Enable Virtualization on Acer PCs

Many commercially available PCs allow users to manage their BIOS configuration directly from the startup screen. These step-by-step guides will help you access and adjust the BIOS settings on prebuilt PCs manufactured by Acer.

If you don’t know what kind of CPU you have, please see Identifying Your CPU.

With Intel Processors

1. Restart or boot your computer.
2. Immediately press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

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3. Using the arrow keys, navigate to the Advanced tab.
4. Using the arrow keys, enable both Intel VTX and Intel VTXD. (Some models require you to press Ctrl + S to make these settings visible.)
5. Press F10 once more to save your configuration and exit.

With AMD Processors

1. Restart or boot your computer.
2. Immediately press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

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3. Using the arrow keys, navigate to the Advanced tab.
4. Using the arrow keys, enable both AMD-SVM and AMD-IOMMU. ****(Some models require you to press Ctrl + S to make these settings visible.)
5. Press F10 once more to save your configuration and exit.