Visual studio android emulator will not start fully -

i create blank cordova application in visual studio 2015 , start debugging visual studio android emulators (first lollipop , kitkat). xde starts , screen displays os starting.... stays quite while until displays

the emulator unable connect device operating system; device did not response connect request. functionalities might disabled'

after closing dialog, stays there forever until kill emulator. killing emulator triggers error visual studio.

could not start emulated device 'vs emulator lollipop phone'.

when open hyper-v, see vm in list , shown running. when connect, see console screen below

i know issue has been around while now, have found new solution people may still encounter issue...

i had same issue (stuck on "os starting") api v 21 & 22. api v23 images start, not debug - app crash launched.

the following fixed issue:

• shut down emulator
• open hyper-v manager
• go settings android image
• expand "processor" configuration node
• go "compatibility" node
• check "migrate physical computer different processor version" option

apparently has newer processor architectures being incompatible android images or - don't care, long works :)