Can't install Intel HAXM for Android Studio. ERROR x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration

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user3611818 picture user3611818 · Aug 14, 2015 · Viewed 52k times · Source

I just installed Android Studio without any problems. But when I run the emulator, I get an error:

Cannot Launch AVD in emulator. Output: emulator emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration! Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable. CPU acceleration status: HAX kernel module is not installed!

I have found a lot of similar posts and I have tried a few things but nothing has worked so far so I decided to make a post.

What I've tried:

  1. Install HAXM through Android Studio
  2. Download it separately through Intel

The error I get for the second option is

This computer meets the requirements for HAXM, but intel VT-x is not turned on. HAXM cannot be installed until VT-x is enabled

So I went into my BIOS but it was already turned on so nothing else I can do there.

Any suggestions?

Answer

Om Sao picture Om Sao · Jul 12, 2018

HAXM stands for "Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager". It is used for launching Emulators and must be installed and in usable status.

Please note that Emulator launching means Virtualisation. So, we need to ensure that Intel Hardware to launch Virtualisation Technology(VT) is enabled in our machine.

So, here 2 things are there

  1. HAXM is installed and VT is enabled?
  2. HAXM is usable?

Following are the steps:

Step.1) Ensure that HAXM is installed.

In Eclipse env. enter image description here

In Android SDK env. (Click "SDK Manager ==> SDK tools tab") enter image description here

Close your Eclipse/Android SDK IDE. Please note only the installer is downloaded at this stage and not actually installed.

Step.2) Launch the installer. Android SDK path:==> C:\users\%username%\AppData\Local\Android\sdk. In this directory, go to extras → Intel → Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager and run the file named "intelhaxm-android.exe". In most cases, the installer launcher should launch. But in some cases, you may encounter this error: enter image description here

Just make sure that your machine has Hardware Virtualisation Technology(VT) Enabled. Restart your machine, and keep pressing F1+F2 for the BIOS option and Enable VT as follow. enter image description here enter image description here Again repeat Step.2)

Step.3) Restart the machine.

a.) Go to Control Panel → Program and Feature.

b.) Click on Turn Window Features on and off. A window opens.

c.) Uncheck Hyper-V option and restart your system.

enter image description here

Now, you can Start HAXM installation without any error.

And then Start your Emulator.

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