How to Enable Virtualization Technology in BIOS for HP Laptops

Modern CPUs have virtualization hardware capabilities that help speed VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows Sandbox, and other software on virtual machines. So, in this guide, you will learn how to enable Virtualization Technology in BIOS on HP, Acer, Dell, and Lenovo.

What is Virtualization?

Virtualization is the method of creating a representation of something based on software, or virtual, such as computer systems, servers, storage, and networks. This is the single most efficient way of reducing These costs while improving productivity and agility for companies of all sizes.

However, New companies virtualize their infrastructure to reduce hardware and labor costs. As the company does not need to purchase physical hardware to run the operating systems on them, using virtualization technology. Instead, they purchase one physical device with the capabilities of virtualization and install various operating systems. Click here to know more about Virtualization.

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Benefits of Virtualization

Virtualization will increase the agility, versatility, and scalability of IT while achieving substantial cost savings. Greater versatility of workload, improved efficiency, and resource flexibility, streamlined processes-these are all virtualization advantages that make IT simpler to manage and less costly to own and run.

• Reduction of capital and operating costs.
• Minimized or the downtime was reduced.
• IT productivity, efficiency, agility, and responsiveness increased.
• Quicker program and resource provisioning.
• Greater continuity of operation and recovery from the disasters.
• Simplified control of data centers.
• Availability of a real Defined Computer Data Center…

How to Know if Virtualization Technology is Enabled or Disabled on your HP Laptop?

Follow the following steps to learn whether the Virtualization technology is enabled or disabled on your HP laptop. However, you can also follow the same steps to determine if Virtualization Technology is Enabled or Disabled on Acer, ASUS  Lenovo, Dell, and other laptops.

Step 1. Right-click on the Taskbar and select Task Manager. Click More details if needed.

Step 2. Click on the Performance tab and select CPU from the left-hand side.

Step 3. See if Virtualization is Enabled or Disabled.

If it’s enabled, you don’t need to do anything. If “Virtualization: disabled” is displayed, it can be enabled in the HP BIOS by following the below steps.

How to Enable Virtualization in BIOS on HP Laptops

Here’s how to enable Virtualization on HP Laptops using BIOS.

Step 1. Turn on the computer, and then immediately click F10 to enter BIOS.

Step 2. Under the Security tab, use the up and down arrows to select System Security, and then press Enter.

Step 3. Select Virtualization Technology (VTx), press Enter, then Enable it.

Enable Virtualization in BIOS for HP

Step 4. When you are done, click F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS.

Alternative Way to Enable Virtualization in HP BIOS

However, if you can’t locate Virtualization Technology in the Security tab then follow the below steps to enable Virtualization.

Step 1. Turn on the computer, and then immediately click F10 to enter BIOS.

Step 2. Use the arrow and select System Configuration.

Step 3. Select Virtualization Technology and press enter.

Step 4. Select Enabled and press enter.

Enable Virtualization in BIOS for HP

Step 5. Now, Virtualization Technology is enabled on your HP laptop in BIOS.

Step 6. When you are done, click F10 to save your changes and exit the BIOS.

How to Enable Virtualization Technology in Lenovo, Asus, Dell, & Acer

Dell

Turn on your Dell computer. Press the F2 key to start the BIOS.

• Select the Advanced tab, then select Intel Virtualization Technology and Enable it.
• Press the F10 key and select Yes, then press the Enter to save changes and reboot to Windows.

ASUS

• In the BIOS setup menu, press the F7 key to open Advanced mode.
• On the Advanced menu, choose the CPU Configuration.
• Find Intel Virtualization Technology and enable it.
• Save your changes and reboot to boot into the system.

Acer

• Open the Acer system. Press the F2 key in the boot BIOS Setup.
• Select the System Configuration tab, then select Virtualization Technology and press Enter.
• Select Enabled and press Enter. Press the F10 key to save your changes.

Lenovo

• Turn on your computer.
• Press the BIOS access key (F1 or F2) to start the BIOS.
• Navigate to the Configuration tab and select Intel Virtual Technology, then switch to Enabled.
• Press F10. Then, press Enter on YES to save the settings and confirm booting to Windows.

Wrapping Up 

That’s it. This is how you can enable Virtualization Technology in BIOS on HP Laptops and also you will learn how to enable Virtualization Technology on Acer, Lenovo, Dell, and ASUS.

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