Re: Windows Server 2016 Essentials only using 2 logical cores (out of 24) instead of 2 physical cores (out of 12)

Hi,

Logical cores = Sockets * core

If you use HT then: Logical cores *2 (that's not absolutely true)

So, which settings are you applying to the VM?

1 Socket and 2 Cores or 1 Core and 2 sockets?

And then, you only can use logical cores in a VM, so there is no option to use the "real cores" unless you disable HT.