Run Windows 8 or 8.1 phone emulator without using Hyper-v

Question

As you know, hyper-v is required to run the wp8.X emulator, and this feature is on Windows 8.X pro. so now i have the windows 8.1 standard. I want to know if there is a solution for this without buying a version of Windows 8.X pro. for example, you can use virtual boxing instead of using hyper-v or ... ???

thanks

Answer 1

The Windows Phone 8 emulator is a special Hyper-V image.

You can use the virtual machine to deploy Windows Phone 8 OS. My laptop processor does not support hyper-v, so I installed win phone 8 on the virtual machine. I found this link useful .. check this: How to use Windows Phone 8 emulator without Hyper-V

Answer 2

If you want to develop applications without using the pro version of Windows and Hyper-V, you can deploy your applications on a physical device.