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I Cannot Disable Windows Hypervisor, why?
I am trying to disable Windows Hypervisor on my computer so I can run other virtualization software like VMware or Virtual Box, but the option is grayed out in Windows Features and every command I try in PowerShell seems to fail or tells me the hypervisor is still running. I have already turned off Hyper-V, disabled Virtual Machine Platform, and checked my BIOS settings for virtualization, but whenever I run systeminfo in the command prompt, it still says "Hyper-V Requirements: A hypervisor has been detected." Has anyone found a reliable way to completely remove or disable the Windows Hypervisor without having to reinstall Windows from scratch? Any step-by-step advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Can you please try this:
Open administrative Command Prompt.
Paste following command:DISM /Online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:"HypervisorPlatform"
Press Enter.
Once command executed successfully, Windows Hypervisor should be disabled.Try turning off Memory Integrity (Core Isolation) and disabling VBS/Credential Guard, then run:
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
Restart your PC and check systeminfo again. In most cases, Windows security features—not Hyper-V itself—are what keep the hypervisor running.
Restart your PC and enter BIOS/UEFI settings. Look for options like Intel VT-x, Intel Virtualization Technology, AMD-V, or similar. Make sure they are enabled. Save and exit BIOS.
