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Thread: How to check if the processor supports Windows 8 SLAT Function

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    How to check if the processor supports Windows 8 SLAT Function

    Among the many novel aspects of Windows 8, there is the integrated virtualization using Hyper-V hypervisor, which manages virtual machines natively in Windows. To take advantage of the function SLAT (Second Level Address Translation) present in some processors is required. Check now if your CPU is compatible.

    Virtualization is at the heart of Windows through the integration of Hyper-V. This will make it possible to create virtual machines on Windows 8 where you can run operating systems called "guests" from Windows 8, the host system. This will make it possible to find Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 and your old software directly into a Windows, run Linux distributions or even run sensitive applications in a virtual machine without any risk to your system. If you could already get the same thing by installing third party software such as VMWare or VirtualBox, the hypervisor will be integrated into the system here.

    This will allow you to easily create virtual machines 32 or 64 bits for other operating systems directly from the explorer from ISO images or VHD, adjust on the fly the amount of RAM allocated to your virtual machines to connect remotely to a virtual machine and operate your hardware: USB, printer, sound, ... A backup function will also restore the state of a virtual machine at time.

    To use the Hyper-V Windows 8, there will be some technical prerequisites like:
    • 64-bit version of Windows required 8
    • 4 GB of memory minimum
    • Processor supports the function SLAT (Second Level Address Translation).

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    Re: How to check if the processor supports Windows 8 SLAT (Second Level Address Translation)

    Testing CPU Compatibility:

    To check whether your processor supports virtualization and therefore SLAT Windows 8, you can use the free software CoreInfo. Coreinfo is a command-line utility that shows you the mapping between logical processors and the physical processor, NUMA node, and socket on which they reside, as well as the cache’s assigned to each logical processor.

    • Download CoreInfo from here.
    • Save the file.
    • Once the download completes, click Open.
    • Click Extract all files.
    • Click the Browse button, select the C: \ and click OK.
    • Click Extract.
    • The explorer is opened on the root of C: \ drive where you unzipped CoreInfo.
    • Click the Start button and type cmd.
    • Click the cmd.exe with the right mouse button. In the menu that appears, click Run as administrator.
    • Return to the root of C: \ drive by typing cd c: \ and confirm with Enter.
    • Enter the command-v coreinfo and confirm with Enter.
    • Click I Agree in the window that opens.
    • On an Intel processor, a star on the line means that the function EFA SLAT is supported.
    • On an AMD processor, a star on the line NP means that the function is supported SLAT.
    • If an indent is on the line or EFA NP, it means that your processor does not support the function SLAT and you can not use Windows integrated virtualization 8.

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