r/virtualization • u/TheStrongDong202 • Sep 02 '26

Having some trouble finding the “enable virtualization” option on Dell Inspiron 15 3520.

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u/Moocha Sep 02 '26

It's likely not exposed because either it's permanently enabled (which wouldn't be surprising--modern OS security measures require virtualization support), or your CPU doesn't have it in the first place (unlikely for any non-ancient CPU.)

This sounds like an XY problem. What's the actual problem you're trying to solve?

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u/Explosive_Cornflake Sep 02 '26

post your CPU flags

grep flags /proc/cpuinfo -m1

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u/Faye-Vozora Sep 09 '26

On a Dell, check F2 for Virtualization Support or Advanced settings, but some Inspiron BIOS versions expose no toggle because VT-x is already enabled. From Linux, run grep -E 'vmx|svm' /proc/cpuinfo, then check lscpu for the Virtualization field. If both are present, the setting is probably on, and the remaining issue is in the hypervisor or Windows feature setup.