{"id":151344,"date":"2024-05-20T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=151344"},"modified":"2025-07-21T08:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:48:58","slug":"enable-virtualization-uefi-bios-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-virtualization-uefi-bios-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable hardware virtualization in UEFI (BIOS) on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To enable virtualization on Windows 11, open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>System<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Recovery<\/strong>, click on <strong>&#8220;Restart now,&#8221;<\/strong> then open <strong>Troubleshoot <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Advanced options<\/strong>, click on <strong>&#8220;UEFI Firmware Settings,&#8221;<\/strong> and click on <strong>&#8220;Restart.&#8221;<\/strong> In the UEFI settings, turn on virtualization.<\/li>\n<li>Another way to enable virtualization is by booting directly into the UEFI\/BIOS and turning on virtualization from the firmware settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UPDATED 7\/21\/2025:<\/strong> On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, you can enable virtualization in the UEFI (BIOS) in at least two ways, and in this guide, I&#8217;ll show you how. Virtualization is a technology support built into most processors, such as those from Intel and AMD. The technology\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">enables your computer to run various operating systems alongside Windows 11, including Android, Linux distributions, or other versions of Windows, through features such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-windows-subsystem-android-wsa-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA)<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-wsl-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)<\/a>, or the use of<\/span>\u00a0a traditional virtual machine.<\/p>\n<p>Laptops and desktop computers usually have the virtualization feature enabled by default in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), but sometimes, you may have to enable the feature manually. If this is the case, Windows 11 allows you to enable virtualization in at least two ways, including through the Settings app or by directly accessing the firmware from boot.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a>, I will walk you through the easy steps to enable virtualization on the motherboard&#8217;s firmware in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc\">\n<li><a href=\"#enable_virtualization_windows11\">Enable virtualization inside UEFI (BIOS) from WinRE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#enable_virtualization_uefi\">Enable virtualization inside UEFI (BIOS) from boot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"enable_virtualization_windows11\">Enable virtualization inside UEFI (BIOS) from WinRE<\/h2>\n<p>To enable virtualization on AMD or Intel UEFI (BIOS) through the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings <\/strong>on Windows 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Recovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Restart now<\/strong> button for the &#8220;Advanced startup&#8221; setting under the &#8220;Recovery options&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-179118\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/windows-11-advanced-startup-option.webp?resize=827%2C396&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Advanced startup\" width=\"827\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/windows-11-advanced-startup-option.webp?w=900&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/windows-11-advanced-startup-option.webp?resize=300%2C144&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/windows-11-advanced-startup-option.webp?resize=150%2C72&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Troubleshoot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Advanced options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>&#8220;UEFI Firmware Settings&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-148815\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/winre-uefi-firmware-settings-open.webp?resize=827%2C460&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WinRE UEFI Firmware Settings\" width=\"827\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/winre-uefi-firmware-settings-open.webp?w=1024&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/winre-uefi-firmware-settings-open.webp?resize=300%2C167&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/winre-uefi-firmware-settings-open.webp?resize=1020%2C567&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1020w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/winre-uefi-firmware-settings-open.webp?resize=150%2C83&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Restart<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Open the <strong>Configuration<\/strong>, <strong>Security<\/strong>, or <strong>Advanced<\/strong> page (the name of the page will depend on your motherboard manufacturer).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the<strong> &#8220;Virtualization Technology,&#8221; &#8220;Intel Virtual Technology,&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;SVM Mode&#8221; <\/strong>option\u00a0(the feature name will also depend on the device manufacturer).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Enable the virtualization feature on the motherboard.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Save the UEFI (BIOS) settings (usually by pressing the <strong>F10<\/strong> key).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the computer will enable virtualization at the hardware level, and you can now configure your preferred hypervisor (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-hyper-v-windows-11\/\">Microsoft Hyper-V<\/a>) to run virtual machines on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can access the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) from <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/access-advanced-startup-options-windows-11\/#advanced_startup_automatic_repair\">Automatic Repair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <strong>Dell<\/strong> system, you will usually need to enable <strong>&#8220;Virtualization&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;Virtualization for Direct-IO (or VT-d)&#8221;<\/strong> from the<strong> &#8220;Advanced &gt; Virtualization&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;Virtualization Support &gt; Virtualization&#8221;<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<p>On an <strong>HP<\/strong> system, you must enter the <strong>&#8220;Configuration&#8221;<\/strong> tab and then select the <strong>&#8220;Virtualization Technology&#8221;<\/strong> option. In some HP computers, you must enter the <strong>&#8220;System Security&#8221;<\/strong> tab from the <strong>&#8220;Security&#8221;<\/strong> menu and then enable the <strong>&#8220;Virtualization Technology (VTx)&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a desktop computer with a motherboard from ASRock, Gigabyte, ASUS, EVGA, or another manufacturer, you should check the device documentation, as almost every model has a different method for enabling this feature.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"enable_virtualization_uefi\">Enable virtualization inside UEFI (BIOS) from boot<\/h2>\n<p>To enable virtualization by booting into the UEFI firmware on Intel or AMD motherboards, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Turn on the computer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Confirm the key that opens the firmware during boot. (You must do this quickly.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Press the suggested key multiple times to enter the UEFI. Typically, you must press the <strong>ESC<\/strong>, <strong>Delete<\/strong>, or one of the Function keys (F1, F2, F10, F12, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/boot-enter-uefi-computer-2023.webp?resize=638%2C481&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Boot enter UEFI firmware\" width=\"638\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/boot-enter-uefi-computer-2023.webp?w=638&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/boot-enter-uefi-computer-2023.webp?resize=300%2C226&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/boot-enter-uefi-computer-2023.webp?resize=150%2C113&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Open the <strong>Configuration<\/strong>, <strong>Security<\/strong>, or <strong>Advanced<\/strong> page (the name of the page will depend on your motherboard manufacturer).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Select the<strong> &#8220;Virtualization Technology,&#8221; &#8220;Intel Virtual Technology,&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;SVM Mode option&#8221;<\/strong> (the feature name will also depend on the device manufacturer).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Enable the virtualization feature on the motherboard.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Save the UEFI (BIOS) settings (usually by pressing the <strong>F10<\/strong> key).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After you complete the steps, the computer will enable the virtualization feature.<\/p>\n<p>Some people still refer to UEFI as BIOS (Basic Input Output System). However, BIOS is an older firmware type that was replaced by UEFI. Windows 11 only supports the UEFI firmware type. Therefore, this guide focuses on accessing the modern firmware type.<\/p>\n<p>If you use <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-virtualbox-windows-10\/\">VirtualBox<\/a>, you don&#8217;t need to enable this technology in the firmware. You only need to enable the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/hyperv-virtual-machine-platform-windows-hypervisor-platform\/\"><strong>&#8220;Virtual Machine Platform&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> feature on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update July 21, 2025:<\/strong> This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have to enable virtualization in the motherboard&#8217;s firmware, in this guide, we&#8217;ll show you how on Windows 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[97,19,1299,2715,2576],"class_list":["post-151344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-advanced","tag-how-to","tag-virtualization","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to enable hardware virtualization in UEFI (BIOS) on Windows 11 - Pureinfotech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To enable virtualization in UEFI\/BIOS on Windows 11, open WinRE, select UEFI Firmware Settings, enable virtualization, and save changes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-virtualization-uefi-bios-windows-11\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to enable hardware virtualization in UEFI (BIOS) on Windows 11 - Pureinfotech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To enable virtualization in UEFI\/BIOS on Windows 11, open WinRE, select UEFI Firmware Settings, enable virtualization, and save changes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/enable-virtualization-uefi-bios-windows-11\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pureinfotech \u2022 Windows 10 &amp; 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