How to enable Virtualization on Azure VM with windows 11?

Question

Hi,

We have An Azure VM with Windows 11 on which to install docker we are trying to install UBUNTU using WSL. When we try, we get the following error:
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370102 Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ensure virtualization is enabled in the BIOS. For information, please visit https://aka.ms/enablevirtualization Press any key to continue...

But on VM I'm unable to find setting to enable virtualization.

Our configuration is as below:

Answer 1

Hi Omkar Naik,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

When creating the VM, ensure that you select a size that supports the features required for your setup and choose the Standard security option, as shown in the screenshot below.

For VM sizes less than v5, you need to select the Standard security option because some features are not supported with Trusted Launch.

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Answer 2

Change to the VM size that supports nested virtualization.

For details, refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/813416/how-do-i-know-what-size-azure-vm-supports-nested-v and https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-virtual-desktop/nested-virtualization-in-azure/m-p/3856425

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Marcin