In BIOS there are a couple of settings that must be enabled for Hyper-V to work correctly.
Microsoft explains how to properly enable Hyper-V in Windows and BIOS plus give troubleshooting tip on various errors: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/virtualization/bios-update-for-hyper-v
Make sure you have the latest Non-BETA BIOS installed for your laptop.
This site gives good instructions on what to enable in BIOS to enable Virtualization: https://bce.berkeley.edu/enabling-virtualization-in-your-pc-bios.html
Enabling Virtualization in your PC BIOS
While most recent PCs support hardware virtualization, not all computer vendors enable this feature as shipped from the factory. To turn this feature on, try these instructions based on Red Hat instructions:
- Reboot your computer
- Right when the computer is coming up from the black screen, press Delete, Esc, F1, F2, or F4. Each computer manufacturer uses a different key but it may show a brief message at boot telling you which one to press. If you miss it the first time, reboot and try again. It helps to tap the key about twice a second when the computer is coming up. If you are not able to enter the BIOS via this method, consult your computer’s manual.
- In the BIOS settings, find the configuration items related to the CPU. These can be in under the headings Processor, Chipset, or Northbridge.
- Enable virtualization; the setting may be called VT-x, AMD-V, SVM, or Vanderpool. Enable Intel VT-d or AMD IOMMU if the options are available.
- Save your changes and reboot.
- Delete any existing VMs (Machine > Remove ** and select ** Delete all files) and re-import the .ova file (following step 4 and subsequent steps of the installation instructions).
ZDNET explains how to check to see if your laptop supports Hyper-V:
If Windows 10 is running, you just open the System Information utility.
Type msinfo32 in the search box and then click System Information from the top of the results list.That opens the app shown here, with the System Summary page visible.
Scroll to the very end and look for the four items that begin with Hyper-V. If you see a Yes next to each one, you're ready to enable Hyper-V. If you see a No after the Virtualization Enabled In Firmware setting, you have to go into your BIOS (or UEFI firmware) settings and turn on support for virtualization. If you see a No next to any of the other items, you won't be able to run Hyper-V.
Finally, if in place of these four items you see a message that begins "A hypervisor has been detected..." that means you are already running virtualization software or you're working in a virtual machine.
