Windows 8 (How to Install hyper -v)

Hi Team,
I have installed Windows 8 and trying to install hyper -v but when when i am checking in control Panel /Program and feature/Turn windows feature on or off , i am unable to find hyper -v option in it.
i believe it is not installed when i had installed windows 8, request you please guide me now how can i install it now.
Please drop me a mail: [email protected] or reply to this question. Asap
Thanks
Atul Srivastava

Hi Atul Srivastava,
For this issue,Denis Cooper is right.
The following prerequisites are required to successfully run Client Hyper-V on Windows 8.1:
Windows 8 Pro or Enterprise 64 bit Operating System
64 bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
4GB system RAM at minimum
BIOS-level Hardware Virtualization support
You can refer to the article below:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2013/11/05/step-by-step-enabling-hyper-v-for-use-on-windows-8-1.aspx
Regards,
Kelvin Xu
TechNet Community Support

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