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VT-x is an x86 processor extension specific to Intel microprocessors, It provides hardware acceleration to common virtualized tasks.

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Noxplayer not recognizing VT-x Windows 10 with AMD CPU

I installed Noxplayer with Android 12, but I've got an error message "No VT service detected" I've followed all steps from FAQ (https://www.bignox.com/blog/nox-doesnt-recognize-vt-even-if-it-...
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Virtualization is enabled in BIOS but is not working in Windows 11

I have an Intel i7-9700K, and everywhere keeps saying that virtualization is not enabled. I've checked and it is indeed enabled in the BIOS, but it isn't working in Windows 11 Pro 21H2. The Intel ...
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Win 10 system_service_exception and BSOD after enabling virtualization (vt-x) in BIOS

I want to enable Intel Virtualization Technology via the updated BIOS of my ASUS ROG STRIX Z270I motherboard, but each time I enable it, Windows crashes to blue screen of death with a ...
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Intel says my cpu has vt-x but kvm-ok says it doesn't

I just installed Debian 12, downloaded Android Studio and was following this article to enable VM acceleration: https://developer.android.com/studio/run/emulator-acceleration?utm_source=android-studio&...
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Horribly unresponsive Ubuntu virtual machine in VirtualBox on Windows 11

I have installed an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS virtual machine into VirtualBox running on Windows 11 host. This is on an Intel Alder Lake CPU with separate performance/efficient cores (2 P-cores with ...
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Is Intel Vt-d actually supported on the ASUS P8P67 Deluxe?

The title is my question but for context, I have enabled Intel Virtualization Tech in the UEFI BIOS on this motherboard and can confirm in my Proxmox hypervisor that IOMMU is enabled (PCI-E pass-...
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"VT in BIOS" should i enable them?

Recently, I've downloaded an App name "LDPlayer" which is used for games in my PC " HP EliteBook 840-Windows10 "... when I download this, after installing it want me to enable my &...
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performance issue with Workstation pro and enabling VT on Dell XPS 17

I recently moved from MAC to this very beefy CPS laptop with 64gb of ram and i9 12k processor. However, I noticed a dramatic performance reduction when I moved my VMs from MAC to windows. I decided to ...
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Defender Application Guard requires CPU virtualization extensions?

I'm looking at the Defender Secure Score setting "Turn on Microsoft Defender Application Guard managed mode". I found an MS article to understand the requirements. Upon reading the article, ...
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Android Studio doesn't recognize VT-X while running on Linux VM

So recently i've been trying to install android studio on my Kali linux virtual machine to run some emulators for pentesting. Only problem is that i cant run a emulator in android studio because my ...
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VT-x is not available, but is enabled in BIOS

Recently I started having an issue with VT-x on my Windows 10 running on HP EliteBook. I was using Oracle VirtualBox to run some VMs on it before and VT-x was enabled in BIOS and was working fine. I ...
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USB 2.0 not working when VT-x is enabled

The problem I have is that when I enable Intel Virtualization Technology (or VT-x) in my BIOS, it makes my USB 2.0 ports not work. The USB 3 ports, on the other hand, are working. This is happening ...
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Cannot enable EPT on my i5-6400, can on my i7-6700 on identical OS setup

I have two different computers. The first one has an i7-6700 Skylake processor on an Asus z170-a motherboard running Windows 10 Professional 20H2 x64 The ark page for the processor is here: https://...
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Binary Translation not working in VMware Workstation 12

Since upgrading my whole PC I am unable to run VMs in Binary Translation mode. VT-x / Intel Virtualisation Technology is enabled in the BIOS however I require Binary Translation for use in Windows ...
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VirtualBox - Linux Mint not starting - VT-x is not available

I am running a Linux Mint virtual machine on Windows 10, and getting the following error: Host system Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19043 Build 19043) Dell G3 with Intel Core i5 10-300H CPU VirtualBox 6.0.24 ...
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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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