Using the Android emulator in a Windows virtual machine can result in a blue screen.
- Thread starter mengl2
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Dmitry Geynisman
Parallels Team
Hey @mengl2 , need more details to understand your environment. If you can send a tech report via the Help menu and send me the ID here, would be ideal.
What's your use case? Games or development? Why do you run an Android emulator in a VM?
Trishna Oobeyram
Staff member
Hello @mengl2
We have created a support ticket to assist you.
Kindly check your email for future communication.
Regards,
Thank you for coming to help me.
My detailed computer configuration is as follows:
Processor: 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
Graphics Card: Radeon Pro Vega 20 4 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB
Memory: 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
Operating System: macOS 15.7.3 (24G419)
My use case involves running the Yeshen emulator (https://res06.bignox.com/full/20250...0bdf.exe?filename=nox_setup_v7.0.6.2_full.exe) within a Windows virtual machine to perform penetration testing on Android apps. The Android emulators on macOS are not user-friendly, and many tools are not compatible with this scenario. When I attempt to use the multi-instance feature of the Yeshen emulator and launch an Android 9 64-bit emulator (even if only one instance is started), the Windows virtual machine crashes with a blue screen.
Additionally, I use Parallels for some penetration testing-related tasks (some of which must be performed in Windows). These tasks are somewhat sensitive, and it is not convenient to share technical reports. I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
I also have the same question. I'm seeing a similar issue when running an Android emulator inside a Windows virtual machine, where launching the 64-bit emulator causes the VM to become unresponsive or crash completely. The fact that it happens specifically when starting the 64-bit emulator makes me wonder if virtualization or hardware acceleration settings are conflicting somewhere. I've checked the basic VM configuration, but I'm still not sure which settings are important for running an Android emulator inside another virtualized environment. If anyone has successfully configured this setup, I'd appreciate knowing which virtualization, CPU, memory, or graphics settings they used and whether there are any known limitations with 64-bit Android emulators in Windows VMs.