Is there a simple method to migrate a VM from a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V to a Windows 2016 or 2019 Hyper-V?

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I am currently assisting a client running a pair of basic Windows VMs, on a legacy Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V server, Is there a simple method for me to be able to bring up a Windows 2019 or 2022 Server Hyper-V server, and migrate the VMs from the Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V machine, if the two Hyper-Vs aren't using shared storage? I know that VMWare had export/import utilities for these types of migrations. Does Hyper-V allow for the same type of migration path?

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