Run Windows Phone Emulator on 32-bit version of Windows

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I have the 32-bit version of Windows 10. I have installed Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate, but I am unable to find the emulator for Windows Phone.

How can I test my application?

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The Windows Phone SDK uses Hyper-V, which requires a 64-bit platform for the host.

See below for an excerpt. Note the requirements listed under Operating System.

System requirements for the emulator for Windows Phone 8

Your computer must meet the following requirements:

BIOS

In the BIOS, the following features must be supported:

  • Hardware-assisted virtualization.
  • Second Level Address Translation (SLAT).
  • Hardware-based Data Execution Prevention (DEP).

RAM

  • 4 GB or more.

Operating system

  • Windows 8
  • 64-bit
  • Pro edition or higher

Source: MSDN

Notice Regarding Universal Apps (UWP)

Universal Apps targeting Windows 10 can be created and tested on a 32-bit (x86) platform, but you will be unable to build and test applications for 64-bit (x64) and ARM platforms.

Source: MSDN