# MicrosoftDocs/Virtualization-Documentation

Place to store our documentation, code samples, etc for public consumption.

Repository: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Virtualization-Documentation
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/virtualization-documentation
Homepage: http://docs.microsoft.com/virtualization/
Language: PowerShell
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-07T23:02:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4055, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1922, forks 1505 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:55.261435+00:00)

## What it is
Microsoft's open-source documentation repository for Hyper-V virtualization and Windows containers, published to Microsoft Learn. It contains docs, code samples, demo scripts, and automation tools for working with VMs and containers on Windows.

## Use cases
- learn how to install and use Hyper-V on Windows
- find PowerShell scripts to automate Hyper-V management
- get started with Windows containers
- contribute improvements to Microsoft virtualization docs
- find Hyper-V API and architecture references
- set up virtual machines on Windows Server

## When to choose
- you need official, up-to-date guidance on Hyper-V or Windows containers
- you want sample scripts and walkthroughs for automating virtualization on Windows
- you want to contribute to or propose Microsoft virtualization documentation

## When to avoid
- you need virtualization docs for Linux KVM, VMware, or VirtualBox
- you want runnable production software rather than documentation and samples
- you need vendor-neutral container orchestration guidance like Kubernetes internals

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: documentation, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: hyper-v, virtualization, windows-containers, microsoft-learn, powershell-samples, docs-repo, devops, containers

## Member repositories
- MicrosoftDocs/Virtualization-Documentation (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.261435+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:09:39.808059+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Virtualization-Documentation (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:55.261435+00:00, sha 26581e98c28f)
  - homepage: http://docs.microsoft.com/virtualization/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:04.707620+00:00, sha 96f721f6786a)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:04.718737+00:00, sha e322bd35e1f6)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:04.722774+00:00, sha 92466ecbf1a0)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/get-started/install-the-hyper-v-role-on-windows-server (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:04.724662+00:00, sha 17c32c3dfe59)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-explorer-microsoft-edge (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:04.716732+00:00, sha c363b2f43d4b)
  - site_page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/quick-start/enable-hyper-v (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:04.720885+00:00, sha 17c32c3dfe59)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.