diff --git a/pkg/machine/hyperv/hutil.go b/pkg/machine/hyperv/hutil.go
index 65c6d73c830..72cf15dc71e 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/hyperv/hutil.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/hyperv/hutil.go
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ package hyperv
 import (
 	"errors"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/windows"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/windows"
+	syswindows "golang.org/x/sys/windows"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func HasHyperVAdminRights() bool {
-	sid, err := windows.CreateWellKnownSid(windows.WinBuiltinHyperVAdminsSid)
+	sid, err := syswindows.CreateWellKnownSid(syswindows.WinBuiltinHyperVAdminsSid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func HasHyperVAdminRights() bool {
 	//  token of the calling thread. If the thread is not impersonating,
 	//  the function duplicates the thread's primary token to create an
 	//  impersonation token."
-	token := windows.Token(0)
+	token := syswindows.Token(0)
 	member, err := token.IsMember(sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.Warnf("Token Membership Error: %s", err)
@@ -36,3 +37,8 @@ func HasHyperVAdminRights() bool {
 
 	return member
 }
+
+// HasHyperVPermissions checks if the user has either admin rights or Hyper-V admin rights.
+func HasHyperVPermissions() bool {
+	return windows.HasAdminRights() || HasHyperVAdminRights()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_test.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_test.go
index 20cf1a92cf2..bbdb5a59d11 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestSupportedProviders(t *testing.T) {
 	case "darwin":
 		assert.Equal(t, []define.VMType{define.AppleHvVirt, define.LibKrun}, SupportedProviders())
 	case "windows":
-		assert.Equal(t, []define.VMType{define.WSLVirt, define.HyperVVirt}, SupportedProviders())
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, []define.VMType{define.WSLVirt, define.HyperVVirt}, SupportedProviders())
 	case "linux":
 		assert.Equal(t, []define.VMType{define.QemuVirt}, SupportedProviders())
 	}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestInstalledProviders(t *testing.T) {
 	case "windows":
 		provider, err := Get()
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, installed, provider)
+		assert.Contains(t, installed, provider.VMType())
 	case "linux":
 		assert.Equal(t, []define.VMType{define.QemuVirt}, installed)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
index d2e6522d15a..2068c54467e 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import (
 	"go.podman.io/common/pkg/config"
 )
 
+// Variable to hold permission check function for testing purposes.
+var (
+	hasHyperVPermissionsFunc = hyperv.HasHyperVPermissions
+)
+
 func Get() (vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
 	cfg, err := config.Default()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -39,6 +44,12 @@ func GetByVMType(resolvedVMType define.VMType) (vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
 	case define.WSLVirt:
 		return new(wsl.WSLStubber), nil
 	case define.HyperVVirt:
+		// Check permissions before returning the Hyper-V provider.
+		// Working with Hyper-V requires users to be at least members of the Hyper-V admin group.
+		// Init and remove actions have custom use cases and they are checked on the stubber.
+		if !hasHyperVPermissionsFunc() {
+			return nil, hyperv.ErrHypervUserNotInAdminGroup
+		}
 		return new(hyperv.HyperVStubber), nil
 	default:
 	}
@@ -46,10 +57,13 @@ func GetByVMType(resolvedVMType define.VMType) (vmconfigs.VMProvider, error) {
 }
 
 func GetAll() []vmconfigs.VMProvider {
-	return []vmconfigs.VMProvider{
+	providers := []vmconfigs.VMProvider{
 		new(wsl.WSLStubber),
-		new(hyperv.HyperVStubber),
 	}
+	if hasHyperVPermissionsFunc() {
+		providers = append(providers, new(hyperv.HyperVStubber))
+	}
+	return providers
 }
 
 // SupportedProviders returns the providers that are supported on the host operating system
diff --git a/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_test.go b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a66a0af0025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/provider/platform_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/define"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v6/pkg/machine/hyperv"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// helper to setup mocks and ensure cleanup
+func mockPermissions(t *testing.T, hasHyperVPermissions bool) {
+	origHyperVPermissionsFunc := hasHyperVPermissionsFunc
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		hasHyperVPermissionsFunc = origHyperVPermissionsFunc
+	})
+
+	hasHyperVPermissionsFunc = func() bool { return hasHyperVPermissions }
+}
+
+func TestGetByVMType_HyperV(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		hasHyperVPermissions bool
+		expectError          bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                 "WithHyperVPermissions",
+			hasHyperVPermissions: true,
+			expectError:          false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "WithoutPermissions",
+			hasHyperVPermissions: false,
+			expectError:          true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mockPermissions(t, tt.hasHyperVPermissions)
+
+			provider, err := GetByVMType(define.HyperVVirt)
+
+			if tt.expectError {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), hyperv.ErrHypervUserNotInAdminGroup.Error())
+				assert.Nil(t, provider)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.NotNil(t, provider)
+				assert.Equal(t, define.HyperVVirt, provider.VMType())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetAll_HyperV_Inclusion(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		hasHyperVPermissions bool
+		expectHyperV         bool
+	}{
+		{"WithHyperVPermissions", true, true},
+		{"WithoutHyperVPermissions", false, false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mockPermissions(t, tt.hasHyperVPermissions)
+
+			providers := GetAll()
+
+			// Check for HyperV presence
+			hasHyperV := false
+			for _, p := range providers {
+				if p.VMType() == define.HyperVVirt {
+					hasHyperV = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectHyperV, hasHyperV, "Hyper-V provider presence mismatch")
+
+			// WSL should always be present in these scenarios
+			hasWSL := false
+			for _, p := range providers {
+				if p.VMType() == define.WSLVirt {
+					hasWSL = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			assert.True(t, hasWSL, "GetAll should always include WSL provider")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetByVMType_WSL_AlwaysWorks(t *testing.T) {
+	provider, err := GetByVMType(define.WSLVirt)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, provider)
+	assert.Equal(t, define.WSLVirt, provider.VMType())
+}
+
+func TestGetByVMType_UnsupportedProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	provider, err := GetByVMType(define.QemuVirt)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "unsupported virtualization provider")
+	assert.Nil(t, provider)
+}
diff --git a/winmake.ps1 b/winmake.ps1
index 7e75f37b5ea..af03699cf69 100644
--- a/winmake.ps1
+++ b/winmake.ps1
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function Local-Unit {
     Build-Ginkgo
     $skippackages = 'hack,internal\domain\infra\abi,internal\domain\infra\tunnel,libpod\lock\shm,pkg\api\handlers\libpod,pkg\api\handlers\utils,pkg\bindings,'
     $skippackages += 'pkg\domain\infra\abi,pkg\emulation,pkg\machine\apple,pkg\machine\applehv,pkg\machine\e2e,pkg\machine\libkrun,'
-    $skippackages += 'pkg\machine\provider,pkg\machine\proxyenv,pkg\machine\qemu,pkg\specgen\generate,pkg\systemd,test\e2e,test\utils,cmd\rootlessport,'
+    $skippackages += 'pkg\machine\proxyenv,pkg\machine\qemu,pkg\specgen\generate,pkg\systemd,test\e2e,test\utils,cmd\rootlessport,'
     $skippackages += 'pkg\pidhandle'
     if ($null -eq $ENV:GINKGOTIMEOUT) { $ENV:GINKGOTIMEOUT = '--timeout=15m' }
     Run-Command "./bin/ginkgo.exe -vv -r --tags `"$remotetags`" ${ENV:GINKGOTIMEOUT} --trace --no-color --skip-package `"$skippackages`""