In internal pilot use · lab-tested lifecycle

Governor VM Control

A Windows desktop control board for the virtual machines, subsystems and emulators an operator works with every day, with a guided, AI-assisted flow for adding a new VM.

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Overview

One board, no context switching

An operator's day runs across several kinds of target: virtual machines on a Hyper-V host, Linux distributions under WSL, VirtualBox machines on another Windows host somewhere on the network, and Android emulators for mobile testing. Each normally has its own tool. Governor VM Control puts them on one Windows desktop board with the same controls, so the operator stops switching between consoles.

The board is in internal pilot use. Its lifecycle controls have been exercised in real Hyper-V and VirtualBox tests, it has run a 2-hour soak test, and it installs cleanly on a fresh Windows 11 machine; all three are lab results.

Windows desktop board

Installed on the operator's workstation; local and remote targets on the same screen.

Four kinds of target

Hyper-V virtual machines, WSL, VirtualBox on remote Windows hosts over SSH, Android emulators.

AI-assisted guided flow

Adding a new VM is a guided, step-by-step flow assisted by AI.

What it controls

VMs, subsystems and emulators

The targets an operator handles every day sit on the same board with the same controls.

Hyper-V

Inventory of the host's virtual machines with start, stop, restart, pause, save and console access from one board.

Full lifecycleInventory to console
Start, stop, restart, pause, save, consoleActions

WSL

The Windows Subsystem for Linux distributions on the machine, managed alongside the virtual machines.

Same boardNo context switch

VirtualBox on remote hosts

VirtualBox virtual machines on remote Windows hosts, controlled over SSH.

Over SSHRemote Windows hosts

Android emulators

Android emulators sit next to the VMs, so a mobile test target is handled with the same controls.

AndroidEmulator support
TargetWhere it runsHow the board reaches itWhat the board does
Hyper-V virtual machinesThe local Windows hostDirectlyInventory, start, stop, restart, pause, save, console
WSL distributionsThe local Windows hostDirectlyManaged alongside the virtual machines
VirtualBox virtual machinesRemote Windows hostsOver SSHLifecycle control from the same board
Android emulatorsThe local Windows hostDirectlySame controls as the VMs
Guided "add a VM"

A new virtual machine, step by step

An AI-assisted guided flow walks the operator through adding a virtual machine, step by step.

Guided

The flow takes the operator through adding a virtual machine one step at a time.

AI-assisted

The assistant helps the operator through the steps; the operator stays in control of the result.

Verified in the lab

Results from controlled tests of the current internal release

Lab results, labelled as such.

Lifecycle
Real Hyper-V and VirtualBox lifecycle tests passed
Lab result
2-hour
Soak test
Lab result
Clean install
On a fresh Windows 11 machine
Lab result
At a glance

Governor VM Control at a glance

Type
Windows desktop control board.
Hyper-V
Inventory, start, stop, restart, pause, save and console.
WSL
Windows Subsystem for Linux distributions, managed alongside the VMs.
VirtualBox
On remote Windows hosts, over SSH.
Emulators
Android emulators, with the same controls.
Guided flow
AI-assisted "add a VM" flow, step by step.
Verified so far
Real Hyper-V and VirtualBox lifecycle tests, a 2-hour soak test, and a clean install on a fresh Windows 11 machine (lab results).
Status
In internal pilot use; current internal release.

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