#WSL2

3 guides

Diagram-style cover showing a VirtualBox VM competing with Windows 11 Hyper-V features for CPU virtualization extensions

Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware, VirtualBox)

How to Fix VirtualBox VM Running Very Slow on Windows 11

VirtualBox crawling on Windows 11? Hyper-V, Memory Integrity, and WSL2 steal VT-x. Learn what to disable, how to allocate resources, and enable nested paging.

Sysadmin Desk Jul 20, 2026 8 min read

Diagram-style cover showing Docker Desktop running on Windows with the WSL2 Linux backend underneath

Docker & Containers

How to Install Docker Desktop on Windows 10 and Windows 11

Install Docker Desktop on Windows 10 or 11 with the WSL2 backend: enable virtualization, run the installer, verify, and fix the common setup errors.

Sysadmin Desk Jul 5, 2026 8 min read

Diagram-style cover showing CPU virtualization extensions being claimed by the Windows hypervisor while VirtualBox waits for VT-x to be freed

Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMware, VirtualBox)

How to Fix VirtualBox VT-x Is Not Available (Conflict with Hyper-V)

VirtualBox says VT-x is not available (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX)? Here's how to free your CPU virtualization from Hyper-V, Memory Integrity, and WSL2 — and fix it for good.

Sysadmin Desk May 24, 2026 11 min read