To enable virtualization, reboot your computer and as soon as it starts, start tapping the F2 and Del keys on your keyboard. One of these keys will typically take you into the BIOS.

To enable Windows Sandbox in firmware, ensure your system supports virtualization. Access the BIOS or UEFI firmware at startup and enable the virtualization setting (Intel VT-x or AMD-V).

Some virtual PC software — including VMWare’s — let you save multiple versions on your machine; each can gobble gigabytes, however. Keep an eye on available disk space, especially on a notebook.

Since the Hyper-V or WSL2 backend relies on CPU virtualization, you’ll have to turn on this facility in the BIOS. We have a detailed tutorial on how to enable virtualization on your system, but ...

It's easy to set up a virtual machine on your PC, creating a machine within a machine, using free desktop virtualization software from VMware. Here's a look at the advantages, plus instructions.

2] Enable Virtualization Next, you need to enable virtualization on your Windows PC. Enabling virtualization is essential for the virtual machine to function properly and efficiently.

But virtualization’s real benefit lies in its potential to reduce management and support burdens, improve security and reliability, and lower total cost of ownership. We’re not there yet.