I tried to use the remote debugging tool of Google Chrome for my Samsung Galaxy S4 (https://developers.google.com/chrome-developer-tools/docs/remote-debugging?hl=nl). But my
I stumbled over this exact problem. The solution above work's like a charm for me. But I'm lazy as hell, so I created a .bat file:
@ECHO OFF
cmd.exe /K "cd C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools && C: & adb.exe kill-server & adb.exe start-server"
The directory depends on your installation of your ADT.
Save as killstart_adb.bat and run this. Works for me.