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So I would like to test some apps on windows phone 10, but there is no emulator to choose from in the device drop down. I clicked on the 'Download new emulators...' option in the dropdown, downloaded the package, and installed a 3.5GB windows phone 10 emulator but I'm not seeing where it went. I've restarted windows and opened up the test project in VS2015 CE. Still no emulator available.

Anyone else have this problem? Any ideas?

Justin XL
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You need to switch the platform in your Visual Studio from ARM to x86.

Justin XL
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Just a guess but have you checked that your system meets all the requirements for running the emulator as described here?

Note that your hardware must support features like DEP and SLAT and the BIOS must have those features turned on.

Frank Boyne
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  • Installer checks these conditions, doesn't it? – M. Jahedbozorgan Sep 27 '18 at 17:57
  • @CSharper the installer _may_ check for some (or all) of these conditions but even if it does, conditions may change. For example a user may modify BIOS settings after the installer ran successfully. That said, the accepted answer makes clear that my guess was wrong. – Frank Boyne Sep 27 '18 at 20:09