Create Ubuntu 24.04.2 VM in Hyper-V, with "Enhanced Session" RDP support (Windows 11, xrdp, development)

To setup an Ubuntu 24.04.2 development Hyper-V VM, with built-in "Enhanced Session" + Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) support (until it's available in Hyper-V's "Quck Create"): Create Hyper-V VM Configure VM for "Enhanced Session", allow nested virtualisation Start VM, install Ubuntu XRDP Setup Optional, but really useful setup Fix Xrdp slow performance Connect to VM Create Hyper-V VM Create VM ("New" > "Virtual Machine"): # Specify Name and Location Name: Ubuntu 24.04 [Next] # Specify Generation Generation: 2 [Next] # Assign Memory Startup memory: 4096 [Next] # Configure Networking Connection: Default Switch [Next] # Connect Virtual Hard Disk Create a virtual hard disk: Name: Ubuntu 24.04.vhdx Size: 256GB [Next] # Installation Options Install an operating system from a from bootable CD/DVD-ROM: Image file: ubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso [Finish] DO NOT START VM YET Configure VM (Right-click "Ubuntu 24.04" > "Settings..."): # Change boot order (boot from HDD before Network) Firmware DVD Drive HDD Network # Necessary to boot Ubuntu Security Enable Secure Boot Template: Microsoft UEFI Certificate Authority # Optional Integration Services (Check all) # Optional Checkpoints (Uncheck) Use automatic checkpoints # Optional Automatic Stop Action Shut down the guest operating system [OK] DO NOT START VM YET Configure VM for "Enhanced Session", allow nested virtualisation From admin PowerShell (Right-click "Windows PowerShell" > "Run as administrator..."): # Connect with Enhanced Session Set-VM -VMName 'Ubuntu 24.04' -EnhancedSessionTransportType HvSocket # Allow nested virtualisation (optional) Set-VMProcessor -VMName 'Ubuntu 24.04' -ExposeVirtualizationExtensions $true # Verify - expect 'True' (Get-VMProcessor -VMName 'Ubuntu 24.04').ExposeVirtualizationExtensions Start VM, install Ubuntu Start VM, install with default options, using the latest installer (Update installer if promoted). Note: ❗ Make sure Require my password to log in is checked (this is needed for xrdp) Example Default installation options: Interactive installation Default selection Erase disk and install Ubuntu Restart - Hard-reset VM if you get error: SQUASHFS error: Failed to read block XRDP Setup Install Xrdp + apply Ubuntu 24.04 specific fixes:

Mar 7, 2025 - 08:53

Create Ubuntu 24.04.2 VM in Hyper-V, with "Enhanced Session" RDP support (Windows 11, xrdp, development)

To setup an Ubuntu 24.04.2 development Hyper-V VM, with built-in "Enhanced Session" + Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) support (until it's available in Hyper-V's "Quck Create"):

Create Hyper-V VM
Configure VM for "Enhanced Session", allow nested virtualisation
Start VM, install Ubuntu
XRDP Setup
Optional, but really useful setup
Fix Xrdp slow performance
Connect to VM

Create Hyper-V VM

Create VM ("New" > "Virtual Machine"):

# Specify Name and Location
Name: Ubuntu 24.04
[Next]

# Specify Generation
Generation: 2
[Next]

# Assign Memory
Startup memory: 4096
[Next]

# Configure Networking
Connection: Default Switch
[Next]

# Connect Virtual Hard Disk
Create a virtual hard disk:
  Name: Ubuntu 24.04.vhdx
  Size: 256GB
[Next]

# Installation Options
Install an operating system from a from bootable CD/DVD-ROM:
  Image file: ubuntu-24.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso

[Finish]

DO NOT START VM YET

Configure VM (Right-click "Ubuntu 24.04" > "Settings..."):

# Change boot order (boot from HDD before Network)
Firmware
  DVD Drive
  HDD
  Network

# Necessary to boot Ubuntu
Security
  Enable Secure Boot
  Template: Microsoft UEFI Certificate Authority

# Optional
Integration Services
  (Check all)

# Optional
Checkpoints
  (Uncheck) Use automatic checkpoints

# Optional
Automatic Stop Action
  Shut down the guest operating system

[OK]

DO NOT START VM YET

Configure VM for "Enhanced Session", allow nested virtualisation

From admin PowerShell (Right-click "Windows PowerShell" > "Run as administrator..."):

# Connect with Enhanced Session
Set-VM -VMName 'Ubuntu 24.04' -EnhancedSessionTransportType HvSocket

# Allow nested virtualisation (optional)
Set-VMProcessor -VMName 'Ubuntu 24.04' -ExposeVirtualizationExtensions $true
# Verify - expect 'True'
(Get-VMProcessor -VMName 'Ubuntu 24.04').ExposeVirtualizationExtensions

Start VM, install Ubuntu

Start VM, install with default options, using the latest installer (Update installer if promoted).
Note:
1. ❗ Make sure Require my password to log in is checked (this is needed for xrdp)
2. Example Default installation options:
```
  Interactive installation
  Default selection
  Erase disk and install Ubuntu
```
Restart - Hard-reset VM if you get error: SQUASHFS error: Failed to read block

XRDP Setup

Install Xrdp + apply Ubuntu 24.04 specific fixes: