Hyper-V in Windows 10 and Windows 11 allows running Virtual Machine. It is supported only in Pro, Enterprise and Education Edition of Windows 10 and Windows 11 by default. But this guide will show you how to enable it in Home Editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11.
- Search for
Command Prompt
in Windows Start Menu and open it. - Type
systeminfo
and press Enter. Wait for the process to finish - Once the results appear, search for the
Hyper-V Requirements
section which is usually the last one.- If it says
A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.
that means Hyper-V is already enabled and there is no reason following this guide anymore.
- If it says
- Otherwise, check for
Virtualization Enabled in Firmware:
.