android - HAX kernel module is not installed

Question

I have just downloaded latest android studio from official android site and installed it. But I am getting this error instead of having Intel X 86 Emulator accelerator. What can cause this error

emulator: ERROR: x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration!
Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable.
CPU acceleration status: HAX kernel module is not installed!

Answer 1

If you are running a modern Intel processor make sure HAXM (Intel? Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager) is installed:

1. In Android SDK Manager, ensure the option is ticked (and then installed)

2. Run the HAXM installer via the path below:

   your_sdk_folderextrasintelHardware_Accelerated_Execution_Managerintelhaxm.exe
   or
   your_sdk_folderextrasintelHardware_Accelerated_Execution_Managerintelhaxm-android.exe
   

This video shows all the required steps which may help you to solve the problem.

For AMD CPUs (or older Intel CPUs without VT-x technology), you will not be able to install this and the best option is to emulate your apps using Genymotion. See: Intel's HAXM equivalent for AMD on Windows OS