How to turn off Hyper-V?

To turn off Hyper-V on Windows 11 so other programs can run normally, use one of these methods.

Method 1 – Turn off Hyper-V hypervisor (keeps components installed)

This is useful if Hyper-V VMs are not needed temporarily.

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
2. Run:

      bcdedit
   

3. Under Windows Boot Loader, note the value of identifier (for example, {current}).
4. Run:

      bcdedit /set {identifier} hypervisorlaunchtype off
   

   Replace {identifier} with the value from step 3.
5. Restart the PC.

Hyper-V will be disabled and Hyper-V virtual machines cannot be started while this is off.

To make it easy to switch Hyper-V on and off at boot, create a second boot entry:

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
2. Run:

      bcdedit /copy {default} /d "Hypervisor Off"
   

   Note the new identifier returned.
3. Run:

      bcdedit /set {identifier} hypervisorlaunchtype off
   

4. Restart and choose Hypervisor Off from the boot menu when Hyper-V must be disabled.

Method 2 – Disable the Hyper-V feature (uninstalls Hyper-V components)

Use this if Hyper-V is no longer needed at all.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Select Programs → Programs and Features.
3. Select Turn Windows features on or off.
4. Clear the Hyper-V checkbox.
5. Select OK and restart the PC.

Note: Other components that depend on Hyper-V may have reduced or no functionality after this.

Method 3 – Disable only the Hyper-V hypervisor via Windows Features / tools

If only the hypervisor layer needs to be off (for example, to run another virtualization app):

Using Control Panel

1. Open Control Panel → Programs and Features.
2. Select Turn Windows features on or off.
3. Expand Hyper-V → Hyper-V Platform.
4. Clear the Hyper-V Hypervisor checkbox.
5. Select OK and restart.

Using PowerShell (Admin)

Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor

Restart when prompted.

Using DISM (Admin Command Prompt)

DISM /Online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor

Restart when prompted.

If the program still does not work after Hyper-V is disabled, also check and turn off features that depend on Hyper-V, such as Memory Integrity and Credential Guard, following the guidance in the linked articles in the references.

References:

• Connected Standby is not available when the Hyper-V role is enabled
• Virtualization applications don't work together with Hyper-V and Hyper-V-based features