Restart your PC and enter the (usually by pressing F2, Del, or Esc during startup).
Uncheck , Virtual Machine Platform , and Windows Hypervisor Platform . Restart your PC.
Go to .
If you are receiving this message on a standard desktop or laptop, follow these steps to resolve the false positive detection:
Change the name to something simple (e.g., "Gaming-PC") that does not contain the word "DESKTOP". Restart your PC. Restart your PC and enter the (usually by
The game may block launch if it detects any active hypervisor components.
In some cases, the game incorrectly identifies systems with "DESKTOP" in their name as virtual machines. The game may block launch if it detects
If software-level fixes fail, you may need to disable virtualization at the hardware level.
Windows security features can trigger VM detection. Open the Start Menu , type "Core Isolation," and open it. Toggle Memory integrity to Off . Restart your computer and attempt to launch the game. Primary Fixes for Physical PCs
The error message in Dead Space 3 is a common issue typically caused by the game's DRM (Digital Rights Management) misidentifying modern Windows security and virtualization features as a virtual environment. This often happens on physical machines because Windows 10 and 11 use a hypervisor for features like Core Isolation and Hyper-V. Primary Fixes for Physical PCs