visual studio 2013 - Windows phone emulator doesn't run without Hyper V on Win 8.1....any alternative emulator? -


hi stuck problem above. there way of testing windows phone apps in visual studio 12 without having access hyper v? thanks

if hardware not capable of running hyper-v, dead in water.

otherwise if windows 8.1 license not include support of hyper v, can check out following post nokia install windows 8 x64 evaluation license on virtual machine - or use dedicated hardware setup or dual-boot etc.

source: windows phone 8 sdk on virtual machine working emulator


how run wp emulator without hyper v? (summary of nokia.com)

hardware requirements

  • 64bit host operating system;
  • at least 8gb of ram host machine;
  • 30-40gb of free space.

step-by-step

  • check if computer capable of running windows 8 hyper-v
    • download coreinfo
    • open command prompt administrator , execute coreinfo.exe –v (in folder coreinfo.exe located)
    • if have slat enabled, marked asterisk * ept * supports intel extended page tables (slat). if not, unable run hardware-wise.
  • download windows 8 64bit developer evaluation. register windows live id key of 90 days.
  • register on vmware.com. after registering, download trial of vmware workstation 9 or higher. grant 30 days license.
  • download windows phone 8 sdk. can after installing vm can download tool within it.

setting vm

besides trivial, straight-forward proces of creating virtual machine, there two additional steps have done to run hyper-v.

  1. before finishing virtual machine configuration, click 'customize hardware' button. vm wizard - 1 click away finish, click 'customize hardware'

    go processors section , enable virtualize intel vt-x/ept or amd-v/rvi. enable <code>virtualize intel vt-x/ept or amd-v/rvi</code>

    finish configuration , proceed next step.

  2. exit vmware , open virtual machine configuration before installing hyper-v. config file located in folder created virtual machine extension .vmx, e.g.: windows 8 x64.vmx.

    edit file , add text marked in red (hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = "false"). hypervisor.cpuid.v0 "false"


if using visual studio 2013 might want check out these posts when installing windows phone sdk.


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