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VMware Workstation 16.1.2 on Windows 10 21H1 Host unable to run nested virtualization

Hello,

I just got a new computer (Dell XPS 17" with an i9 CPU) and I have virtualization enabled in the BIOS but I am unable to run a Win10 VM guest  with virtualization enabled (WSL 2. Ubuntu running on the guest) when I have WSL 2 running on the host. If I turn off WSL 2 on the host then I can run the guest machine with virtualization enabled. The screenshot below shows the error message that I am getting.

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It is my understanding the VMware Workstation 15.5 and above supports virtualization enabled on the host (WSL 2 and Credential Guard being the most common scenarios) and virtualization enabled in the Guest. I have had this working before on previous versions of Win10 with WSL 2 running. Did this break in Win10 21H1?

I have searched high and low and have not found the solution. Anybody out there know if this is just plain broken, or what the solution is?

Thanks,

Robert

 

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