# Hyper-V Error Even Though It Shows Off

**How to check if VBS is enabled in Windows 10 or 11 In Windows 10 and 11, VBS is usually turned on by default. However, admins can confirm if it is enabled by following this process:**

* Search for the System Information app in Windows search.
* Open the app.
* Scroll down to the "Virtualization-based security" row.
* If it says "running," VBS is enabled.

**How to disable VBS in Windows 10 or 11**

* Search for "Core Isolation" in Windows search or open it from System Settings.
* Turn off Memory Integrity (if it was on).
* Restart the system.
* Open the System Information app.
* Scroll down to the "Virtualization-based security" row.
* If it says "not enabled," VBS is disabled.

**If VBS is still enabled, it must be disabled from the system registry (admin access plus experience may be required) by following these steps:**

* Open and run regedit to open the registry editor.
* Navigate to the folder: Computer\HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard.
* Open the file named EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity and set its value to 0.
* Close regedit.
* Restart the PC.

**Confirm in the System Information app that VBS is disabled. If after these steps you see VBS is still active, follow these steps For anyone still having trouble, what worked for me was**

* Disable memory integrity from core isolation
* In HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\HypervisorEnforcedCodeIntegrity, set value for 'Enabled' to 0
* In HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceGuard\Scenarios\WindowsHello, set value for 'Enabled' to 0
* Restart
* Check System Information - VBS should not be running