# Cannot enable hyper-v service

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-enable-hyper-v-service/94086>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [May 14, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-enable-hyper-v-service/94086 "2020-05-14T13:30:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![rajenp13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/docker/user_avatar/forums.docker.com/rajenp13/32/27533_2.png) [@rajenp13](https://forums.docker.com/u/rajenp13)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/cannot-enable-hyper-v-service/94086/5 "2020-05-22T16:25:16Z")

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Try this

> <https://superuser.com/questions/858259/hyper-v-reports-that-the-hypervisor-is-not-running-how-to-start-the-hypervisor>

Run `bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto` as Administrator in cmd.

This worked for me, ensure the hyper-v is enabled in your BIOS aswell.

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