Hypervisor Specifications
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Hypervisor Top-Level Functional Specification
The Hyper-V Hypervisor Top-Level Functional Specification (TLFS) describes the hypervisor's externally visible behavior to other operating system components. This specification is meant to be useful for guest operating system developers.
This specification is provided under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise. Read the following for further details about the Microsoft Open Specification Promise.
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| Release | Document |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2016 (Revision B) | Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification v5.0b.pdf |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 (Revision B) | Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification v4.0b.pdf |
| Windows Server 2012 | Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification v3.0.pdf |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification v2.0.pdf |
Requirements for Implementing the Microsoft Hypervisor Interface
Windows operating systems require a limited set of hypervisor interfaces to run in a guest virtual machine (also known as the "HV#1" interface). In addition, several optional features can be implemented by a Microsoft-compatible hypervisor. These options will change the behavior of Windows in a virtual machine. "Requirements for Implementing the Microsoft Hypervisor Interface" describes both the required and optional features that are implemented by a Microsoft-compatible hypervisor.
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Requirements for Implementing the Microsoft Hypervisor Interface.pdf