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Hi,
I am trying to enable virtualization support in my windows surface but I am not able to fnd the specific settings. When I read about it i see that it is by default enabled. But when I check the same through powershell it seems to be disabled. (Please check the command that I am running for the same in attached screenshotsettings.png)
Can someone please help me in enabling this setting. I want to run VM with vkvm support. That is the end goal
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Hi Abhale,
May I know the Surface device version you were using? On some devices, Virtualization can be enabled via UEFI/BIOS settings. Shut down your Surface > Hold Volume Up and press Power to enter UEFI > Look for Virtualization or Intel VT-x and ensure it’s enabled > Save and exit. Let me know if you find it there. Feel free to get back to me if you need any assistance.
Best,
Jeric.
I tried changing Virtualization but I did not find this specific setting in UEFI.
Host Name: EWQDUSLT028
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
OS Version: 10.0.26100 N/A Build 26100
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Member Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
Registered Owner: cadmin
Registered Organization: N/A
System Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
System Model: Surface Laptop Studio
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.
Total Physical Memory: 32,602 MB
Available Physical Memory: 19,604 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size: 37,466 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 24,138 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use: 13,328 MB
Network Card(s): 5 NIC(s) Installed.
[01]: Realtek USB GbE Family Controller
Connection Name: Ethernet
Status: Media disconnected
[02]: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz
Connection Name: WLAN
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1
[03]: Cisco AnyConnect Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64
Connection Name: Ethernet 5
Status: Hardware not present
[04]: VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
Connection Name: VMware Network Adapter VMnet1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
[05]: VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
Connection Name: VMware Network Adapter VMnet8
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.209.254
Virtualization-based security: Status: Running
Required Security Properties:
Available Security Properties:
Base Virtualization Support
Secure Boot
DMA Protection
Secure Memory Overwrite
UEFI Code Readonly
SMM Security Mitigations 1.0
Mode Based Execution Control
APIC Virtualization
Services Configured:
Services Running:
App Control for Business policy: Enforced
App Control for Business user mode policy: Off
Security Features Enabled:
Hyper-V Requirements: A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
Hi Abhale,
If the previous steps didn't work out. You can try if these steps below will work for you.
Press the Windows key and type “Windows features” in the search bar.
Select Turn Windows features on or off from the search results.
In the Windows Features window, scroll down to Virtual Machine Platform and check the box next to it.
Click OK to save the changes. Then restart your Surface to apply changes.
Let me know if that works. Good luck!
Best,
Jeric
Tried this as well, still it is the same issue
Hi Abhale,
I think this might help your issue on how to enable virtualization. Let me know if these works.