How to enable Intel VT-x on MAC(Big Sur: V11.5.1, MackBook Pro(15-inc, 2019))

My MAC INFO.:

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Big Sur:

Version: 11.5.1 (20G80)

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)

CPU: Intel Core i7

MEM: 16GB

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My Question:

My MAC support Intel VT-x (proved by above commands), but, I do NOT know how to enable it.


My Research:

I tried bellow commands to collect the information about HyperVisor:

$ sysctl -a | grep machdep.cpu.features

... VMX ...


$ sysctl kern.hv_support

kern.hv_support: 1


This meas that my MAC support Intel


According to articles from internet,

1. On old MAC OS, we just execute command: sudo nvram boot-args="kext-dev-mode=1" VT-x.

2. On new MAC OS, this command is deprecated. So, I do NOT know how to do it.

NOTE: my MAC was produced in 2019, not legacy one.


Expected result:

on the setting UI of both VirtualBox and VMWare, "Nested VT-x" option is NOT grayed and so that I check it.



I think this is a generic issue. Most developer will install VirtualBox or VMWare, right?


My case number is 102277825246.


Any tips are appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Posted on Apr 18, 2024 9:32 PM

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