Disable Windows Features

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Set HYPER-V to Disabled Set Virtual Machine Platform to Disabled Set Windows Hypervisor Platform to Disabled

Further checks to make sure Hyper-V is completely Disabled!

Solution 1: Disable Hyper-V Completely

This is the most reliable solution if you don't need Hyper-V:

Method A: Using Windows Features

1. Open "Turn Windows features on or off" (search in Start menu)

2. Uncheck these items:

   • Hyper-V

   • Virtual Machine Platform

   • Windows Hypervisor Platform

   • Windows Sandbox (if present)

   • WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux 2)

3. Restart your computer

Method B: Using Command Prompt (Run as Administrator)

CMD (Batch)

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bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
dism.exe /Online /Disable-Feature:Microsoft-Hyper-V

Then restart your PC.

Method C: Using PowerShell (Run as Administrator)

PowerShell

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Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All
bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off

Restart required.

Solution 2: Check for Hidden Hyper-V Services

Even with Hyper-V "disabled," some services might still activate the hypervisor:

1. Disable Windows Defender Application Guard:

CMD (Batch)

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   Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Windows-Defender-ApplicationGuard

1. Disable Core Isolation/Memory Integrity:

   • Open Windows Security

   • Go to Device Security → Core Isolation Details

   • Turn off "Memory Integrity"

   • Restart

2. Check for VBS (Virtualization-Based Security):

CMD (Batch)

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   bcdedit /set vsmlaunchtype off

Solution 3: Verify Hyper-V is Actually Off

After disabling, verify with these commands:

CMD (Batch)

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# Check hypervisor launch type
bcdedit /enum | findstr hypervisorlaunchtype

# Check if virtualization is enabled
systeminfo | findstr /i "Hyper-V"

# PowerShell check
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All

Should show:

• hypervisorlaunchtype Off

• No Hyper-V features listed or all showing "Disabled"

Common Culprits That Keep Hyper-V Active

Even after "disabling" Hyper-V, these can reactivate it:

1. Docker Desktop (if configured for WSL2 or Hyper-V backend)

2. Windows Sandbox

3. WSL 2 (uses Hyper-V infrastructure)

4. VirtualBox (with Hyper-V mode enabled)

5. Memory Integrity/HVCI (Windows Security feature)

6. Device Guard/Credential Guard