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# VM Creation Options

Constants that describe the creation options for a virtual machine.

## Topics

### Behavior

[`HV_VM_DEFAULT`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VM_DEFAULT)

The default VM creation behavior.

[`HV_VM_SPECIFY_MITIGATIONS`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VM_SPECIFY_MITIGATIONS)

[`HV_VM_MITIGATION_A_ENABLE`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VM_MITIGATION_A_ENABLE)

[`HV_VM_MITIGATION_B_ENABLE`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VM_MITIGATION_B_ENABLE)

[`HV_VM_MITIGATION_C_ENABLE`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VM_MITIGATION_C_ENABLE)

[`HV_VM_MITIGATION_D_ENABLE`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VM_MITIGATION_D_ENABLE)

[`HV_VM_MITIGATION_E_ENABLE`](/documentation/Hypervisor/HV_VM_MITIGATION_E_ENABLE)


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