Security News > 2021 > July > How to activate virtualization-based security and core isolation in Windows 10

Many of the hardware and software security features Microsoft lists as absolute requirements for a successful Windows 11 installation are already available as options in Windows 10.

In some cases, getting these more advanced levels of security is just a matter of turning them on, particularly on newer PCs. One of the more powerful of these security features is the Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity protocol.

From the Settings menu select Update & Security and then select Windows Security from the navigation bar located in the left windowpane, as shown in Figure A. Figure A. On this screen, click Device Security from the list of items in the right windowpane.

As you can see in Figure B, this Settings screen deals with several advanced Windows 10 security protocols.

Figure B. To check the status of HVIC we want to drill down on core isolation, so click the Core Isolation Details link to reveal the details page shown in Figure C. Figure C. If your Windows 10 PC is capable, it is a good idea to turn the memory integrity features on.

VBS uses Hyper-V to create and isolate a secure memory region from the operating system, which is used to protect Windows 10 and Windows 11 from security vulnerabilities introduced by legacy support.

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