[Solved] Can't enable hardware virtualization

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AwesomeIndustry
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[Solved] Can't enable hardware virtualization

Post by AwesomeIndustry »

Hello,
I'm having some issues enabling hardware virtualization. I've enabled it in the BIOS of my computer (I have a 10th-gen Core i7), but I can't seem to get VirtualBox to recognise it. I've disabled all virtualization-ey features in the Windows Features dialog box, but I still can't seem to get VirtualBox to recognise the hardware virtualization (I still get the turtle of doom). The execution engine is "native API".
Please help!
Thanks,
AwesomeIndustry

EDIT: Here is what is listed under "System"
Base Memory: 4096 MB
Boot Order: Floppy, Optical, Hard Disk
Acceleration: VT-x/AMD-V, PAE/NX, KVM Paravirtualization
This leads me to believe that VT-x native virtualization is enabled, but why does virtualbox display the turtle icon?
facboy
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Re: Can't enable hardware virtualization

Post by facboy »

you probably have Hyper-V enabled?
mpack
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Re: Can't enable hardware virtualization

Post by mpack »

AwesomeIndustry
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Re: Can't enable hardware virtualization

Post by AwesomeIndustry »

As it turns out, I had Memory Integrity enabled in Windows Security. Disabling it fixed the problem.
Thank you for all the help! :D
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Re: Can't enable hardware virtualization

Post by mpack »

Thanks for reporting back.
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