Isolated protection with VBS

First available in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, VBS was not a requirement but highly recommended. In Windows 11 Enterprise, many available features of VBS will be enabled by default on supported hardware and can be managed with Group Policy or MDM. VBS leverages hardware virtualization and the Windows hypervisor to isolate memory from the OS. This separation is known as virtual secure mode, which provides protection for critical system processes to help prevent exploitation. For example, if malware infects the OS, it will remain contained to the OS and be inaccessible to VSM.

For a system to be considered VBS-capable, it needs to meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

• TPM 2.0
• 64-bit processor running Intel VT-x or AMD-v virtualization extensions
• IOMMU or system memory management unit (SMMU) (Intel VT-D, AMD-Vi, ARM64 SMMUs) IOMMU
• SLAT for virtual address translation (VAT)
• UEFI memory reporting
• Compatible...