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If you are receiving this error on an Azure Virtual Machine, check to ensure that Trusted Launch is disabled. Nested Virtualization is not supported on Azure virtual machines.
To enable WSL 2, Open the Windows Features window by navigating to Control Panel | Programs | Turn Windows feature on or off. Ensure that the Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux features are selected. After clicking on the OK button, Windows will enable WSL 2.
Enabling the Virtual Machine Platform in Windows 11 will allow you to use virtual machines by turning on specific features in your operating system. This guide will walk you through the steps to ensure everything is set up correctly.
Despite enabling settings like Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Platform, some users continue to face this error. Below, we’ll explore detailed troubleshooting steps and additional insights to help you resolve these issues more confidently.
I tried to install ubuntu 22.04 from the windows store but I get the following error: Please enable the Virtual Machine Platform Windows feature and ensure virtualization is enabled in the BIOS.
Alternatively, go to Settings > System > Optional features > More Windows features and enable Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Hypervisor Platform.
After all I found that "Step3: Enable Virtual MachinePlatform feature" was causing this problem: Before installing WSL 2, you must enable the Virtual Machine Platform optional feature.
Open Ubuntu 18.04 or 20.04. Works as expected.
This guide will walk you through the steps to enable virtualization in your system's BIOS settings and subsequently activate the Virtual Machine Platform through the Control Panel.
Learn how to enable virtualization through the UEFI (or BIOS) of your PC to run the Windows Subsystem for Android or Windows Subsystem for Linux.