I am using Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit and I try to install Windows 10 64 bit using Virtual Box. My problem is that is only allowing 32 bit options in the list. Why is that? How can I fix it?
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2Is your Ubuntu 64-bit? – lamino Apr 16 '17 at 00:30
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@lamino Yes it is. I included that in my question too. – Adam Apr 16 '17 at 00:41
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Make sure you download the AMD64 version from the official website – lamino Apr 16 '17 at 00:43
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@lamino Of course I downloaded the correct version I am not a newbie. – Adam Apr 16 '17 at 00:45
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3Make sure that you have virtualization enabled in the BIOS. – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Apr 16 '17 at 00:46
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@Adam I retracted my duplicate vote after you edited your question, because it is indeed not a duplicate of that question. – karel Apr 16 '17 at 03:54
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See https://askubuntu.com/questions/575466/cannot-virtualize-64bit-vagrant-boxes and https://askubuntu.com/questions/308937/cannot-install-ubuntu-in-virtualbox-due-to-this-kernel-requires-an-x86-64-cpu and https://askubuntu.com/questions/256792/how-do-i-enable-hardware-virtualization-technology-vt-x-for-use-in-virtualbox – Takkat Apr 16 '17 at 07:25