How to Enable Virtualization in Windows 11 (BIOS/UEFI) | Intel VT-x & AMD-V
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Want to run Hyper-V, WSL2, Windows Sandbox, BlueStacks, VMware, or VirtualBox on Windows 11? In this video, I’ll show you how to enable Virtualization (Intel VT-x / AMD-V / SVM Mode) in BIOS/UEFI, and how to verify it’s enabled inside Windows 11.
🔍 How to Check If Virtualization Is Enabled (Windows 11)
Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc → open Task Manager
Go to Performance → CPU
Look for Virtualization: Enabled/Disabled
⚙️ Enable Virtualization in BIOS/UEFI (Intel VT-x / AMD-V)
✅ Restart PC → enter BIOS/UEFI (commonly F2 / Del / Esc / F10)
Then find a setting like:
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD-V
SVM Mode
Enable it → Save & Exit → reboot.
🧩 Turn On Virtual Machine Platform (Windows 11)
If you need WSL2 / emulators / virtualization features:
Search Windows features
Open Turn Windows features on or off
Enable Virtual Machine Platform → OK → Restart
🛠️ Bonus Verification (Hyper-V Requirements)
You can also run systeminfo and check Hyper-V Requirements (it should show virtualization enabled in firmware).
✅ After this, you’ll be able to use virtualization apps smoothly on Windows 11.
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