I have an Intel Core i MHz, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, 8 GB of RAM, avast Free, and boot from an SSD.

Ever since the new version of avast was released that includes NG I have been unable to get the avast virtualization process to function properly. The gamers had to turn off the same Avast setting that I did. If you google 'Avast intreferes with hardware-assisted virtualization', you'll see some threads. And whatever is the reason for the negative result from MS, it's bound to show up in some other problem if I were to proceed with virtualization.Īnd, as I now know, the Avast setting has also interfered with certain gaming programs. Too much work that's likely to lead to too much frustration. I would not wish to start to work on virtualization on my new Optiplex 7010 if I have a negative result from MS even if I knew about a positive GRC test. In any case, I don't think I'm wrong, and I don't think Avast is OK. Which I also confirmed using Intel's tools. Anyway, the GRC tool only says what I already know to be the case, that my CPU and BIOS SHOULD permit virtualization. I have the grc tool but I did not try it when I got the negative results in the MS havdetectiontool test. It's an AVAST default setting that is the villain.Īvast - Settings - Troubleshooting - 'Enable hardware-assisted virtualization' has been on, so I turned it off, rebooted, and now the havdetectiontool finally shows the good news, 'This computer is configured with hardware-assisted virtualization'.Ĭan anyone tell me why Avast's internal setting to enable HAV takes HAV away from everything else? Avast has certainly been getting sleazy the last two years, so apparently they're also not quality-testing their new versions very well.Īny thoughts? Was this supposed to happen? The Microsoft havdetectiontool has been saying that HAV is 'not enabled' in the PC even though the BIOS has it fully turned on. The Intel processor is fully rated for HAV across the board.Īll along, it's been the default settings in Avast Free 2015. I've been struggling for weeks trying to figure out why my good new Dell Optiplex 7010 Mini-Tower with 8GB RAM, a 500GB hard drive and an Intel Core i5-3470 CPU 3.20GHz - dual-booting Win 7 Pro 64-bit and Win 8 Pro 64-bit - has NOT been passing the test for hardware-assisted virtualization (HAV).

EDIT - SEE WAY DOWN IN THIS THREAD AT FEBRUARY 2017.

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