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x17 R2, no options to disable Hyper-V Virtualization via BIOS
I'm trying to disable Intel's Hyper-V Virtualization. However, in the BIOS there are no options regarding Virtualization at all even though in system information it clearly states its enabled. Which is weird because according to Dell my bios should have an option unless the PC doesn't support it? The bios seems very basic and not fully unlocked, is there anyway to gain access to these options without flashing a new bios risking bricking the device? I also need to disable Kernal DMA Protection. However, I believe my bios does have that option but I'm stuck until I can disable Virtualization.
Alienware X17 R2 Laptop i9
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May 24th, 2024 22:25
It's done at the operating system level, not the firmware.
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000195980/how-to-enable-or-disable-windows-virtualization-on-dell-systems
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May 25th, 2024 00:24
@ejn63 I believe that's wrong, hyper-v is unchecked in windows features however in system information its still enabled in firmware
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May 25th, 2024 00:43
Since the only OS Dell supports on this model is Windows 11, it makes no difference whether the firmware shows VT on or not -- the OS won't.
The only situation might arise if you're trying to run another OS -- for which, see above -- it's not something Dell supports.
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May 25th, 2024 00:52
@ejn63 So if I'm doing something that requires it to be off, I should be good because the OS doesn't recognize it as enabled? I'm looking to use a dma card and everything i see requires virtualization to be disabled.