Does Windows Virtual PC automatically use hardware virtualization if it's available

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I'm underwhelmed by the performance of the XP VM that was provided by IT along with my win7 install. Because it's a generic company wide image I'm wondering if it might be stuck running in software virtualization mode even though my laptop does support hardware virtualization. Is this a legitimate concern?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '10 at 17:48

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AMD-V / VT-x is not always turned on by default. If it is not turned on, you would have to turn this on in the bios.

Once it is turned on, WVPC will use it automatically.

See more info here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/support/configure-bios.aspx

-Josh

answered Jul 12 '10 at 17:48

Josh Brower

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Thanks. CPU VT was turned on; however IO VT was not. Enabling the latter has improved performance. – Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight Jul 12 '10 at 18:20

Does Windows Virtual PC automatically use hardware virtualization if it's available

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