VirtualBox: Resolving “AMD-V is not available” Error

By PNC No comments

So, you have VirtualBox and it was working before, then you try to use it again and open any of your Virtual OS.  All of a sudden, you get this error:

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The Fix

There are few items to consider in resolving this VirtualBox issue.  To fix this issue, do the following:

Solution 1:
1. Press the Window key, then type “Turn Windows features on or off”
2. See if the “Hyper-V” checkbox is checked, if it is, unchecked it.
3. Restart your PC

Solution 2:
1. Press the Window key, then type “CMD” to access your console or command prompt.
2. Right-click it and select “Run as Administrator”
3. Paste this command:  bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
4. Restart your PC

Solution 3:
1. Press the Window key, then type “Run”.
2. At the field, type gpedit.msc
3. You will be prompted to Local Group Policy Editor.  Go to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Device Guard > Turn on Virtualization Based Security.  Set it to Disabled.
4. Restart your PC

I hope this will help resolve your issue.  Solution no.2 works for the author.