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# Microsoft Hyper-V dashboard

The present article details the settings and options available in a Microsoft Hyper-V dashboard entry in Remote Desktop Manager.

### Usage

On top of displaying useful informations, Microsoft Hyper-V dashboard entries allow users create, edit or otherwise interact with Hyper-V virtual machines directly within Remote Desktop Manager. Right-clicking anywhere in the dashboard's content area brings up all the available options for the VMs it contains.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW4191_2024_3.png)

### Configuration

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW4188_2024_3.png)

#### General

<table><thead><tr><th width="161.199951171875">SETTING</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name</strong></td><td>Enter a name for the Microsoft Hyper-V dashboard entry within Remote Desktop Manager.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Folder</strong></td><td>Choose a folder in which to create the entry.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Host</strong></td><td><p>Determine which host to connect to between:</p><ul><li>Host configured</li><li>Linked (vault)</li><li>Inherited</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Credentials</strong></td><td><p>Choose credentials to use for authentication between:</p><ul><li>Username and password</li><li>Linked (vault)</li><li>Inherited</li><li>My personal credentials</li><li>None</li><li>Privileged account</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### General tab

<table><thead><tr><th width="145.20001220703125">SETTING</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Host</strong></td><td>Manually enter a host or choose one from the <em><strong>Computer list</strong></em> (ellipsis button).The second dropdown menu allows users to choose whether to open to VMs' Console</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Version</strong></td><td>Choose between Hyper-V generation 1 or 2.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Username</strong></td><td>Enter the username for the host.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Domain</strong></td><td>Enter the domain for the host.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Password</strong></td><td>Enter the password for the host.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Advanced tab

<table><thead><tr><th width="226.79998779296875">SETTING</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>VM processor usage</strong></td><td>Adds a column in the dashboard showing VM processor usage.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>VM memory demand</strong></td><td>Adds a column in the dashboard showing VM memory demand.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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