Windows 8 support in HAXM

[vzvezda]

After upgrading to Windows 8 Preview I noticed that HAXM is not longer work. When trying to install itextra_intel_haxm-windows_r02 I receive error like "This computer does not support Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x). HAXM cannot be installed." Not a critical issue as I still can use emulator without HAXM, just asking.

[shadab_khatib]

Hello

The error you are experiencing is mainly because of the reasons below

• Your processor does not have Intel Virtualisation Technology VT-x support.
• You might have not enabled the Intel Virtualisation Technology VT-x in your system BIOS setup utility.
• You might not have the feature or might not have enabled the Intel Execute Disable(XD) Bit in the system BIOS setup utility
• If you were using the HAXM on the same processor on Windows earlier OS then it states that you have not installed the motherboard's drivers for the Windows 8 Release Preview OS.

To enable the above two mentioned features, you may enter the BIOS utility setup by pressing the F2(different key for various manufacturer, for appropriate keys you may refer to your manufacurer) on the boot screen, change the "disabled" tag to "enabled" by using the keys facilitated to do the operation.After you enable them you need to save the settings by the key facilitated to do so.
The above two features are highlighted as Intel Virtualisation Technology VT-x,VT-d and Intel Execution Disable (XD) bit.

The system requirements for the Intel HAXM states that it requires an Intel processor with support for VT-x,EM64T, and the Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality.
If you would like to check that your processor possesses these two features or not you may checkyour processor on the Intel website with your processor's model number.
If at the end your processor has the Intel Virtualisation Technology(VT-x) and the Execution Disable (XD) Bit and you have used Intel HAXM on the Windows earlier OS versions then you have to wait for the Windows 8 Release Preview version's support by Intel HAXM, as you can see that the Supported OS does not include Windows 8 Release Preview.

[SergeyKostrov]

Quoting shadab.khatib

...If you would like to check that your processor possesses these two features or not you may checkyour processor on the Intel website with your processor's model number...

I always usehttp://ark.intel.com/to verify aCPU features.

[vzvezda]

Thanks you for response. I suspect that it is Windows 8 issue because I had it worked in Windows 7 before I upgraded my OS. I tried to re-install the HAXM and installation suddenly failed saying the VT-x not supported, while it was OK when I had Windows 7.

My CPU seems to support both VT-x and XD, but not VT-d?

http://ark.intel.com/products/52224/Intel-Core-i5-2410M-Processor-(3M-Cache-up-to-2_90-GHz)

I verified that in BIOS I have VT-x and DEP enabled.

I can see that there are Vista/W7 drivers in installation package, but no Windows 8:

DIFxAPI.dll

HaxInst64.exe

intelhaxm.inf.vista_64

intelhaxm.inf.win7_64

intelhaxm.sys.vista_64

intelhaxm.sys.win7_64

intelhaxm_x86.cat.vista_64

intelhaxm_x86.cat.win7_64

Running installer with more logging "msiexec /i hax64.msi /l*v inst.log" does not reveal anything interesting:

MSI (c) (6C:BC) [17:22:31:643]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Users\earl1\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI3054.tmp, Entrypoint: CheckProc

MSI (c) (6C!98) [17:22:31:659]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying ERRORMESSAGETITLE property. Its current value is 'Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager Setup'. Its new value: 'VT not supported'.

This computer does not support Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x). HAXM cannot be installed.

Please refer to the Intel HAXM documentation for more information.

MSI (c) (6C!98) [17:22:34:964]: Product: Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager -- This computer does not support Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x). HAXM cannot be installed.

Please refer to the Intel HAXM documentation for more information.

MSI (c) (6C!98) [17:22:34:964]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Modifying ERRORMESSAGETITLE property. Its current value is 'VT not supported'. Its new value: 'Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager Setup'.

CustomAction CheckProc returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)

Action ended 17:22:34: CheckProc. Return value 3.

MSI (c) (6C:5C) [17:22:34:964]: Doing action: FatalError

So I am going to wait the Windows 8 support as you suggested.

[Sam4]

Can confirm on a system with a supported CPU (http://ark.intel.com/products/65719/Intel-Core-i7-3770-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz), HAXM (which worked on same PC running Windows 7), now on Windows 8; installer insists the processor is not compatible with no way to proceed.

[Hernan_A_Intel]

Hi! For now HAXM is tested to work on Windows 7 (32/64 bit), Windows Vista (32/64-bit), and Windows XP (32 bit). The platforms supported today are listed on the HAXM home page http://intel.ly/IYz5vt

[Nick4]

Hello, Would you be able to provide a timeline for when a release for Windows 8 would be available? Many thanks.

[Meir_P_]

Same problem here. Dell XPS 15 - L502X laptop running Win8 RTM 64 bit - virtualization is enabled in bios coreinfo.exe output: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel HYPERVISOR * Hypervisor is present VMX - Supports Intel hardware-assisted virtualization EPT - Supports Intel extended page tables (SLAT) Can the problem somehow be related to having Hyper-V enabled (I must use it for Windows Phone emulator)? Thanks

[SergeyKostrov]

>>...Can the problem somehow be related to having Hyper-V enabled ( I must use it for Windows Phone emulator )? It is not clear but you could try to Disable it to verify if it helps to resolve the problem.

[Zhihao_Y_1]

I think it is related to enabling Hyper-V. HAXM works for me on Windows 8 after disabling Hyper-V function.

[Oliver_M_]

Hyper-V takes over all virtualization - Haxm will not work - even disabling the services of hyper-v does not help :(

[Tony_G_1]

According to this site: http://forums.ouya.tv/discussion/82/windows-8-how-to-install-intel-haxm-after-installing-hyper-v ; ; the issue is haxm is conflicting with the HyperV.

I followed the instructions, ran msconfig, and set the new config as my default and then I could install.  The Android emulator claims it's working, though it feels slower than it used to. Haven't had a chance to try without to make sure it's actually working.

[Mohamed_helmi_b_]

unfortunately Hyper v will stop all virtualisation