How to: Turnoff VBS
**Virtualization Based Security (VBS)** can slow apps (and games) down by **5 to 15% in Windows 11** especially if you're on an **AMD system**.

 * 1. **Open System Information**. Do this by searching for "system information" in Windows search and clicking the top result.

 * 2. Scroll down to find the "Virtualization-based security" row. If it says "running," VBS is enabled. But if it says "not enabled," then you're done.

**Below are different are Two Ways you can disable VBS in Windows 11:**

**Disable VBS/HVCI in Windows 11**

 * 1. Search for Core Isolation in Windows search and click the top result.

 * 2. Toggle Memory Integrity to off, if it was on. 

 * 3. Reboot your PC as prompted.

 * 4. Check **System Information** again to see if virtualization-based security is listed as "not enabled." 

**Disable VBS By Uninstalling Virtual Machine**

If VBS is running, you can get rid of it by uninstalling the **"Virtual Machine"** feature in Windows. **Note:** that if this is the feature that's enabling VBS for you, losing it may cost you the ability to run **Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)**.

 * 1. Open Turn Windows Features on or Off by searching for it.

 * 2. Uncheck Virtual machine and click Ok.

 * 3. Reboot your PC.

 * 4. Check **System Information** again to make sure virtualization based security is listed as "not enabled."