# Hyper-V backup on server2016

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/hyper-v-backup-on-server2016/758
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 21, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/hyper-v-backup-on-server2016/758 "2017-09-21T21:59:18Z")
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### Author: ![kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/kenkendk/32/5305_2.png) [@kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kenkendk)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/hyper-v-backup-on-server2016/758/2 "2017-09-25T20:49:40Z")

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Hyper-V is detected through WMI queries.  
You can perhaps see some information messages in the Duplicati log as to why it does not work.

Also, it requires AlphaVSS to do some of the queries, so maybe you need to install [Visual C++ 2015 redist](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52685) (and it _must_ be 2015 version).

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