“ Sorry, this application cannot run under a virtual machine ” – Error Fixed
Recently I was attempting to open an application but kept being prompt with the following error: “Sorry, this application cannot run under a Virtual Machine.” (As seen in the screenshot below).
No matter What I did; I was unable to get rid of this error. My first thought should have been to “Google it” which I had refused to so until I ran out of Ideas. I went from:
Disabling virtualization in BIOS
toTampering the registery in Windows
Updating BIOS
Updating Intel drivers
Uninstalling and re-installing the application
Until I came across the following steam forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/555570/discussions/0/152390648089353221/
The fix suggested in the steam forum works! All credit to the user in the steam forum!
The Fix:
Search for Windows Features
Disable “Hyper-V“
(Once you disable “Hyper-V” and click “OK” it will ask you to restart; after the restart if the application kept prompting you with the same error; leave “Hyper-V” disabled and attempt step 3.)
Open File Explorer:
Click on “This PC” and right click and select “Properties“
Click on “Change Settings”
Once “System Properties” has launched click on “Change” and rename your PC. For example, your PC might have name like DESKTOP-123ABC. Change it to something like “Kevin” or any other word/name. Once you’ve done this… Restart your PC and the error should go away.
