ADB.exe is obsolete and has serious performance problems

Question

I am using Windows 10 and when I launch the Virtual Device Emulator in Android Studio I keep getting the message which reads:

\"The ADB binary at C:\

Answer 1

Had the same issue but in my case the fix was slightly different, as no updates were showing for the Android SDK Tools. I opened the Virtual Device Manager and realised my emulator was running API 27. Checked back in the SDK Manager and I didn't have API 27 SDK Tools installed at all. Installing v 27 resolved the issue for me.