# load (load the kernel modules)

### Command

> load

### Syntax

> load \[ModuleName (string)]

### Description

Loads the HyperDbg's drivers and kernel modules into the target system.

### Parameters

**\[ModuleName (string)]**

The name of the module that you want to load.

## Modules

| Module Name | Description                     |
| ----------- | ------------------------------- |
| vmm         | Hypervisor-related capabilities |

{% hint style="info" %}
The debugger functions are implemented on top of '**vmm**' module.
{% endhint %}

**vmm** : this module contains commands related to the debugger and all hypervisor-related capabilities. Currently, **vmm** is the only module of **HyperDbg**.

### Examples

The following example loads `vmm` module.

```
HyperDbg> load vmm
```

### SDK

To load the HyperDbg driver on the local machine, you need to use the following function in `libhyperdbg`:

```clike
INT
hyperdbg_u_load_vmm();
```

Make sure to install drivers before loading the driver.

```clike
INT
hyperdbg_u_install_vmm_driver();
```

### Remarks

1. Only one application can get the device handle; after that, no other application is able to create a handle from the device or, in other words, is not able to call `load`command until the first app releases the handle (by `CloseHandle`) or call `unload` command.
2. The application that requests to load the kernel modules should have `SeDebugPrivilege` to obtain a handle, otherwise an `ACCESS_DENIED` is thrown.

This command will continue the debuggee for some time (in Debugger Mode). This means that you lose the current context (registers & memory) after executing this command.

### Requirements

* Intel VT-x is required to be enabled to perform this action.
* Intel Extended Page Table (a.k.a. SLAT) should be present in the processor. If you have a Nehalem (2008) processor or a newer processor, then it supports this feature.

### Related

[unload (unload the kernel modules)](https://docs.hyperdbg.org/commands/debugging-commands/unload)


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