Questions tagged [vt-x]
VT-x is an x86 processor extension specific to Intel microprocessors, It provides hardware acceleration to common virtualized tasks.
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How to enable VT-x on ASUS K53SV?
I'm trying to install Intel HAXM (Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager). However, during installation, I get an error saying that VT-x is not enabled.
As you can see, the image below proves the ...
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What is the EFI shell?
My BIOS offers me the option to launch an EFI shell, but I have no idea what that is. Does it allow me to turn on CPU flags like VT-x or something similar? Why would I want to use it?
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What is difference between VMX and VT-x?
lscpu commands gives me
Virtualization: VT-x
but it also gives:-
Vulnerability Itlb multihit: KVM: Mitigation: VMX disabled
I searched google and found out that I have to enable ...
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VMWare Workstation - this host supports Intel VT-x
i have Ubuntu 64bit Boot disk , i configured everythihng in VMWare , created virtual machine ....
and when i power on the virtual machine , there is a black screen with VMWare Logo on it and loading ...
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How do I enable VT-X?
I'd like to provide a guest OS with multiple CPUs in VirtualBox. My host machine is a quad core HP Compaq and uses the Intel Core 2 vPro hardware.
However, when I try to enable the setting in vbox, ...
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virtualization technology in bios is enabled but hyper v is saying it's disabled
I am using core i5 2520M CPU with 8GB DDR3 RAM. I am using Windows 10 pro 20H2 64-bit. I have enabled the Virtualization Technology in BIOS but while enabling Hyper-V it is saying that virtualization ...
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VT-x error when setting up VirtualBox on Ubuntu
I have tried to setup VirtualBox on Ubuntu, but I get this error even though Intel virtualization technology (VT-x) is set to Yes in the BIOS:
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine Ubuntu....
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Does disabling VT-x enhance stability/performance?
Currently I don't have much need for virtualization.
Anecdotally, my friend's old computer had BSODs a few times a week, but after disabling VT-x the BSODs didn't appear anymore.
In general, will ...
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How to enable the hardware virtualization of a HP Probook 4431S laptop in BIOS properly?
I have an HP Probook 4431s laptop. Installed Windows 10 Pro on it.
Device specification is:
Manufacturer/Model : HP ProBook 4431s Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)
System type: X64 based PC
Processor : ...
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Can't install Intel HAXM with i5-6260U - apparently it doesn't support VT-x?
I'm trying to install Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM) for improved virtual Android devices. Taken from the this page, the hardware requirements are;
Hardware Requirements:
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How to detect if VT-X has been turned on in the BIOS?
I know I can check is VT-X is supported by a processor by egrep '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo. But even if it's supported, it can be turned off in the BIOS. How can I detect if it's turned on or off?
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Enable VT-x without going through BIOS
I had set an admin password in bios for security purposes, before setting it, I had disabled VT-x, UEFI booting, and booting from external media.
Unfortunately, I forgot the password, also it's ...
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VT-x enabled in BIOS, but disabled in Windows 10 [duplicate]
I'm tryting to run NOX app player but show warning message Virtualization is off and in task manager the vt-x is indeed disabled.
I already enabled it in BIOS and i don't have AVAST antivirus to ...
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How to run virtual machine when my processor does not support virtualization?
I am using Windows XP 32-bit and have an Intel Pentium M 725 processor.
I used a software tool from Intel to check whether virtualization is allowed:
Supporting advaced Intel processor technologies
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Running Windows 7 virtual machine without VT-x [closed]
I have a Laptop with Intel Core i7-8665U processor running Windows 10.
I need a Windows 7 virtual machine. I tried VMWare Player. It says that I need to activate VT-x in the BIOS. Since this is a ...
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