Aurora R11, no virtualization support, BIOS, #2

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@greyclear wrote:

 my question is this not a feature for AW desktops?

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https://support.bluestacks.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003174386-How-to-enable-Virtualization-VT-on-Windows-10-for-BlueStacks-4 

Works fine on my Aurora R9... 

Virtualization Enabled!

Unsure why, the option to turn it on just doesn't exist in the BIOS so it's disabled. Good to know that it does exist just not on mine

Well it depends.  The R7, 8, and 9 share the z370 board, but with different bios versions.  On mine there's a field in bios to enable vt.  If there's no option, it is supposed to be enabled by default, but some people have had issues with that. 

Bios selection options for virtualization

r72019,

Do you also have the Aurora R11? There was another Aurora R11 user that posted the same, "no VT setting in BIOS", here.

Hi Chris,

I have the R11.What's unique about this particular setup that it doesn't have that option? 

Ok. We'll see what they have to say, unfortunately I won't be waiting long I only have a 30 day window to return it and it took two 1/2 weeks to get here so I have another two weeks to go yet. 

What's unique about this particular setup that it doesn't have that option?

Unknown by me. I would not want to speculate. One of the Alienware liaisons will need to let us know.

Intel suggest using task manager to see if VM is enabled, as I posted, have you tried that?

I know that is really strange, Intel has a tool to show what parameters its CPUs have but it recommends using a Microsoft program. 

My fault sorry. It does say it yes. Interesting though because I can't get Ubuntu to boot in virtualbox, hence what started me down this road

i have home version so no sandbox

Nothing to be sorry for...now you can proceed to find the problem with virtualbox,  Ubuntu and Windows 10.

Good luck!

Just a passing thought, have you tried to open Windows Sandbox or something else that uses the virtualization technology...

just because the Intel Processor Utility doesn't show a check for Intel Virtualization Technology doesn't mean it isn't functioning...

per Intel's Website: If Intel® Virtualization Technology is not checked in the tool, there might be a possibility your processor still supports Intel® Virtualization Technology, but it is already being used by some software that uses a hypervisor. In that case, you can also use the Task Manager to verify the situation.

Just double checking...

I sorta know why. VT-X is needed. I can use 32 bit O/S i guess but that limits me to what OS version I can utilize. Thanks though