I can start the VS Emulator devices just fine, but they simply don\'t show up in ADB/Android studio.
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Copy Your ANDROID SDK PATH for me it look like this :

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Android SDK Tools.
Note: if
Android SDK Toolsfolder doesn't exist, Create it underWOW6432Node, And open it, And Create aString Valuename itPath:)
Modify the Path registry variable to match the path to your Android SDK.

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