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Windows Phone 8.1 Emulator Error in Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit - Surface Pro 3


Just 2 weeks ago I received my Surface Pro 3 i7 256GB HDD, 8GB RAM 64-bit Windows 8.1 Professional (see image) enter image description here.

On this, I am trying to install the Windows 8.1 Phone Emulator but it throws an error (see attached)

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I have Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows Desktop Version 12.0.3 Update 3 installed. Hyper-V is also installed from Program & Features. Below is the coreinfo -v information as gathered

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4650U CPU @ 1.70GHz 2.30GHz
Intel64 Family 6 Model 69 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel
Microcode signature: XXXXXXXX
HYPERVISOR      -  Hypervisor is present
VMX             *  Supports Intel hardware-assisted virtualization
EPT             *  Supports Intel extended page tables (SLAT)

Can anyone guide. Appreciate!

Edit: Just to add, I have managed to install the Windows SDK for 8.1 successfully without any issues.


Solution

  • I think you have the wrong version of Visual Studio installed. According to the Windows 8 Phone Docs:

    The Windows Phone 8.1 development tools are installed with Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows with Update 2 or later and Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 or later. - Documentation

    Try installing Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows instead.

    Have fun creating Win8 Phone apps!!