Windows 8 freezes on startup when intel VT-d is enabled

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Published on 2012-12-05T18:41:44Z Indexed on 2012/12/05 23:07 UTC
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I don't know what to make of this situation:

Windows 8 freezes after about 3 seconds after booting to the log in screen.

The only way i have been able to avoid the freeze, is if i set

VT-d disabled
VT-d enabled, but Nvidia drivers uninstalled (running on integrated graphics)
VT-d enabled, Nvidia drivers installed, Hyper-V feature enabled

My goal is to get Windows 8 running with VMWare (ie. Hyper-V has to stay disabled), VT-d and the latest NVidia drivers.

Specs:

32 GB of ram
Intel Core i7-2760QM
NVidia Quadro 1000M
Intel 520 SSD 480GB

Maybe somebody has experience with this kind of a situation ?

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