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In Visual Studio open the Android Device Manager
In the Device Manager, right-click on the device to open the context menu, then select Factory Reset.
How to get past "To start Android, enter your password"
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I just installed VS2019 and Xamarin for multiplatform development. Created a "Blank" project. When I launch Android_Accelerated_x86_Nougat ... which displays a "To start Android, enter your password". How do I get an Android password?
Developer technologies | .NET | Xamarin
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Alessandro Caliaro 4,196 Reputation points2020-11-21T18:11:07.247+00:00 Maybe your windows password? But I don’t use emulators so I am not sure
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VVX 21 Reputation points
2020-11-21T18:16:25.543+00:00 Thanks for your suggestion. But that doesn't work. Unfortunately, this is classic example of how Microsoft gets people to waste time. They update software, entice you with "new and powerful" but make it miserably difficult for people to get started. Sorry for griping and once again thank you for being helpful. Cheers!
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Don Glover 516 Reputation points2020-11-22T10:32:19.207+00:00 Have you tried doing a factory reset on the emulator?
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VVX 21 Reputation points
2020-11-23T11:43:06.487+00:00 Hi Don, I am so new to this, is I don't know what that means. If you can give me a tip on how to do it would be great. If not, I will have to noodle around the vast ecosystem to see how to do this.
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Don Glover 516 Reputation points
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VVX 21 Reputation points
2020-11-23T15:53:39.903+00:00 Don, you're THE MAN. That did it, though it did give me an ominous warning "This cannot be undone".
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Hasitha Haththella 1 Reputation point Microsoft Employee2021-08-11T06:58:26.46+00:00 Did the factory reset, but the issue still exist VS2019 16.9.4
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Robert Campbell 1 Reputation point2022-08-12T03:54:20.22+00:00 same problem in VS 2022, Factory Reset trick not working
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Tyrone Magwade 6 Reputation points2022-09-11T19:06:55.613+00:00 were you able to solve this problem because i have the same problem right now
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Sorin T 0 Reputation points2023-10-02T12:49:05.44+00:00 same issue on VS 2022 17.7.0 Preview 5.0 and unfortunately most POS are using Android Oreo
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