diff --git a/collector/hyperv.go b/collector/hyperv.go
index 1131ef93..3309c50f 100644
--- a/collector/hyperv.go
+++ b/collector/hyperv.go
@@ -610,61 +610,61 @@ func NewHyperVCollector() (Collector, error) {
 
 		VMMemoryAddedMemory: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "added"),
-			"",
+			"This counter represents memory in MB added to the VM",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryAveragePressure: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "pressure_average"),
-			"This counter represents the average pressure in the VM.",
+			"This gauge represents the average pressure in the VM.",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryCurrentPressure: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "pressure_current"),
-			"This counter represents the current pressure in the VM.",
+			"This gauge represents the current pressure in the VM.",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryGuestVisiblePhysicalMemory: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "physical_guest_visible"),
-			"'This counter represents the amount of memory visible in the VM.'",
+			"'This gauge represents the amount of memory in MB visible to the VM guest.'",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryMaximumPressure: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "pressure_maximum"),
-			"This counter represents the maximum pressure band in the VM.",
+			"This gauge represents the maximum pressure band in the VM.",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryMemoryAddOperations: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "add_operations"),
-			"",
+			"This counter represents the number of operations adding memory to the VM.",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryMemoryRemoveOperations: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "remove_operations"),
-			"",
+			"This counter represents the number of operations removing memory from the VM.",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryMinimumPressure: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "pressure_minimum"),
-			"This counter represents the minmum pressure band in the VM.",
+			"This gauge represents the minmum pressure band in the VM.",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryPhysicalMemory: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "physical_memory"),
-			"This counter represents the current amount of memory in the VM.",
+			"This gauge represents the current amount of memory in MB assigned to the VM.",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),
 		VMMemoryRemovedMemory: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(Namespace, buildSubsystemName("vm_memory"), "removed"),
-			"",
+			"This counter represents memory in MB removed from the VM",
 			[]string{"vm"},
 			nil,
 		),