Hyper-V is a virtualization system in Windows that comes by default in the set of system components. It is present in all versions of Windows 10 except Home, and its purpose is to work with virtual machines. Due to certain conflicts with third-party virtualization mechanisms, Hyper-V may need to be disabled. There are several ways to do this, and we will start with the simplest and most understandable.
Disable Hyper-V in Windows 10 Components
The first way to disable Hyper-V involves using the appropriate section "Programs and Features" in Control Panel, for this, follow these steps:
- Open the Control Panel, for this you can use the Start Menu Search, or press Win + R on the keyboard, type "control" and press Enter.
- In the control panel go to the "Programs and Features" section, before that set the size of the icons to "Large icons".
- On the left, click on "Turn Windows features on or off".
- Uncheck Hyper-V and apply the settings by clicking OK.
- Restart Windows 10 for the changes to take effect.
Disable Hyper-V using PowerShell or Command Prompt
You can also disable the component using "cmd" or its alternative "PowerShell". However, the commands will be different for both applications.PowerShell
- Open PowerShell as an administrator. To do this, press the "Win + R" keys, enter "powershell" in the opened window and press the "Ctrl + Shift + Enter" key combination.
- Enter or paste the command:
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All
- At the end, you will receive a notification that the command was completed successfully. No reboot required.
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All
Command Prompt
- Run Command Prompt as Administrator.
- Copy and paste the following command:
dism.exe /Online /Disable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V-All
- When finished, you will see a success message. You do not need to reboot your PC.
Disable Hyper-V using Command Prompt without removing components
- Run Command Prompt as Administrator.
- Enter the following command:
Hit Enter.bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
- Restart your computer.
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