Hi,
Access msinfo32.exe in the search bar, take a screenshot and post it here.
After that, access the BIOS and enable Vt-D if it's Intel, or SVM if it's AMD.
Thanks
Visualization based security stuck on enabled but not running
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Regan O’Hara
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I'm trying to play a game that required HVCI but I can't get my VBS to enable properly. It was turned off and I managed to follow the response to another question post to technically enable it, but it still wont run. I'm using Windows home rather than pro or enterprise so I can't use gpedit to access Device Guard either. I've been trying to figure it out for ages but just can't.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings
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Regan O’Hara 20 Reputation points
2026-03-31T00:59:29.35+00:00 Ran an SDK/SKTool and got this, not sure what to do from here though:
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Ivan B
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Regan O’Hara 20 Reputation points
2026-03-31T01:43:14.3566667+00:00 Thank you for your response! Here is my msinfo:
As you can see BIOS mode is UEFI and Secure Boot is on.
Here you can see VBS enabled but not running, Hyper-V not enabled
And here is an additional complication. Although I have UEFI enabled I seem to only be able to get this EFI screen when i try to enter BIOS. This, I imagine, is because I'm using VMware fusion to run a windows virtual machine on mac (Apple Silicon M4, as you can see in the processor info). This lack of an advanced BIOS has been a major set back and I'm honestly surprised I made it as far as I have with previous Secure Boot and TPM errors before this one.
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Ivan B 114.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-03-31T01:49:16.3+00:00 Hi,
If you're using VMware Fusion, go to Windows Security > Device Security > Core Isolation > Memory Integrity and see if it's enabled.
If it's off, does it give any error when you try to enable it?
Thanks
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Ivan B 114.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-03-31T01:59:48.53+00:00 Hi,
According to this article, unfortunately your Mac model does not support VBS, so I'm sorry to hear from you.
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=90364
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Regan O’Hara 20 Reputation points
2026-03-31T02:05:23.38+00:00 Memory Integrity is not a togglable option in my Core Isolation area, so i can't attempt to enable it there. That's definitely a shame about the model incompatibility; I suspected as much but was determined to find a way around. Thank you very much for your help anyway!
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