Fix Error When VT-x (Virtualization) is Enabled in VMWare Player

r01100011 — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:32:46 GMT

I was unable to enable virtualization on my Windows 10 VM on a Windows 10 host. I did have virtualization enabled in the BIOS, but that didn't seem to help. When I check the box to enable this feature, Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI, I would get an error.

I want this feature enabled to run Docker in my VM.

This is my system configuration:

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4008 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
American Megatrends Inc. 1.I0, 6/26/2018
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB
Realtek High Definition Audio
Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
WDC WD10EZEX-08WN4A0

I know my computer is more than capable of running a VM with virtulization. I did some searching, and I found several powershell commands out there, and running them did not help. I did some digging and realized that not all the Windows features that prevent using virtualization were removed.

I resolved this problem by doing this:

Open Turn Windows features on or off.
Turn off the following features:
- Hyper-V
- Virtual Machine Platform
- aWindows Hypervisor Platform
- Windows Sandbox
- Windows Subsystem for Linux
Save and restart the computer.
Open VMWare Player
Select the VM and edit the VM settings
Enable Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI

Once the virtual machine is up and running, install Docker. This will require installing WSL2 in the VM. If everything is done right, Docker should start successfully.
Hopefully this will help someone out there running into the same issue.

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Fix Error When VT-x (Virtualization) is Enabled in VMWare Player