"Enable hardware-assisted virtualization" missing from Settings

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi everyone.

Over one year ago, I was having trouble to run a virtual machine in VirtualBox. I eventually discovered it was Avast (Free) which was causing it. I solved it by unchecking Settings > Troubleshooting > Enable hardware-assisted virtualization. Now I reinstalled my Windows 7 x64 on an SSD and the same problem popped up. However, I no longer see that option in the settings.

How can I disable Avast’s hardware-assisted virtualization?

For the record, [1] is where I found out about this, which links to a thread [2] from here. Microsoft’s HAV Detection Tool once again tells me HAV is not enabled on this computer, even though it is in the BIOS.

Thanks in advance.

[1] http://superuser.com/questions/963392/vt-x-is-enabled-but-its-not-detected-as-such

[2] https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=162445.0

Edit: Just logged in on the old Windows, which I was using until one or two months ago. The option is also missing there, but HAV is still working fine.

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See: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=188058.msg1322898#msg1322898

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Thanks! Weird thing I couldn’t find that thread in my searches. Also, pk forgot to write “Reboot for the changes to take effect”. I figured that out instantly, but other users might lose some time trying to figure out why it didn’t work.

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The search option in this webboard software isn’t exactly good.
Better is to use Google to search.
e.g. keyword-1 keyword-2 site:forum.avast.com

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You’re welcome.