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Hyper-V did not find virtual machines to import from location

When installing Virtualization Manger on Microsoft Hyper -V server, you are prompted with an error "Hyper-V did not find virtual machines to import from location".

First published date

10/10/2018 6:42 PM

Last published date

10/10/2018 6:56 PM

Overview

When installing Virtualization Manager on Microsoft Hyper -V server, you are prompted with an error Hyper-V did not find virtual machines to import from location, when you proceed with the following steps:

  1. Extract the contents of the Hyper-V .zip file.
  2. Launch the Hyper-V Manager.
  3. Connect to the appropriate Hyper-V server.
  4. In the Action menu, select Import Virtual Machine.
  5. Error prompt: Hyper-V did not find virtual machines to import from location...

Product section

Virtualization Manager

Resolution

  1. Log in as a local administrator.
  2. On the Hyper-V Manager, recreate a new virtual machine.
  3. Retry the steps to import the virtual machine.