/dev/kvm is not found on Mac OS

Question

I recently updated my Macbook pro to Mac OS High Sierra. Now I'm running into an issue where I can no longer start the emulator in Android Studio.

The warning /dev/kvm is not found. is shown. When I tried to start the emulator I get the following error:

I tried different versions of Intel HAXM from the SDK manager and standalone, reinstalling Android Studio and completely removing all configurations, still the same issue..

Answer 1

1. Go to: System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General

There should be a message like “System software from developer xxx was blocked from loading.”

2. Click Allow