Do I have hardware compatibility problem to run Hyper-V ?

There are several requirements for Hyper-V compatibility some of which can be enabled in the system BIOS. The two main items are:

• Virtualization Technology - may have a different label depending on motherboard manufacturer.

• Hardware Enforced Data Execution Prevention.

This question came up when the Windows Emulator after installation did not appear and a message was shown as to the error:

" Unable to start because hyper visor is not running because hardware virtualization is not enabled."

It was strange because Hyper-V was enabled and working as shown.

Hyper_V_OK.png

To see all requirements for running Hyper-V I ran systeminfo command in the command processor in elevated mode and looks like everything is OK.

 

The problem lies elsewhere.

What is a hardware-assited detection tool and how to get it?

If you want Windows Virtual PC  you should have processor in your computer which is capable of hardware-assisted virtualization. Also in your BIOS you should have HAV turned on for the following: AMD-V™, Intel® VT or VIA® VT. This is because if your computer does not support HAV, then you cannot run Virtual PC. This is the first step for running windows Virtual PC.

Microsoft has a tool to check this called havdetectiontool.exe(180 KB). The tool not only checks this but also finds whehter it is enabled in the BIOS.

You can download this tool from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=592

Supported platforms:
The HAV detection tool ONLY supports the following operating systems and editions/versions:

• Windows Vista Service Pack 1, 2 (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate)
• Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Professional), Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Professional)
• Windows 7 (Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate).

I checked this on my Toshiba Satellite P775. Here is the result from running this executable on the Windows 7 (x64) Ultimate.