So here we’ll use the ISO image of PCUnlocker to boot a Gen2 VM and then perform the password resetting. However, Hyper-V Gen2 VM doesn’t provide a way to boot from a USB drive, and the virtual DVD drive only supports ISO image file. PCUnlocker can run from a UEFI bootable CD or USB flash drive. How to Reset Windows Server 2012 Password for Hyper-V Generation 2 Virtual Machine? In this tutorial we’ll walk you through the process of using PCUnlocker to reset lost Windows Server 2012 password for Hyper-V Generation 2 virtual machine. EFI SCSI Device.” PCUnlocker is the only software that can support UEFI BIOS and works flawlessly with Hyper-V Generation 2 VM. When booting Generation 2 VM you may get the error “Boot Failed. There are many Windows password recovery tools available on the net but most of them don’t support UEFI booting.
The former is the same VM type that we have today, whereas Generation 2 VM uses UEFI firmware instead of BIOS and it is only supported by Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 as the guest OS. Starting with Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V provides the options to create a Generation 1 or Generation 2 VM. Forgot Windows Server 2012 password for your Hyper-V Generation 2 VM? How to reset Hyper-V password without reinstalling your virtual machine?
