Depending on your computer you might have to make sure you enable virtualization support in your BIOS/UEFI. There many different types of BIOS/UEFI available, so I will provide generic instructions on how to do check if your system is configured correctly. If you get stuck on this please let me know and I can help. 

Your computer might already have this setting enabled. This section is really only needed for Windows users. I have never had to do this on an Apple computer. 

Do the following to see if you need to enable virtualization.

1. Open Task Manager in Windows (CTRL + SHIFT + ESC).

2. Select the Performance Tab.

3. Look to see if Virtualization is Enabled or Disabled. 

4. If Virtualization is enabled you do not need to continue. 

5. If virtualization is disabled please enable virtualization support (see below).

The image to the right is from my Windows 10 Desktop. You can see that I have Virtualization Enabled, so I would not need to continue to the next section. 

Sorry for the delay in this video. I needed assistance from our EMC folks to record it.

 Please follow the steps below. Keep in mind these are generic steps and might differ for your computer system. 

1. Turn off your computer.

2. Turn on your computer.

3. You will need to enter your BIOS or UEFI settings. Common keys to do this are:

   • F1

   • F2

   • F10

   • F12

   • Delete

   • ESC

4. When you enter the BIOS or UEFI settings you'll want to navigate to the Advanced tab or the CPU configuration tab.  You will probably need to use arrow keys to navigate.

5. When in the correct location you will want to enable virtualization. This setting might be called VT-x, AMD-V, SVM, or Vanderpool. 

6. If you also see settings for Intel VT-d or AMD IOMMU make sure to enable them too.

7. Save settings and reboot.

8. Now let us verify that virtualization is turned on by redoing the Virtualization Precheck steps again.

Your Mac should have VMX enabled by default. You can check this by starting a terminal and running the following command:

systcl -a | grep machdep.cpu.features

In the output look for VMX.

If you have a new M1/M2 CPU, you can do the following:

systcl -a | grep machdep.cpu

This will show that you have an Apple M1/M2 CPU supporting virtualization.