Run APK in an Android Emulator

Question

I have an .APK file that I want to run in an APK Emulator on Windows 10.

I currently don't have any Emulator installed - I tried to install and run Android Studio, but each time I try to run it, I get this error (translated from Danish):

The program could not start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the program.

I've tried to remove and re-install Android Studio but same error. I also tried to restart the computer and even shut down and start PC again from scratch + re-install, but same error always no matter what I do (arrrrgh!!!!)

So I cannot use Android Studio...

Instead, I've tried these other Emulators:

• ApkOnline (not working for me)
• BlueStacks (cannot download due to F-Secure blocking it)
• LD Player (cannot download due to F-Secure blocking it)
• ARChon (Chrome refuses to add this in my browser and just removes it after adding it)
• Bliss OS (cannot download due to F-Secure blocking it)

Is there another Emulator that you recommend to use on Windows ?

Please notice, my PC is managed by my administrator and thus, I don't have administrator permissions etc. on my PC.

My PC does have Intel VT-x enabled in BIOS.

Thank you so much!

Answer 1

I decided to develop my app in Xamarin instead.

Answer 2

Usually, this issue is related to Microsoft Visual C++, .NET Framework or Direct X.

Can you confirm you have these installed and/or updated.