title: Visual Studio - Xamarin - Emulator black screen/
body: <p>I decided to install xamarin the other day so I could start coding in c#. So far it's been an absolute nightmare getting anything to work. I downloaded the xamarin bundle that visual studio offers and now I'm trying to simply run a test app and the emulator won't work. </p>
  
  <p>I've looked at every video online, &amp; tried to read through as many forums as possible but at this point I need direct help before I throw my computer into the pool(jk) </p>
  
  <p>I've downloaded android emulator &amp; installed almost all the devices &amp; made sure to install all the packages in the android sdk. I created a new device from the vds manager but I STILL get errors.
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/mdyru.png" rel="noreferrer">this is the message I get waiting for the emulator to start, I don't see the android splash either</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/INo15.png" rel="noreferrer">still waiting</a></p>