Using Virtual Machines is a fantastic idea to use different Operating Systems without changing your OS. you may use more than one system as long as you haveenough resources like storage spaceand memory.
You need to enable Virtualization before using the VMs. It’s on by default, but if you ever disabled it, you need to access yourBIOS or UEFI settingsto enable it again. We have provided the methods to do so for Windows 11 on different computers in this article.
If you need the methods for any other device, seek help from theirmanufacturer’s websiteor user manual. you may also do the same if you have trouble executing the methods below.
Check Support for Virtualization
First, you need to verify if your PC supports Virtualization. Your processor’s website should provide identification tools to check for support. If not, you may use third-party programs.
For Intel Processors:
Look if it contains Intel® Virtualization Technology. If it does, your Intel processor supports Virtualization.
It will verify if your processor allows Virtualization and display the result message.
you may also check thestatus of Virtualizationon your PC. If it’s already On, there’s no need to go to the BIOS or UEFI settings. To check the status,
There are also other things you should not. For instance, you don’t need to enable Virtualization to run a 32-bit OS on a VM. But doing so does provide a performance boost. A 64-bit guest does need Virtualization, though. They will also only run on a 64-bit processor.
Open BIOS or UEFI Settings
you may press a certain key during startup (Logo screen) toopen the BIOS or UEFI settings. Mostly, it’s the Delete or a Function Key. The BIOS key for some computers or motherboards are as follows:
you may also access UEFI Settings from Windows Recovery or Advanced Startup. To do so,
The reboot leads to the UEFI settings.
Enable Virtualization in BIOS/UEFI
