Virtual machines
Hyper-V privacy rating
Microsoft's type-1 hypervisor built into Windows Server and the Pro, Enterprise and Education editions of Windows. It runs guest operating systems in isolated virtual machines.
Summary
Hyper-V scores 10 out of 100 (grade F) on the virtual machines criteria. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 10 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Hyper-V runs as part of Windows, which sends required diagnostic data to Microsoft that can only be turned off on Enterprise, Education and Server editions.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Included with Windows, which has an advertising ID for personalized ads, and Microsoft uses product usage data for advertising.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Hyper-V has Common Criteria certifications against the virtualization protection profiles, with validation reports published, but no full security audit report is public.