Apply," "Apply" (circled in red), and "Cancel." A checkbox labeled "Please don't ask me again" is also present.

Keywords:
HyperV, snapshot, checkpoint, Virtual, Lab, Vmware, CYB, ITM 
Doc ID:
107576
Owned by:
Christy S. in Wisconsin Online Collaboratives
Created:
2020-12-03
Updated:
2026-01-13
Sites:
Wisconsin Online Collaboratives