Migrating VMs from VMware to Hyper-V
VM Conversion Tools and Migration Procedures
You’ve built the case, validated the hardware, configured the hosts, and connected the storage. Now comes the part everyone’s been waiting for (and dreading): actually moving the virtual machines.
VM migration from VMware to Hyper-V is not a single-click operation. Disk formats differ (VMDK vs. VHDX). Virtual hardware differs (VMware paravirtual drivers vs. Hyper-V synthetic drivers). Guest integration tools differ (VMware Tools vs. Hyper-V Integration Services). But the tooling has improved dramatically, and in 2026, you have more options than ever—including a free, Microsoft-supported tool that performs online migration with minimal downtime.