Genymotion Desktop and Hyper-V (Windows)

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Keywords: Genymotion Desktop, Hyper-V, Windows, Memory Integrity, Core Isolation, WSL2, Windows Sandbox, Virtual Machine Platform

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Genymotion Desktop and Hyper-V (Windows)

Genymotion Desktop does not work well alongside Hyper-V. Therefore, Genymotion recommends disabling Hyper-V when using Genymotion Desktop.

Step 1: Disable all Hyper-V feature

1. Go to Control Panel → Programs → Turn Windows features on or off.

2. Uncheck Hyper-V in Windows features.

3. Click OK.

Windows Feature will apply the changes and ask you to restart. Click Restart Now to reboot the PC and apply the changes.

Also, ensure that the following features are disabled:

Step 2: Disable Memory Integrity

Even though Hyper-V has been explicitly disabled, Windows 11 has features that silently use the Hyper-V hypervisor in the background, which can prevent VirtualBox from accessing hardware virtualization capabilities. One of those features is Memory Integrity from the Core Isolation security measures.

To disable Memory Integrity: 1. Open Windows Security. 2. Go to Device Security → Core isolation details. 3. Turn Memory Integrity off. 4. Reboot the PC when prompted.

Step 3: Verify that Hyper-V is properly disabled

Open a PowerShell terminal.

Run the command: systeminfo | findstr -i "hyper-v requirements"

If Hyper-V is disabled, the output shows: Hyper-V Requirements: VM Monitor Mode Extensions: Yes

If Hyper-V is still active, the output shows: Hyper-V Requirements: A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.

If you already followed instructions 1. and 2., and Hyper-V is still active, try following this guide to completely disable Hyper-V manually.

Additional disabled features

Also, make sure that the following features are disabled:

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