How can I make the Windows 8 Phone emulator work through VirtualBox?

Question

Firstly, I'm not sure that my computer can handle the VirtualBox emulator and Windows 8, because there is no button for the emulator to start.

Is there a specific requirement to run the emulator for Windows Phone 8 and VirtualBox?

Answer 1

Copy Flash.vhd from the installed Windows Phone 8 SDK and use it as a virtual disk in VirtualBox with guest setup for Windows 8. It works for me with the Mac host, but I have an invisible mouse pointer, so interaction is difficult.

Answer 2

Equipment emulation requirements are found here .

Here is a brief description of this documentation:

Quick checklist

Below is a quick list of requirements for working with Windows Phone 8 emulator. For more information, see the following sections in this topic.

System requirements

• The following functions must be supported in the BIOS:

  • Hardware virtualization.

  • Second Level Translation (SLAT).

  • Hardware Execution Prevention (DEP).

• 4 GB or more of RAM.

• 64-bit version for Windows 8 Pro and higher.

Network requirements

• DHCP

• Automatically configured DNS and gateway settings.

Hyper-V Requirements

• The following functions must be enabled in the BIOS:

  • Hardware virtualization.

  • Second Level Translation (SLAT).

  • Hardware Execution Prevention (DEP).

• On Windows, Hyper-V must be turned on and running.

• You must be a member of the local Hyper-V Administrators group.