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# Hyper-V

## How to Disable HyperV

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{% step %}

### Open Windows PowerShell as Administrator

* Type "powershell" into the Windows search bar.
* Right-click on "Windows PowerShell" and select "Run as administrator."
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Enter the Following Commands

Copy and paste the following lines of code separately into the PowerShell window, pressing "Enter" after each line:

```powershell
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All
```

{% hint style="info" %}
If you encounter an error message stating "Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature: Feature name Microsoft-Hyper-V-All is unknown," don't worry. This is normal and can be ignored.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

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### Restart Your PC

After executing the commands, restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
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{% endstepper %}

## How to Enable HyperV

How To Enable Hyper-V in Windows 11 (Desktop & Laptop) - YouTube

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsz88-IWMLA>" %}

[How To Enable Hyper-V in Windows 11 (Desktop & Laptop)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsz88-IWMLA) [Speedy Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitWIhv63tqXs-IKp7H-Adw)

[Watch on](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsz88-IWMLA)

If you're on a Windows Home version it doesn't have a option anywhere to enable it. To bypass that run the file below.

[HyperV Enable Download arrow-up-right](https://drive.proton.me/urls/TDX1V6V0JC#R8XpqSVKmzTh)

By following these steps, you should successfully turn off/on Hyper-V in Windows.


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