If ever you find out that this mode was not what you wanted, it’s possible to undo the configuration on Kali’s side. Do what’s the most convenient for you, but if ever you’re using the Kali Live image, keep in mind that rebooting means losing all your changes: you’ll have to redo the configuration step on Kali’s side. If this test doesn’t succeed, you might need to reboot, either the Kali VM, either the Windows host. We can test to see if it’s been a success by starting the virtual machine again, and check if you can see the following screen when trying to use xrdp.

On the Windows host now: disconnect the Kali VM, open a PowerShell (with Administrator privileges) and issue the following command: > Set-VM '(YOUR VM NAME HERE)' -EnhancedSessionTransportType HVSocket You now need to change the transport type from VMBus to HVSocket.įirst, log out of the current Kali’s session: Changing the Setting of the Virtual Machine And that’s all there is to do on Kali’s side. In the menu, select Virtualization, then Configure the system for Hyper-V enhanced session mode. To configure Kali for Hyper-V Enhanced Session Mode, run kali-tweaks: :~$ kali-tweaks This article will help you to enable the Enhanced Session Mode, which improves latency and opens up the possibility of clipboard sharing and windows resizing. This is because Hyper-V can connect to Virtual Machines using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). However this is not the end of the story, and more can be done to improve the experience afterwards.

The Kali Linux Live image also comes with hyperv-daemons pre-installed since Kali Linux 2021.3. If it is, then automatically install any additional tools (in Hyper-V’s case, hyperv-daemons). This is why since Kali Linux 2019.3, during the setup process it should detect if Kali Linux is inside a VM. Installing “Guest VM Packages”, gives a better user experience with VMs in general.

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