If you are unable to transfer the files between your Virtual Machine and the host computer, then this post will help you solve the problem.

Brien walks you through one of Hyper-V's best features: its ability to copy a file directly from a host server to a virtual machine without leveraging the network stack.

Figure 3. The Guest Services allow you to copy files to the VM using the VMBus. If you want to copy a file to a virtual machine in this way, you will have to use PowerShell.

If you have multiple Linux machines on your network and are looking for ways to transfer files between them, here are five tried and true options - including my favorite, Samba.