Azure Storage Emulator error and does not start

Question

This error is really driving me crazy. (Terminal running in administrator mode)

Initialization of azure storage emulator in sql server 2014:

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Answer 1

Summarizing and adding additional points to other answers to this question.

Open C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\Storage Emulator\AzureStorageEmulator.exe file in a notepad or a notepad++ editor. Look at the services section.

Try to open URL for "Blob" in a web browser. In my case it is

http://127.0.0.1:10000/

If you are unable to open the URL or if there is a error, this is the reason why you are not unable to start Azure Storage Emulator.

Try below steps to resolve the issue.

1) Check if the port 10000 is busy or used by any other process.

To know this you can type the below command in the command prompt

netstat -na | find "10000"

Kill the process.

Now start the Azure Storage Emulator in -inprocess mode

In the Azure Storage Emulator's command prompt type

AzureStorageEmulator.exe start -inprocess

Ctrl+c and then

AzureStorageEmulator.exe start

If this did not resolve the issue try second step.

2) Run this

netsh http add iplisten 127.0.0.1

and then in the Azure Storage Emulator's command prompt type

AzureStorageEmulator.exe start -inprocess

Ctrl+c and then

AzureStorageEmulator.exe start