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Not sure who needs to hear this, but another _huge_ Windows 10 limitation: no support for nested virtualization on amd processors. This means Ryzen users can’t
by nxc18 7y ago
Not sure who needs to hear this, but another _huge_ Windows 10 limitation: no support for nested virtualization on amd processors. This means Ryzen users can’t benefit from a bunch of security improvements and also things like the new Windows 10X emulator can’t work.
Kind of off topic, but it’s the kind of nasty surprise I wouldn’t want to get after deciding to buy, so hope this helps someone.
https://windowsserver.uservoice.com/forums/295047-general-feedback/suggestions/31734808-nested-virtualization-for-amd-epyc-and-ryzen https://windowsserver.uservoice.com/forums/295047-general-fe...
- sebazzz 7y agoIs this an limitation on the processor or on Windows itself? Since virtualization is not part of x86 but rather vendor specific, is the AMD implementation difficult?
- nxc18 7y agoIt appears to be a Windows limitation - I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that AMD supports all the same extensions for it (under AMD rather than Intel branding) and it appears the Windows team is (finally) working on it. I understand that other hypervisors do support nested virt on AMD. To be fair to the Windows team, AMD in the data center / pro desktops wasn't really viable for a very long time, so its understandable that it wasn't prioritized.
- traskjd 7y agohttps://twitter.com/withinrafael/status/1227505393439346688?s=21 https://twitter.com/withinrafael/status/1227505393439346688?... Sounds like it’s coming.