Windows (phone) emulator 8.1/10 stuck at loading the OS

Question

I\'ve been trying to get the emulator to work for days. Previously I tried the Windows Phone 8.1 Emulator as well as the Windows 8.1 Simulator and both were stuck at loading

Answer 1

I contacted the Visual Studio Team a couple of weeks ago and looks like they have fixed this issue in the latest update. And here is how I finally got it all working.

1. Update your Windows 10 TP to the latest version (currently 10074).
2. Install the latest Visual Studio 2015 (currently RC).
3. Install Windows 10 developer tools preview from here (I got some weird errors with Error code: -2147023294. Ignore them, go straight to the next step).
4. Install the standalone Windows SDK for Windows 10 Insider Preview from here.
5. Install the Pre-release Microsoft Emulator for Windows 10 Mobile from here.

That's all! After all these are done, both my Simulator and Emulator are loading up fine.