I can't enable Virtualization in Bios using HP Setup Utility

[kwy430]

I want to enable Virtualization in the Bios of my HP Omen 880-P160se CTO. At restart I enter HP Setup Utility by pressing Esc. I have not been able to find Virtualization in any of the bios menus. The Advanced section (F10) has few settings and virtualization is not one of them. I installed the most recent Bios dated 10/24/2022 but that did not help. The Omen Setup Utility seems to have a lot more settings but I can't find a download for it. I tried to use the HP Bios Configuration utility to enable virtualization but the request did not have authorization and was denied. 

Is there a solution to this? Is it even possible to turn on virtualization in my PC?

Thanks and Regards, Bill

[Bill_To · Accepted solution]

Greetings @kwy430 

Welcome to the HP Forum. 

I am aware of two HP Setup Utility versions available by doing ("ESC" - "F10") at system startup or by doing a system restart.

The older Setup Utility has Virtualization settings located in the: Security>System Security sub-menu.

A newer version has Virtualization settings located in the Configuration Menu.

The 10-24-22 BIOS could be the last BIOS update available for your PC.

Regards

[kwy430]

That worked! Thank you so much! I didn't look in the Security menu because I didn't think virtualization had anything to do with security. 

About Esc vs F10 at start. For the 10-24-2022 BIOS update, pressing Esc goes to a menu with choices of F1, F2, F9, F10 BIOS Setup, and F11. Pressing F10 at start goes directly to BIOS Setup.

Regards,

Bill

[Bill_To]

Greetings @kwy430 

My pleasure.

Regards