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How to enable virtualization on a Windows 11 PC in 3 easy steps
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Published onNovember 15, 2022
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When youenable virtualization on Windows 11, you can emulate a different operating system, includingAndroidandLinux. ManyWindows 10PCs and new devices that come preinstalled with Windows 11 already have virtualization enabled, so following these steps might not be needed.
Step #1: Prepare to enable virtualization
Before you begin, be sure youknow your device’s model and manufacturer, you will need this information later on in the process. First, you will need to make some changes to the UEFI or BIOS, here’s how to do it.
Step #2: See manufacturer UEFI or BIOS instructions
It’s important to remember that you should only change what you need to in UEFI or BIOS. Be careful, making other changes may prevent you from accessing the Windows operating system!
Microsoft provides some helpful links for common PC manufacturers to walk you through the device-specific UEFI or BIOS instructions. The following instructions are for those upgraded from Windows 10 toWindows 11. Below is alist provided by Microsoft.
[Notebook] How to enable or disable AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) technology?
For PCs with Intel processors:
[Motherboard] How to enable Intel(VMX) Virtualization Technology in the BIOS?
[Notebook] How to enable or disable Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)?
Step #3: Turn on and off Windows features
New Windows 11 devices already come with virtualization enabled, but these instructions may help if youupgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
If you are running into issues,Microsoft provides a number of virtual machine error codesyou might experience.
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