I was having the same issue. Doing the following steps solved the issue.
Check if Virtualization is enabled under BIOS. If not, do so. It is usually under CPU settings.
Jan 25, 2015 Fix 'HAXM is not working and emulator runs in emulation mode' for Android Emulator/HAXM - Duration: 6:22. Andr.oid Eric 42,915 views. Note: After we released the Visual Studio Emulator for Android, Google updated their Android emulator to use hardware acceleration. We recommend you use Google’s emulator when you can, as it offers access to the latest Android OS images and Google Play services.
In Android studio, check that under S DKManagerAndroidSDKSDK Tools Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer) is checked. If not,check it and press OK. It will install HAXM. If the problem still persists (Which is the usual case for latest Windows 10 updates), on windows control panel search for Turn Windows features on or off. Put check in Window HyperVisor Platform as below. Now, run AVD and it should work.
This error ” Emulator error x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration android studio Please ensure Intel HAXM is properly installed and usable. CPU acceleration status: HAX kernal module not installed.” shows because Intel graphics acceleration software is not installed on your windows computer and in absence of Intel HAXM software your android studio or eclipse dose not support emulator because Intel HAXM provides windows a layer platform to accelerate CPU( Central processing unit ) and graphics memory so emulator can run above it via Intel platform. So here is the complete step by step tutorial for Solve Emulator error x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration android studio error. Emulator error x86 emulation currently requires hardware acceleration in android studio error solution.
Open your Android SDK Manager installation folder. Click on SDK Manager.exe. Now scroll down and check to install ” I ntel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM installer) “. After done installing navigate ” SDK manager extras intel HardwareAcceleratedExecutionManager ” and install intelhaxm-android.exe software. Now restart your computer after installation complete and your error is solved so emulator runs without showing any error. Screenshot of emulator after fix error.