---
title: isNestedVirtualizationSupported
framework: virtualization
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: virtualization/vzgenericplatformconfiguration/isnestedvirtualizationsupported
---

# isNestedVirtualizationSupported

A Boolean value that describes whether the platform configuration supports nested virtualization.

## Declaration

```swift
class var isNestedVirtualizationSupported: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion important: Nested virtualization is available for Mac with the M3 chip, and later. Use this property to check whether support is available for the platform. As the following example shows, if the framework supports nested virtualization on the host, use isNestedVirtualizationEnabled to enable the feature:

## See Also

### Identifying the platform configuration

- [machineIdentifier](virtualization/vzgenericplatformconfiguration/machineidentifier.md)
- [isNestedVirtualizationEnabled](virtualization/vzgenericplatformconfiguration/isnestedvirtualizationenabled.md)
- [VZGenericMachineIdentifier](virtualization/vzgenericmachineidentifier.md)