Use the following procedure to install the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host (RD Virtualization Host) role service.

Important

When you install the RD Virtualization Host role service, the Hyper-V role is also installed (if it is not already installed). Therefore, the computer on which you install the RD Virtualization Host role service must meet the hardware requirements for the Hyper-V role. For more information about Hyper-V hardware requirements, see Hardware Considerations. The installation of the RD Virtualization Host role service requires the computer to be restarted.

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, on the RD Virtualization Host server that you plan to configure, is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review details about using the appropriate accounts and group memberships at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83477.

To install the RD Virtualization Host role service

1. On the server on which you want to install the RD Virtualization Host role service, open Server Manager. To open Server Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

2. If the Remote Desktop Services role is not already installed:

   1. Under Roles Summary, click Add Roles.
      
      
   2. On the Before You Begin page of the Add Roles Wizard, click Next.
      
      
   3. On the Select Server Roles page, select the Remote Desktop Services check box.
      
      
   4. On the Remote Desktop Services page, click Next.
      
      
   5. On the Select Role Services page, select the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host check box.
      
      

   If the Remote Desktop Services role is already installed:

   1. Under Roles Summary, click Remote Desktop Services.
      
      
   2. Under Role Services, click Add Role Services.
      
      
   3. On the Select Role Services page, select the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host check box, and then click Next.
      
      

3. Review the information about adding the required role (Hyper-V), and then click Add Required Role Services.

4. Click Next.

5. On the Hyper-V page, click Next.

6. On the Create Virtual Networks page, click one or more network adapters if you want to make their network connection available to virtual machines, and then click Next.

7. On the Confirm Installation Selections page, verify that the RD Virtualization Host role service and the Hyper-V role will be installed, and then click Install.

8. On the Installation Progress page, installation progress is noted.

9. On the Installation Results page, you are prompted to restart the server to finish the installation process. Click Close, and then click Yes to restart the server.

10. If you are prompted that other programs are still running, do either of the following:

    • To close the programs manually and restart the server later, click Cancel.
      
      
    • To automatically close the programs and restart the server, click Force restart, and then click Yes.
      
      

11. After the server restarts and you log on to the computer with the same user account, the remaining steps of the installation finish. When the Installation Results page appears, confirm that installation of the RD Virtualization Host role service and the Hyper-V role succeeded, and then click Close.

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