VS 2022 can't start Android Emulator

Question

updated Visual Studio from 2019 to 2022. the emulators canot start.

Starting emulator pixel_5_-_api_33 ...
1>Waiting for emulator to be ready...
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\emulator\emulator.EXE -netfast -accel on -avd pixel_5_-_api_33 -prop monodroid.avdname=pixel_5_-_api_33
Emulator pixel_5_-_api_33 was stopped.
1>Starting deployment to pixel_5_-_api_33 ...
1>Starting emulator pixel_5_-_api_33 ...
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\emulator\emulator.EXE -netfast -accel on -avd pixel_5_-_api_33 -prop monodroid.avdname=pixel_5_-_api_33
1>Emulator pixel_5_-_api_33 was stopped.
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

Answer 1

Hello,

Have you tried the following workaround?

• Click Tools in the Android SDK Manager, does Android Emulator needs to be updated?
• If not, you could install a new emulator and rebuild your project.

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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Answer 2

I had the same problem, to fix it create a new instance of an Android device but don't edit it afterwards. Somehow that causes the emulator to stop working with visual studio.