It's indeed a x86 virtualization. ARM is only for devices. Inhouse or 3rd party native components need to be build for the both architectures, if you want to test on the emulator.
Does the Windows 8 Phone emulator emulate ARM or x86?
Question
Does anyone know if the Windows 8 Phone emulator uses ARM or x86 for it's CPU architecture?
Solution
OTHER TIPS
Emulator is x86, devices are ARM.
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