Can I run Android Studio (Android SDK emulator) in a Microsoft hyper-v virtual machine?

Question

Can I run Android Studio and Android SDK emulator in a Microsoft hyper-v virtual machine? Please read carefully.

I already use Hyper-V a lot for other purposes. Now

Answer 1

Just to complement @lotosbin's answer and add an additional information. This information is regarding when you are trying to start your app in Microsoft's standalone Android emulator from Android Studio.

On the Select Deployment Target window there are two sections namely:

1. Connected Devices - It shows up physical android devices attached to your computer through USB port e.g. mobile, tablet if you want to deploy your app into an actual device
2. Available Virtual Devices - It shows up Android virtual emulators which are build from specific device definition e.g. Nexus 5X API 28

Interestingly, Microsoft's Android emulator shows up in Connected Devices section. So Android Studio treats Microsoft's Android emulator as a physical device instead even though it is a virtual emulator only. Please see the screenshot below:

Additionally, you can check the health and current status of Microsoft's Android emulator inside Hyper-V Manager also as shown in below screenshot: