shuffled around HV types

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7. [Microsoft Hyper-V Server](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019_) - Not to be confused with Windows Server. This is a Type 1 Hypervisor, and is just server core Hyper-V with no GUI. - Available for free if a Student of The Department of Computer Science and Technology.
8. [Microsoft Windows 10 Client Hyper-V](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/about/) - Hyper-V can be enabled in Windows 10 Pro and above. This is a Type 1 Hypervisor. - Available for free if a Student of The Department of Computer Science and Technology.
9. [VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)](https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi7) - Available for free, or full version - Available for free if a Student of The Department of Computer Science and Technology.
10.[KVM/QEmu](https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Main_Page) - KVM is built into the linux kernel, just like Hyper-V in Windows
There are many frontends for KVM, including but not limited to
1. [Gnome Boxes](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes)
2. [virt-manager](https://virt-manager.org/)
Type 2
1. [Oracle Virtualbox](https://www.virtualbox.org/) - A Free alternative to VMware Workstation for all platforms
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4. [VMware Player](https://www.vmware.com/uk/products/workstation-player.html) - Type 2 Hypervosor for Linux and Windows - Available for free if a Student of The Department of Computer Science and Technology.
5. [Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac](https://www.parallels.com/uk/products/desktop/) - Type 2 Hypervisor for Mac.
Muddy Ground
KVM for linux fits in a strange land where the KVM kernel module turns Linux kernel into a type 1 bare-metal hypervisor, while the overall system could be categorized to type 2 because the host OS is still fully functional and the other VM's are standard Linux processes from its perspective.
There are many frontends for KVM, including but not limited to
1. [Gnome Boxes](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes)
2. [virt-manager](https://virt-manager.org/)