# Disable VT-x in BIOS

#### You:
CAN YOU DO THIS WITH CMD OR POWERSHELL CMD
You need to disable Intel VT-X (Virtualization Technology) or AMD SVM in your BIOS settings.

#### ChatGPT:
Short answer: **no — you can’t disable Intel VT-x or AMD SVM from CMD or PowerShell.**

Those virtualization features are controlled at the **BIOS/UEFI firmware level**, which sits *below* the operating system. That means Windows (and anything like CMD/PowerShell) simply doesn’t have permission to turn them on or off directly.

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### What you *can* do from CMD/PowerShell

You *can* disable Windows features that **use** virtualization (sometimes this is enough depending on your goal):

#### Disable Hyper-V (common fix)

```powershell
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
```

Or:

```powershell
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All
```

#### Disable Virtual Machine Platform / WSL

```powershell
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName VirtualMachinePlatform
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux
```

Then **restart your PC**.

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### But to actually disable VT-x / SVM

You must:

1. Restart your computer
2. Enter BIOS/UEFI (usually `Del`, `F2`, `F10`, or `Esc`)
3. Find settings like:
   - **Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)**
   - **AMD SVM Mode**
4. Set it to **Disabled**
5. Save and exit

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### When CMD workaround is enough

If you're trying to fix:

- VirtualBox/VMware conflicts
- Android emulators not working
- “Hypervisor is running” errors

Then disabling Hyper-V via PowerShell often solves it **without touching BIOS**.

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If you tell me *why* you want to disable VT-x (error message, software, etc.), I can suggest the fastest way—sometimes you don’t need to go into BIOS at all.
