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How to enable virtualization via PowerShell on Win10, HP laptop?

Reason why I am not doing it this way:

Go to Windows Settings Click on Update & Security Now click on Recovery Click Restart now under Advanced startup Go to Troubleshoot Click on Advanced Options Now click on UEFI Firmware Settings Click Restart.

--> My monitor on the laptop is broken, and thus I use an external monitor, when I go restart, I see the broken monitor "light up", but this restartu modus doesnt switch on the external monitor...

NB13
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You can use HP BCU tool to change BIOS setup from Windows. To create, save, and deploy the configuration settings, complete the following procedure:

  1. Run the program BIOSConfigUtility.exe or BiosConfigUtility64.exe using the /GetConfig:config.txt command-line parameter.

Batch script:

if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==AMD64 (BiosConfigUtility64.exe /GetConfig:"BIOS_config.txt") else (BiosConfigUtility.exe /GetConfig:"BIOS_config.txt")
  1. Edit the obtained file config.txt. Remove properties that you do not want to change and modify the other properties.

Example of the config file:

BIOSConfig 1.0
;
; Originally created by BIOS Configuration Utility
; Version: 4.0.1.1
; Date="2014-09-17" Time="09:39:33" UTC="-5"
;
; Found 244 settings
;
Manufacturer
Hewlett-Packard
Product Name
HP ZBook 15
System Board ID
1909
Universal Unique Identifier(UUID)
7FAC190ABD17E411A132884C5F06E0FF
Processor Type
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4900MQ CPU
SKU Number
D5H49AV#ABA
Warranty Start Date
00/00/0000
Processor Speed
2.80GHz
Sunday
*Disable
Enable

In the given config Sunday option is disabled by marking it with *. So, you need to find a line that corresponds to virtualization and enable it with * sign.

Note: the needed option may or may not present depending on the model. In my HP x2 1030 G2 the following files to be changed (set * in front of Enabled instead of Disabled):

Virtualization Technology (VTx)
    *Disable
    Enable
Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VTd)
    *Disable
    Enable

If BIOS is password protected you also need to provide a password file to the same utility first.

  1. Run BIOSConfigUtility.exe with the /SetConfig:config.txt command-line parameter to apply the settings contained in config.txt.

Refer to the full guide at HP site.

Hardoman
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It's an old problem with old solutions.

Some suggestions are mentioned in this post

Cannot enter BIOS due to broken screen

Dave M
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