Hyper-v disable

Question

Hello, I am trying to disable hyper-v so I can work with VM for my school projects. I have already tried the Microsoft suggestions but nothing is working. Each time I type system info in cmd I get

"A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed."

I already tried the power shell version and the program turn windows feature on/off.

I would appreciate any other suggestions. Thanks a lot

Answer 1

Try the following:

1. Disable Hyper-V Completely via Command Prompt

• Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run:

       bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
  

  • Restart your PC and check if Hyper-V is still active by running:

         systeminfo
    

  • If this works, Hyper-V should now be disabled. If not, continue with the following steps.

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2. Disable Windows Features via PowerShell

Run the following command in PowerShell (Admin) to ensure all related virtualization features are disabled:

   Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All
   Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Containers
   Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform
   Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Windows-Hypervisor-Platform

• Reboot your machine after executing these commands.

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3. Check Windows Components (Optional Features)

• Go to Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows Features On or Off.
• Ensure the following options are unchecked:
  • Hyper-V (and subcomponents)
  • Virtual Machine Platform
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
  • Windows Sandbox
  • Windows Hypervisor Platform
• Restart your PC.

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4. Disable Device Guard and Credential Guard

• Open Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc):
  • Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Guard.
  • Set "Turn on Virtualization Based Security" to Disabled.
• Also, run the following in PowerShell (Admin) to confirm Device Guard is disabled:

       Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard" -Name "EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity" -Value 0
  

• Restart your PC and verify using systeminfo.

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5. Check BIOS/UEFI Settings

• Restart your computer and enter the BIOS/UEFI settings.
• Look for the following options and disable them:
  • Virtualization Technology (VT-x / AMD-V)
  • Intel VT-d or AMD IOMMU
  • SVM Mode (for AMD processors)
  • Hyper-V or Virtualization-Based Security
• Save the changes and reboot.

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6. Check for Conflicting Software

• Some software (e.g., Docker, WSL, Android emulators) might re-enable Hyper-V features.
  • Uninstall or disable these tools temporarily to see if it resolves the issue.

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hth

Marcin

Answer 2

For me the 4th point was the solution to my problem thanks a lot for your time and effort!!!!