Question: Should I Enable Virtualization Technology in Bios?
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while it is true you should not enable VT unless you really use it, there is no more risk if the feature is on or not. you need to protect your system the best you can, whether it is for virtualization or not.

What does enabling virtualization in BIOS accomplish?

This allows an operating system to more effectively & efficiently utilize the CPU power in the computer so that it runs faster. This feature is also a requirement for many virtual machine software and is required to be enabled in order for them to run properly or even at all.

Is enabling virtualization bad?

In most cases enabling virtualization is fine. In rare cases (you are a high profile person and will get targeted attacks and in particular rootkits) it’s safer to keep it off.

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