Dead Space 3 Sorry This Application Cannot Run Under A Virtual Machine -

are active, making the game believe it's running in a virtualized environment Solution 1: Disable Windows Virtualization Features

Locate the virtualization toggle, which changes names depending on your CPU brand: are active, making the game believe it's running

Press the , type OptionalFeatures , and press Enter . Scroll down the list to find Hyper-V . Uncheck Hyper-V entirely. Uncheck Virtual Machine Platform . Uncheck Windows Sandbox (if visible). Uncheck Virtual Machine Platform

Dead Space 3's DRM checks for a virtualized environment, often flagging legitimate Windows hardware virtualization features. For perspective, Dead Space 3 was released in 2013, long before virtualization became common in consumer PCs, causing its detection logic to misfire. This means any of the following technologies can trigger the "virtual machine" block: For perspective, Dead Space 3 was released in

monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "TRUE" disable_acceleration = "TRUE" isolation.tools.getPtrLocation.disable = "TRUE" isolation.tools.setPtrLocation.disable = "TRUE" isolation.tools.setVersion.disable = "TRUE" isolation.tools.getVersion.disable = "TRUE"

Since the game misinterprets Windows' built-in security virtualization as a VM, disabling Core Isolation/Memory Integrity usually fixes the issue immediately. Click the , type Core Isolation , and press Enter . Locate the Memory Integrity toggle. Switch the toggle to Off .

Open the , type "Turn Windows features on or off," and open it. Locate and uncheck the following boxes (if they exist): Hyper-V Virtual Machine Platform Windows Hypervisor Platform Windows Sandbox Click OK and restart your computer . 2. Turn Off Memory Integrity