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Launch Child VMs in Virtual Lab

This document will walk you through how to launch the child VMs using HyperV Manager in the Virtual Lab.
  1. When you launch the Virtual Lab, make sure you wait for the machine information to display in the top right corner. This should indicate that your virtual machine is fully ready.
    Image of User and Machine credentials on VM screen
  2. Next, launch the Hyper-V Manager from the start menu or the icon on the desktop.
    Image of Start menu with Hyper-V Manager app circled
  3. You may need to click on the subheading with your username to get the child VMs to display.
    Image of Hyper-V Manager screen displaying list of child VMs
  4. To start a child VM, right click it and choose "Start."
    Start Child VM

  1. You will be able to see that the VM is running.
    Running VM

  1. To turn off the VM, right click it and select "Turn Off."
    Turn Off VM

Keywords:
Virtual, Lab, Vlab, child, vm, vmware, machine, launch, kali, kalilinux, linux, meta, metasploit, metasploitable, windows, windows10, pfsense, pf, deploy 
Doc ID:
116188
Owned by:
Christy S. in Wisconsin Online Collaboratives
Created:
2022-01-19
Updated:
2025-12-02
Sites:
Wisconsin Online Collaboratives