Microsoft officially pushes the Windows 11 update, and eligible PCs can be upgraded directly for free.After entering the Windows 11 system, there is one thing that must be done to help the computer improve its performance, that isTurn off the VBS (Virtualization Security) function。
·Why close VBS?
Following Windows 10, Microsoft added the VBS function to Windows 11, striving to let personal computers have the same security as commercial computers. However, when VBS is turned on, it will have some negative effects on PC performance. The vast majority of ordinary users do not actually need VBS protection, so after installing Windows 11 or purchasing a Windows 11 computer, the first thing that must be done is to turn off VBS to improve computer performance.
Especially for game users, the impact of VBS on game performance is more obvious. In addition, under certain AMD processors, the performance degradation may reach 28% after turning on VBS. On most hardware, the average impact of VBS on performance is about 5%, so it is necessary to turn off VBS if you want to release the performance of Windows 11 computers more fully.
·How to check VBS status?
Generally speaking,If you are upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, then VBS is closed by default, and there is no need to close VBS at this time..And if it isReinstall the system、orBuy a Windows 11 computer directlyif,You need to check whether the VBS is closed.
So how to check it?
The easiest way is to open the search bar, enter info, and then click the system information application.
Open the system information page, there is an item at the bottom”Virtualization-based security“, the current status of VBS will be displayed here.
If VBS shows “Not Enabled”, then there is no need to do anything.If it shows “running”, then please continue to see the shutdown method below.
·How to disable VBS?
Generally speaking, there are two ways to disable VBS:
method one:Open the settings panel in the start menu-search for the keyword “kernel isolation” and click-memory integrity, click close-restart the computer.
For detailed steps, please refer to the following three pictures:
Method Two:The keyboard combination “Windows+R” opens the run dialog box-enter regedit and click OK to open the registry-navigate to the left position to find “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SystemCurrentControlSetControlDeviceGuard”-set the “EnableVirtualizationBasedSecurity” option The DWORD value is set to 0-restart the computer.
·Conclusion
The function of VBS is to prevent hackers from running malicious code together with trusted applications and drivers on the user’s computer system, because it will not pass the code integrity check. Therefore, for most ordinary users, this feature is actually not needed. But if you don’t turn off VBS, the computer performance will be affected to a certain extent, so I still recommend that you turn off this feature.
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