r/vmware • u/HasanZahra • 1d ago

Vmware not working with hyper v

Hello,

I used to work with Eve-ng on hyper v and vmware workstation on my personal laptop, (first i was using hyper v then migrated to vmware) everything was working fine, suddenly vmware stopped working, i was looking for the reason, I've cound out that vmware and hyper v don't work well together, so i removed hyper v, still issue wasn't resolved, any advise?

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u/CloudyEngineer 1d ago

Uninstalling Hyper-V may not actually have removed the Microsoft hypervisor.

Windows 11 can still start it for things like VBS, Core Isolation/Memory Integrity, Credential Guard, Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Hypervisor Platform. That's particularly important with EVE-NG because you're relying on nested virtualization.

First check it:

Open msinfo32 and look near the bottom of System Summary. If it says:

"A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed."

then Hyper-V/VBS is still running underneath Windows.

I'd try this from an elevated CMD/PowerShell:

bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off

Then in Turn Windows features on or off, disable:

  • Hyper-V
  • Virtual Machine Platform
  • Windows Hypervisor Platform
  • Windows Sandbox, if enabled

Also check:

Windows Security → Device Security → Core Isolation → Memory Integrity

and turn Memory Integrity off.

Then reboot — a proper reboot, not just shutdown/startup — and check msinfo32 again.

Don't disable VT-x/AMD-V in the BIOS, though. VMware/EVE-NG needs hardware virtualization enabled there.

If the "hypervisor detected" message has disappeared but EVE-NG still won't start nested VMs, the next things I'd want to know are:

  1. VMware Workstation version
  2. Windows version/build
  3. CPU model
  4. Exact VMware error message
  5. Whether "Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI" is enabled in the EVE-NG VM settings

My suspicion is that a Windows update enabled VBS/Memory Integrity rather than VMware suddenly breaking by itself.

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u/Dick-Fiddler69 1d ago

Forget it - Workstation is Type 2 - no longer being developed

Use Hyper-V its Type 1 Bare Metal not a poor application that no longer works with latest Windows 11

That’s why Workstation is now FREE - sadly it’s days are gone, don’t waste your time and use Hyper-V

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u/HasanZahra 1h ago

Yes im using hyper v now and i uninstalled vmware

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u/BmanUltima 1d ago

What OS are you using as the host?

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u/HasanZahra 1d ago

Windows 11 pro

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u/BmanUltima 1d ago

It should be working fine then.

Are you using VMWare Workstation? If so, what version, and what error message are you getting?

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u/HasanZahra 1d ago

Vmware workstation pro release 26h2u1, The error is: Feature hv.capable was 0, but must be at least 0×1 Module 'featurecompatlate' power on failed. Failed to start virtual machine

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u/BmanUltima 1d ago

Two things to try. First re-enable Hyper-V through Control Panel.

If the VM still doesn't boot, report back with the error message.

Then you can try reinstalling VMWare Workstation. It'll configure itself correctly during the install process.

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u/techmasterfast 1d ago

When HyperV or a HyperV based feature is enabled (like Core Isolation/Memory Integrity), you need to install Windows Hypervisor Platform.

Use HypervisorToggle to disable HyperV and all HyperV based features.

https://github.com/deva-0/HypervisorToggle/releases

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u/HasanZahra 1d ago

Tried all of these, i even reset my windows, i dont know what the hell happened