Cannot get Hyper-V to work on Windows 10: The hypervisor is not running

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Hyper-V installs without apparent problem, but then any attempt at launching a virtual machine throws this error :

'<virtual machine name>' failed to start.

Virtual machine '<virtual machine name>' could not be started because the hypervisor is not running.

System info:

  • Windows 10 Enterprise 1803 17134.523
  • ASUS PRIME B350-PLUS
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Here is the output of the various software I've checked :

  • ASUS UEFI BIOS Utility > Advanced Mode > Advanced > CPU Configuration

    NX Mode                     Enabled
SVM Mode                    Enabled
SMT Mode                    Auto
Core Leveling Mode          Automatic mode

  • Task Manager > Performance

    Virtualization: Enabled

  • msinfo32.exe > System Summary

    Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions                   Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions  Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware           Yes
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection                    Yes

  • coreinfo.exe -v

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core Processor
AMD64 Family 23 Model 1 Stepping 1, AuthenticAMD
Microcode signature: 00000000
HYPERVISOR      -       Hypervisor is present
SVM             *       Supports AMD hardware-assisted virtualization
NP              *       Supports AMD nested page tables (SLAT)

  • bcdedit.exe > Windows Boot Loader

    nx                      OptIn
hypervisorlaunchtype    Auto

  • PowerShell > Get-Service -DisplayName Hyper-V*

    Status   Name               DisplayName
------   ----               -----------
Running  vmcompute          Hyper-V Host Compute Service
Stopped  vmicguestinterface Hyper-V Guest Service Interface
Stopped  vmicheartbeat      Hyper-V Heartbeat Service
Stopped  vmickvpexchange    Hyper-V Data Exchange Service
Stopped  vmicrdv            Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualizati...
Stopped  vmicshutdown       Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service
Stopped  vmictimesync       Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service
Stopped  vmicvmsession      Hyper-V PowerShell Direct Service
Stopped  vmicvss            Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Requestor
Running  vmms               Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management

I have found multiple similar threads on this website and others, and have already tried (all of them to no avail) :

  • Uninstalling and reinstalling Hyper-V (multiple times)
  • Rebooting the machine (cold boot, multiple times)
  • Upgrading my BIOS
  • Upgrading the motherboard chipset driver

Any idea about the next course of action?

Best Answer

Your hardware can run Hyper-V according to the specs, so the problem is probably with some settings.

Check in the BIOS under Advanced Frequency Settings > Advanced CPU Core Settings, if the option named "SVM mode" is set to Enabled. If it is not, enable it, save the BIOS, turn-off the computer and do a cold boot.

If this does not help, open an elevated Command Prompt and run this command:

bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto

then reboot the computer, again with a cold boot.

If this does not work either, check if your setup is really capable of running Hyper-V with the AMD-V with RVI Hyper V Compatibility Utility, running it in elevated mode.

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