MiniVT

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MiniVT is a simple showcase of Intel CPU's virtualization technology VT-x on the Windows platform.

Introduction

• MiniVT is an open-source Windows system driver developed over Intel CPU's virtualization technology, VT-x.

• The project was inspired by Ddvp from JoenChen. Huge shout out for his work. 👏

• The driver is primarily written in C/C++ and x86-64 ASM.

• It provides a minimal implementation of the VT-x technology on the Windows operating system.

• When loaded, the driver enables virtualization of the OS and acts as the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor), becoming a system hypervisor.

• It allows the control over access, execution, and privileges of the system's registers, memory, and many instructions.

• The driver also provides an easy framework for various types of virtualization.

  • If needed, you can implement other parts like Extended Page Table (EPT), which enables kernel-level monitoring and control of memory operations.

System Requirements

Early test results have shown that this driver can run on the following systems:

• Windows XP (with Service Pack 3)
• Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1)
• Windows 10 Version 1607 (build 14393)

Notice

This project was originally published in a tutorial on Kanxue by Xiaobao on August 2, 2016. It has been archived on GitHub and will NOT receive any future updates.

x86 Version

MiniVT

References

• [Original] Video tutorial for VT virtualization architecture (Lessons 1-6) (Fixed Links)