How to turn on or off. HyperV enhanced session mode in Windows 10 From redirecting local devices and files to enhancing your display and input capabilities. Enhanced session mode can truly transform how you work with virtual environments. In this video, we'll break down exactly what this mode is and how to turn it on or off with just a few clicks. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this. What is enhanced session mode? Enhanced session mode takes Hyper V to the next level by making virtual machines feel more connected and easier to use. With this feature, your VM can access things like USB drives, printers, audio devices, and your clipboard directly from the host computer. How to enable enhanced session mode? To enable enhanced session mode and HyperV, follow these simple steps. Press Windows plus X and choose HyperV manager or search for it in the start menu. Turn on enhanced session mode for the host. To do this HyperV manager, click your computer's name. On the left on the right, choose HyperV settings under server, click enhance session mode policy. Then check allow enhanced session mode. Click okay. Next, enable it for a specific virtual machine. Right? Click the vm. You want to update and choose settings. Go to integration services under management and make sure enhance session mode is checked. Click okay. Lastly, start and connect to the virtual machine. Right? Click the vm, select start. Then right click again and choose connect. If enhanced session mode is available, you'll see the option to connect using it, just click okay and you're in. Another method is through PowerShell Press Windows plus X and select Windows PowerShell admin or search for PowerShell in the start menu. Right? Click it and choose. Run as administrator. Run the command To verify run. It should return a true value if enabled. How to disable enhance session mode. Now here's how you can disable this feature. Open HyperV manager next to disable the mode on the host machine in HyperV Manager. Click your computer's name on the left on the right click HyperV settings under server. Choose enhanced session mode policy. Then uncheck. Allow enhanced session mode to turn it off for all virtual machines. Click okay to save. The second method also uses PowerShell. Open an elevated PowerShell. Next, run this to disable the mode on the host to verify run if disabled. It should return false depending on your needs. It's important to decide when to turn. Enhanced session mode, on or off following best practices, helps you use it effectively while keeping your virtual setup secure and running smoothly. For more information, check out our official blog post on how to turn on or off. HyperV enhanced session mode linked in the description below.