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"I remember having the same issue.\nFirst it needs to be enabled in the BIOS of your pc.\nsecond i remember using this and it worked for me\n1) Open SDK Manager and Download Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer) if you haven't.\n2) Now go to your SDK directory (C:\\users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\sdk, generally). In this directory Go to extras &gt; intel &gt; HardwareAcceleratedExecution_Manager and run the file named \"intelhaxm-android.exe\".\nIn case you get an error like \"Intel virtualization technology (vt,vt-x) is not enabled\". Go to your BIOS settings and enable Hardware Virtualization.\n3) Restart Android Studio and then try to start the AVD again.\nIt might take a minute or 2 to show the emulator window.\nit's taken from stackoverflow"
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