Hypervisor running on Windows 11 HOME?

BLG56 · Aug 21, 2024

I've recently experienced intermittent, random BSODs with bugcheck code = Hypervisor Error. From what I read, I didn't expect Hypervisor to be running on my HOME version of Windows 11 but the service HV HOST is running and system information says Hypervisor detected. Features show Windows Hypervisor Platform is NOT selected as well as Virtual Machine Platform. Am I missing something here? I'm wondering why HV is running and, if it shouldn't be running, wouldn't that prevent the Hypervisor Error bugchecks?
Thanks

cereberus · Aug 21, 2024

The hypervisor is not only used for Hyper-V. It is also used for certain security aspects of Defender.

Windows Defender Application Control and virtualization-based code integrity

Hardware and software system integrity-hardening capabilities that can be deployed separately or in combination with Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC).

learn.microsoft.com