Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to launch Task Manager.

If you are running Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7, follow these easy steps:

Use the Microsoft® Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool (for Windows 7 and Windows Vista).

Use the utility tool provided by Intel or AMD.

Visit Intel’s product specification site.

There are a handful of methods you can use to do so.

This can be done from within the Windows operating system. You can check whether your PC supports virtualization technology or not and whether it is enabled. On new computers that use UEFI in place of BIOS, VT-x or AMD-V can easily be enabled within Windows by an application that wants to run it. Virtualization has to be enabled in the system’s BIOS on older computers. Most new PCs (desktops and notebooks) do so. Your processor type will be displayed there.įor virtualization to work, your computer has to support it on the hardware level. You’ll find your system information in the window that opens. Press the Windows logo key + X to invoke the WinX menu.What you have to do is check whether your CPU is AMD or Intel. NOTE: For example, if YES is displayed next to Intel Virtualization Technology, the processor supports this feature.You may want to know the hardware virtualization your computer comes with, whether Intel VT-x or AMD-V. In the Intel Processor Identification Utility window, click the CPU Technologies tab and then evaluate the report to determine which Intel technologies are supported by your CPU.NOTE: If the utility does not open automatically, click the Start button, click All Programs, click the Intel Processor ID Utility folder and then click Intel Processor ID Utility. Download and install the Intel Processor Identification Utility from the Intel Web site at.To use the Intel Processor Identification Utility, follow the procedure below: Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel VT).Use the Intel Processor Identification Utility to check the CPU for support of the following advanced technologies:

Processor identification