Virtualization conflicts with Android emulators

Some Android emulators have been known to interfere with Salad's virtualization set-up. These programs run competing virtualization processes next to Salad which prevents Containerization from setting up successfully. These emulators are known to conflict with Salad

• Bluestacks
• Nox Player

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How do I fix it?

BlueStacks

Chefs with Bluestacks installed will simply need to uninstall Bluestacks from their PC in order for Salad to function.

1. Open Settings, and head to Apps.
2. Open Installed apps, and search for Bluestacks.
3. Select Bluestacks, and click 'More', then uninstall.

Nox Player

Chefs with Nox Player installed will also need to remove Nox Player's registry keys after uninstalling.

1. Open Settings, and head to Apps.
2. Open Installed apps, and search for Nox Player.
3. Select Nox Player, and click 'More', then uninstall.
4. Go to the Start menu and open Regedit.
5. Select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder and navigate to the Software folder. The Nox Player registry keys are called DuoDianApp.
6. Right click to delete the DuoDianApp registry keys.
7. Reboot your machine.

Uninstalling the emulator and rebooting resolves the error. If the container environment still won't set up, see Failed to start container environment.