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VMware prompts that this host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled. How to solve it?

VMware prompts that this host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled. What's going on? The full name of Intel VT-x is Intel Virtualization Technology. Enabling it allows the hardware platform to run multiple operating systems at the same time. It is one of the necessary technologies for running virtual machine software. If it is disabled, a prompt "This host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled" will pop up. The solution is to enter the BIOS to enable Intel Virtualization Technology.

1. Operation Instructions:

There are many computer motherboards, and the BIOS settings of different brands and models are different. Here are only some examples. If your BIOS is different from the one described in this article, you can only go to the BIOS one by one. Generally, under Advanced, Security, BIOS Features, Configuration, find Intel Virtualization Technology and press the Enter key to select Enabled, which means it is enabled. After entering the BIOS, select an option and press Enter to enter, press Esc to return, and press F10 or F4 to save.

2. Computer BIOS key: Which key should be pressed to enter BIOS settings when the computer is turned on?

3. The steps to enable virtualization technology in BIOS are as follows:

BIOS type 1: GIGABYTE motherboard

1. For GIGABYTE motherboard computers, press the Del key to enter BIOS at startup. Under BIOS Features, press the ↓ arrow key to select Intel Virtualization Technology, press the Enter key, select Enabled, and press Enter;

2. Then press F10, select Yes, press Enter to save and restart.

BIOS type 2: HP notebook

1. Click F10 to enter BIOS when the computer is turned on, select system configuration, and click Device Configurations;

2. Check the option of virtualization technology, click Save, then click File, select Save Changes And Exit, and you can save and exit.

BIOS type three: ASUS UEFI BIOS

1. Press F2, F8 or Del to enter BIOS when the computer is turned on. Under Advanced, select CPU Configuration and press Enter;

2. Find Intel Virtualization Technology, press Enter and change it to Enabled, and finally press F10 to save and restart.

BIOS type four: ThinkPad notebook

1. Press F1 or Fn+F1 to enter BIOS when the computer is turned on. Switch to Security, select Virtualization, and press Enter;

2. Select Intel(R) Virtualization Technology, press Enter, change it to Enabled, and finally press F10 to save and restart.

BIOS type five: Phoenix, InsydeH20 motherboards

1. Similarly, press Del, F2, F1 and other keys to enter BIOS. For Phoenix motherboard, under Configuration, select Intel Virtualization Technology, press Enter to change it to Enabled, and press F10 to save and restart;

2. For InsydeH20, also change Intel Virtualization Technology to Enabled under Configuration, press F10 to save and restart.

The above is the solution to the virtual machine VMware prompt that this host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled, that is, to enable Intel Virtualization Technology virtualization technology.