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title: 19.04 ‘Disco Dingo’ now available as optimised desktop image for Hyper-V
description: 'Running Ubuntu as a virtual machine continues to be a popular way to
  use the desktop. Back in September 2018 we announced the availability of optimised
  18.04 LTS desktop images for Microsoft’s Hyper-V gallery bring a host of benefits
  including: Improved clipboard integration Dynamic desktop resizing Shared folders
  for easy host/guest file […]'
url: https://canonical.com/blog/19-04-disco-dingo-now-available-as-optimised-desktop-image-for-hyper-v
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[Will Cooke](https://canonical.com/blog/author/willcooke "More about Will Cooke")

7 May 2019

# 19.04 ‘Disco Dingo’ now available as optimised desktop image for Hyper-V

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Running Ubuntu as a virtual machine continues to be a popular way to use the desktop.

Back in September 2018 we [announced](https://admin.insights.ubuntu.com/2018/09/17/optimised-ubuntu-desktop-images-available-in-microsoft-hyper-v-gallery/) the availability of optimised 18.04 LTS desktop images for Microsoft’s Hyper-V gallery bring a host of benefits including:

* Improved clipboard integration
* Dynamic desktop resizing
* Shared folders for easy host/guest file transfer
* Improved mouse experience, seamlessly moving between the host and guest desktops

Today we’re very happy to announce that a new 19.04 image joins the LTS version. This will help make life a bit easier for people working with Ubuntu desktop on Windows.

To build a virtual machine using the new image open the Hyper V Manager, click on Quick Create and choose the Ubuntu 19.04 option.

Our plan at this point is to provide the latest LTS and the most recent non-LTS release. That way you can choose between the known quantity of the LTS or the freshest release.

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