Run AVD Emulator without Android Studio

Question

is there a way to run the emulator without starting the Android Studio first. Perhaps from the command line. I know that this feature was available in older versions and has

Answer 1

For Windows users:

• Copy your Emulator name.
• Go to this directory: C:\Users\[yourusername]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\emulator
• Right click on emulator.exe and send as a shortcut to where you want.
• Right click on shortcut .exe file and add your Emulator name just copied to end of target textbox with @ symbol.
• Double click your shortcut and done!

C:\Users\[yourusername]\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\emulator\emulator.exe @EmulatorName