HYPERVISOR MIGRATOR
Migrate VMware VMs to Microsoft Hyper-V — no Broadcom account, no SDK, no PowerCLI, no Windows Admin Center. Download one signed tool, run it on your host.
- Signed Windows application
- Unique license key
- Instant email delivery
- Free updates
- Runs on the Hyper-V host
- Email support
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Getting off VMware doesn't have to mean a weekend of manual disk conversions and blue-screens. KingWerx Hypervisor Migrator connects to your vCenter or a standalone ESXi host, inventories the VMs, and rebuilds them on Hyper-V — converting every disk, preparing the guest so it's ready to boot on Hyper-V, and wiring up the network the way that machine needs. No VMware PowerCLI to license or install, and your source VM is copied, not moved — it is never deleted or overwritten.
VMWARE → HYPER-V, END TO END
Point it at vCenter or a standalone ESXi host, pick the VMs, and it copies, converts, and re-creates them on your Hyper-V host — one machine or a whole batch.
NOTHING TO INSTALL — NO BROADCOM, NO SDK
No Broadcom account, no VMware VDDK, no PowerCLI, no Windows Admin Center. It talks to VMware through the bundled open-source govc client (Apache-2.0) — it's all in the one signed .exe.
EVERY DISK, NOT JUST THE BOOT DISK
Migrates all attached disks, converts VMDK → VHDX, and brings data volumes back online inside the guest automatically — no hunting through Disk Management afterward.
AUTOMATIC BOOT-PREP
Automatic boot-prep fixes the classic STOP 0x7B (Inaccessible Boot Device), and picks Gen 1/Gen 2 plus legacy vs. synthetic NIC to match the guest — even Windows XP / Server 2003.
NETWORKING CARRIED OVER
Detects routers and firewalls (pfSense, OPNsense, TrueNAS / BSD) and handles the virtual NIC's MAC so they don't come up with a dead interface after the move.
SOURCE QUARANTINE ON CUTOVER
Automatically quarantines the source VM after a successful migration — disconnects its network and disables autostart so you never end up running two of the same machine at once (duplicate IP / AD). On by default, fully reversible.
STATIC IPs COME ALONG
Fixed IP configuration carries across to the right adapters — Windows and Linux — matched by MAC address, not adapter name, so nothing comes up on the wrong network.
KEEPS ITS DOMAIN IDENTITY
A domain-joined machine stays domain-joined through the move — same computer account, same secure channel. No rejoin, no reset.
FAILOVER CLUSTER AWARE
Targeting a Hyper-V failover cluster? It's detected automatically — the tool lands the VM on a Cluster Shared Volume and registers it as a highly-available role, ready to live-migrate between nodes. You can also send each VM to a specific node, and the tool reports what each node has left before you commit. Standalone hosts are untouched.
PLACEMENT WITH THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF YOU
Send each VM to the node or drive you choose — or spread the batch evenly. Before you start, the tool reads each target and shows free RAM against the memory your batch assigns, plus free disk on the shared CSV or each local volume. A drive that can't hold what you've put on it is flagged, and a VM too large for the target stops the run rather than filling the volume mid-migration.
Microsoft's VM Conversion extension is free — but it makes you clear a pile of setup first. Same goal, very different day.
| KingWerx Migrator | Microsoft VM Conversion | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on standalone ESXi (no vCenter) | Yes | vCenter required |
| Broadcom account required | No | Yes (for VDDK) |
| VMware VDDK download | Not needed | Required |
| VMware PowerCLI | Not needed | Required |
| Windows Admin Center | Not needed | Required |
| To start — what you install | One signed .exe | WAC + VDDK + PowerCLI |
| Release status | Shipping & signed | Public preview |
Comparison reflects Microsoft's published setup requirements for the VM Conversion extension (Windows Admin Center, public preview), 2026. Independent product — not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft or Broadcom.
REQUIREMENTS
- Run on the destination Hyper-V host (elevated) — Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022 / 2025 with the Hyper-V role
- Network access to the VMware source (vCenter or ESXi), with credentials
- Free scratch space for conversion, plus room on the target volume for the finished VHDX disks
- No agent on the guest, and no VMware PowerCLI to install — the VMware client is bundled
SUPPORTED
- Source: VMware vSphere / ESXi 6.5–8.x — vCenter or a standalone host
- Windows guests: Server 2003 → 2025, and Windows XP → 11 (old builds get a legacy NIC automatically)
- Linux guests, and BSD-based appliances — pfSense, OPNsense, TrueNAS / FreeNAS
- Both BIOS (Gen 1) and UEFI (Gen 2) guests
HOW IT HANDLES THE SOURCE
- Reads the source and copies — it never deletes or overwrites your VMware VM
- Source is automatically quarantined after migration (reversible, on by default) — nothing is destroyed at cutover
- Live progress for every disk, and you can cancel mid-migration cleanly
- EULA shown on first launch
OPEN-SOURCE COMPONENTS
- Bundles qemu-img (QEMU, GPL v2) for disk conversion and govc (govmomi, Apache-2.0) for VMware access
- The application invokes
qemu-imgas a separate process (arm's length); the KingWerx application itself is proprietary - Complete corresponding source for the bundled qemu build: kingwerx.com/oss/qemu/
- Written offer (GPL v2 §3): full source available for 3 years on request — see kingwerx.com/oss/qemu/ or [email protected]
Published by KW Tech Solutions LLC · EULA shown on launch · signed Windows application
VMware, ESXi and vSphere are trademarks of Broadcom Inc.; Microsoft, Windows and Hyper-V are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. KingWerx Hypervisor Migrator is an independent product and is not affiliated with, authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by Broadcom/VMware or Microsoft.