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# Microsoft Hyper-V dashboard

Configure the Microsoft Hyper-V dashboard entry in Remote Desktop Manager to create, edit, and manage Hyper-V virtual machines directly.

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

On top of displaying useful information, Microsoft Hyper-V dashboard entries allow users to 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.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="200"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>SETTINGS</strong></td><td><strong>DESCRIPTION</strong></td></tr><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>Where the host of the entry comes from. Select a host mode from the list. When it is set to anything other than <em><strong>Host configured</strong></em>, the <em><strong>Host</strong></em> field of the <em><strong>General</strong></em> tab is unavailable.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Credentials</strong></td><td>How the credentials of the entry are provided. Select a credential mode from the list. When it is set to anything other than <em><strong>Username and password</strong></em>, the <em><strong>Username</strong></em>, <em><strong>Domain</strong></em>, and <em><strong>Password</strong></em> fields of the <em><strong>General</strong></em> tab are unavailable.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### General

<table><thead><tr><th width="220">SETTINGS</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).</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connection type</strong></td><td><p>Select what the entry connects to:</p><ul><li><strong>Console</strong> — Uses the <em><strong>Username</strong></em>, <em><strong>Domain</strong></em>, and <em><strong>Password</strong></em> entered below.</li><li><strong>By name</strong> — Connects to the virtual machine named in <em><strong>Virtual machine name</strong></em>.</li><li><strong>By ID (GUID)</strong> — Connects to the virtual machine identified in <em><strong>Virtual machine ID</strong></em>.</li></ul><p><em><strong>By name</strong></em> and <em><strong>By ID (GUID)</strong></em> are not supported on macOS.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hyper-V version</strong></td><td><p>Select the Hyper-V version:</p><ul><li><strong>Default</strong></li><li><strong>v1</strong></li><li><strong>v2</strong></li></ul><p>Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>Console</strong></em>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Username</strong></td><td>Enter the username for the host. Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>Console</strong></em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Domain</strong></td><td>Enter the domain for the host. Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>Console</strong></em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Password</strong></td><td>Enter the password for the host. Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>Console</strong></em>. This field is unavailable when the <em><strong>Disable password saving in vaults</strong></em> system setting is enabled.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Use SSL</strong></td><td>Use SSL to connect to the host. Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>Console</strong></em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual machine name</strong></td><td>The name of the virtual machine to connect to. Visible and required when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>By name</strong></em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual machine ID</strong></td><td>The ID (GUID) of the virtual machine to connect to. Visible and required when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>By ID (GUID)</strong></em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Instance count</strong></td><td>The number of instances, from 1 to 100. Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>By ID (GUID)</strong></em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Template</strong></td><td>The template saved with the entry. Click the browse button to select it from the entry templates. Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>By ID (GUID)</strong></em>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create a new Hyper-V RDP session</strong></td><td>Create a new RDP entry of the Hyper-V type, using the <em><strong>Host</strong></em> and the <em><strong>Virtual machine ID</strong></em> of this entry. Visible when <em><strong>Connection type</strong></em> is set to <em><strong>By ID (GUID)</strong></em>.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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