When installing various programs, failures may occur, due to which the continuation of the operation becomes impossible. Often in such situations, an error text is displayed on the screen, which explains the reason. This article will talk about problems installing the BlueStacks emulator, or more specifically, the error "BlueStacks is already installed on this machine", which translates as "BlueStacks is already installed on this machine.
BlueStacks error “The latest version is already installed”
You should first talk about the error itself and the reasons for its occurrence, and after that give detailed instructions for eliminating it.
So, from the text of the error message, you can understand that the installation process is interrupted due to the presence of an installed program on the computer. In this case, you just need to uninstall the program and re-run the installation file. However, the problem can be observed even on those computers where BlueStacks is not. What to do in this case?
First, let's look at the possible causes of problems, and they can be as follows:
- Incorrect removal of the previous version of the application. This is the most common reason. It consists in the fact that users uninstall programs through the Explorer file manager, deleting not all files from the computer and not cleaning the registry.
- The installed version of the program. Perhaps the user simply forgot that the computer already has the BlueStacks program and is trying to install it again.
- There are entries in the system registry. Sometimes the cause of the error is residual entries that have not been removed from the registry. This happens extremely rarely, however, there may still be failures when deleting the old version of the emulator.
How to fix "BlueStacks is already installed" error
Despite the variety of causes of the problem, the instructions for its elimination are universal. In order for the next attempt to install BlueStacks to be successful, first follow these steps:
- Restart your computer.
- Once on the desktop, press the Win+R keyboard shortcut.
- In the Run window that appears, type the command "%temp%" and press Enter.
- In the folder that opens, select all the files and delete them by pressing the Delete key.
- Download and install the uninstall tool on your computer.
- Use it to uninstall BlueStacks.
- Restart your computer.
- Try installing the program again.
After that, during the installation, the error “BlueStacks is already installed” should not appear, since all residual files on the computer have been deleted.
Alternative way to solve the problem
Often the previous troubleshooting method helps, however, if this does not happen and the error still appears, then alternative solutions can be taken, for example, uninstalling through Programs and Features:
- Enter Start Menu.
- Open "All Apps".
- Find the "Standard" folder in the list.
- Select "Control Panel" from the list.
- In the window that opens, launch the Programs and Features utility.
- In the list of all applications installed on the computer, look for BlueStacks.
- Right-click on the emulator and select "Uninstall".
This will open the program to remove the application from the computer. Follow all instructions to complete this operation.
You can also try to clean the disk of residual program files on your own. They are located in three different directories:
- C:\Program Files\BlueStacks
- C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks
- C:\ProgramData\BlueStacksSetup/
If after performing the above steps the error has not disappeared, then you will need to manually clear the system registry from the emulator entries:
- Press Win+R.
- In the window that appears, run the "regedit" command.
- Navigate to the "BLUESTACKS" directory, which is located in the following path: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE".
- Select all entries in the right pane.
- Click the right mouse button.
- Select "Delete".
After that, it remains only to restart the computer and try to install the BlueStacks program again. The error should disappear.
To check this or that application and Android game, you can use a special emulator on your computer. A program called Bluestacks has been developed specifically for this. Works under Windows operating systems of all generations and is constantly being improved. The user in the settings at work can select a specific screen size, phone model and other characteristics. But, as with any other software, problems can arise. In this article, we will tell you why bluestacks does not start or work.
We will divide all problems into several separate groups. Here is a list of the main ones:
- Correct installation of the program.
- Checking computer components.
- Availability of antiviruses.
- Internal system problems of the program.
Installing BlueStacks and Possible Issues
The installation is, in principle, very simple. Even a novice user can install the program on their computer in a few clicks. Go to the BlueStacks official website and download the installation file on your PC. Run it and wait until the installation window appears. Select a local drive to install on (usually the system partition) and click Continue.
Next, check the boxes "Access to the store", "Application communications". Wait while the system downloads and installs all additional components that ensure the correct operation of the program. When the installation is successfully completed, you will see a corresponding notification on the computer screen.
Checking the computer configuration for the correct operation of the BlueStacks program
If the installation was successful, then you need to further check the configuration of your computer for this software.
You must understand that the program requires certain characteristics on the computer where it is installed.
The processor that is installed on your PC must support virtualizations such as: Intel VT-x or AMD-V. On the Internet, you can look up information about your processor or use special utilities to view the configuration of components.
The video card must support OpenGL technology, and the version must be at least 2.0. The official website of the company will contain complete information about the supported technologies of the card installed in your PC. There is also data on the manufacturer's box, if you have one left.
For this emulator to work correctly, your PC must have, at least 1 GB RAM. And this memory should be free. Do not forget that Windows, in addition to the program, involves several dozen more processes. If you have more than 2 GB of RAM on your PC, that's good. Currently, on most computers, users have 4 or more GB. In this case, BlueStacks will work quickly and correctly.
Another important point is the availability of drivers. On your PC, drivers for the video card and processor must be installed. You can check for availability like this: go to "My Computer", right-click in any area and select the "Properties" tab. Next, select "Device Manager" and view the complete list of components. If there is a question mark next to some item, it means that the system did not find drivers for it. Fix this issue for sure.
And the last - version of BlueStacks. Try to work only in the latest versions of the software, because. it fixes all found errors, vulnerabilities, adds the latest firmware of the Android operating system, permissions and settings for screens of certain phone models.
Antivirus and Bluestacks
This product, in principle, does not conflict with antiviruses, however, in some cases, activity and blocking by the antivirus may occur. Why, you ask?
- Firstly, the user most likely installed the program not from the official site, downloading it from a torrent or a third-party site.
- Secondly, during the first work, the built-in firewall could block access to the program when it tried to download additional files for correct operation.
- Thirdly, the antivirus may not block the operation of the application itself, but individual files, for example, apk files that you downloaded on the Internet. Some of them may be with viruses, respectively, at startup, the antivirus blocks them. Carefully check each file and try to download data only from trusted portals and sites.
Troubleshooting within BlueStacks
We have mainly listed external factors that can affect the operation of the program. Now we will analyze specific system errors that occur during operation and their possible solutions. Again, let's say that your BlueStacks player does not start. What to do in this case?
- If there is enough RAM. Sometimes there is enough RAM, but the application still does not start. In this case, you need to remove the player, and completely from the registry, and then reinstall it. To do this, go to "Programs and Features", delete the player. Next, open the "Task Manager" and in the general list find the item "Bluestacks HD" and deactivate it. Open the registry by typing the regedit command in the "Run" console and follow the path "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" - "SOFTWARE" - "BlueStacks". Delete the entries and completely erase the folder from your computer. It remains only to re-install the application and work with it.
- The application will work correctly if the window size is set correctly. For example, to make it half the screen at startup or full screen. If your computer does not have enough power to display the standard mode, change the size. To do this, also click the "Run" button in the "Start", type regedit and follow the paths:
1) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/BlueStacks/Guests/Android/FrameBuffer/0/Height
2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/BlueStacks/Guests/Android/FrameBuffer/0/Wigth.There you already change the height and width values \u200b\u200bin the way you prefer.
- If your program simply does not start immediately after installation Might be worth checking your Windows version. Currently supported on Windows 7 and above. For XP, unfortunately, there are no ports yet!
- When error 1609 occurs you need to check the username in the system and the availability of rights. You most likely have limited account rights or an invalid username.
- Another common problem is the lack of access to the Internet. The program requires access to the network, because most of the files are downloaded from the official developer server, including all installation files to emulate each individual smartphone model, android version.
And so, now you know why the bluestacks program may not start and what the user should do in each individual situation. If you still have some questions about the program, you can leave them in the comments under this article and our specialists will answer all your questions during the day.
Today we’ll talk about one wonderful utility - it’s called BlueStacks. The program is an emulator of the Android operating system for personal computers and laptops running operating systems of the Windows family. Surely, many of the users have already encountered this application before, or have certainly heard about it. But, as with any program, BlueStacks often has problems. Let's consider the main ones.
Checking the configuration
If you encounter any error related to the BlueStacks emulator, you need to perform a number of preparatory and verification steps in order to make it easier for yourself to find a solution to the problem.
First of all, you need to make sure that configuration Your computer (laptop) satisfies emulator.
CPU
Your processor must support virtualization technologies Intel® VT-x or AMD-V™. You can find this out by looking at . The model of the processor installed in your system can be found through device Manager(tab processors). If you do not find your processor model in the list, then the emulator on your computer will not start. It's time to think about buying a new PC.
video card
Your graphics card must support OpenGL versions not lower than 2.0. You can find out which version of OpenGL your graphics card supports by looking at the OpenGL capabilities report: GL_VERSION . You can determine the model of the installed video adapter in device manager Windows partition Video adapters. If it turns out that your video card does not support OpenGL higher than 2.0, then you will have to purchase a more modern video card.
RAM
At the time of launching the emulator, the system must have at least free one gigabyte of RAM. Please note in particular: operational, not hard disk space. Memory is cleared very simply: close all currently unnecessary applications, clean autorun from unnecessary applications (using the utility, simply disable unnecessary programs and processes), do not forget to reboot that the changes have taken effect. Monitoring the amount of free RAM is carried out using the task manager, on the tab Performance, key Resource Monitor, tab Memory. Everything is clear on the diagram.
Drivers
The latest drivers for your video card must be installed. Drivers are downloaded from the official websites of video adapter manufacturers. There are three main video card manufacturers: NVIDIA, AMD, Intel., AMD Graphics Drivers and Software , Intel Download Center . You just need to select your video card model, the version of the installed operating system, including its bit depth, in the drop-down lists. Download the drivers, install them manually.
Important: do not update drivers through the BlueStacks emulator.
BlueStacks version
Make sure you have the latest version of the BlueStacks emulator installed. The latest version can always be downloaded from our .
Important: do not use the online installer, download full-fledged installer to avoid additional errors.
Windows update
Install all the latest Windows Updates (Windows 7 and 8) or Service Pack (Windows XP).
Additional packages
1. Install the latest version of the library for your operating system.
2. Install latest version.
3. Install the latest version of codecs.
Cleaning the system
Using the CCleaner utility, clean the system from temporary files, clean registry and autoload.
This completes the first preparatory stage. In 90% of cases, the cause of your problems becomes clear. It's either hardware incompatibility your computer (prepare to upgrade), or outdated software(including drivers). If after updating all the necessary software, subject to hardware compatibility, the problem still persists, then the cause lies somewhere in your system. You can always reinstall Windows, but this is a cardinal decision.
Special cases and less serious problems
1. 2 graphics cards
Let's say your system has two video cards: built-in and discrete. This may cause some games to refuse to run. Consider the example of a video card from Nvidia. You need to go to the graphics card settings (open nvidia control panel).
Next, go to the menu 3D Options → Manage 3D settings. In the global settings, press the " Reestablish", then in the preferred choose High Speed NVIDIA Processor.
In step Installing the PhysX Configuration we set our discrete video card instead of auto-selection. Press the key " Apply". Do not forget to restart your computer for the changes we made to take effect.
At AMD a similar tool is called AMD Catalyst Control Center.
2. Endless loading
The BlueStacks emulator is very often observed. If BlueStacks takes longer than 30 seconds to load (you may see cubes running), it may be enough to exit BlueStacks via the tray icon (quit) and restart the following services: BlueStacks Android Service and BlueStacks Log Rotator Service. Windows Services is in the menu Start → Control Panel → Administration → Services(Windows 7). After that, just restart BlueStacks.
It happens that the BlueStacks Android Service cannot be restarted. In this case, simply restart the computer completely.
3. Problems with antivirus or firewall
Sometimes, problems with launching the BlueStacks emulator occur due to the fact that the antivirus or firewall simply blocks important processes. Check if the following processes are blocked:
- BlueStacks Agent;
- BlueStacks Apk Handler
- BlueStacks App Runner
- BlueStacks File System;
- BlueStacks Frontend;
- BlueStacks Log Rotator
- BlueStacks Network;
- BlueStacks StartLauncher.
4. Reinstall
Sometimes, in order to solve a problem, you need reinstall emulator.
But important: before that, BlueStacks must be removed using a special utility like cleaning the registry and system folders.
5. Keyboard layout
Sometimes there are problems with switching layout keyboards. If your system has an automatic layout switcher like Punto Switcher, then either add BlueStacks to the list of exceptions, or disable Punto Switcher altogether while working in the emulator.
You can also use the special application for android Russian Keyboard. Just then you will need to select this keyboard in input settings BlueStacks.
6. Google Market
Sometimes it happens that the service is not yet installed in the emulator Google Market, or it doesn't work correctly. You need to download the latest version of the Google Market app and install it.
7. Cash programs or games
Very often necessary copy a number of files or a cache for some game from a computer to the BlueStacks emulator. To perform such operations, you can use the wonderful application Android Commander.
One more option is possible. We put the necessary files (on Windows) in a folder C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\UserData\SharedFolder. Then, in the BlueStacks emulator, in any file manager, look for the folder mnt/sdcard/bstfolder/bstsharedfolder. It should contain the files we need.
8. Loading Channels
Quite often there is a problem, there is no Internet in BlueStacks. The problem may lie in the standard DNS servers 8.8.8.8 with certain providers. It is necessary to try to install one of the programs that change DNS servers. For example, Set DNS . Using this program, you must try to install either the DNS addresses already in it, or manually register the addresses of your provider.
9.Android sync
I also want to note one more useful point: if you have a separate android device(smartphone, tablet), that is, the ability to synchronize all applications from this device with the BlueStacks emulator (with the preservation of all application data, such as saving in games, for example). And for this, you just need to install a special application on your Android device BlueStacks Cloud Connect. It will not be difficult for an ordinary user to understand its work. Unless you need to wait a while until all user data is synchronized. Also, especially with a large number of installed applications, this process will consume a lot of Internet traffic(important in cases where traffic is limited, for example, in the workplace).
I hope you had the strength to read my article to the end. In it, I tried to make it as accessible as possible, without unnecessary details about many (not all, of course, far from all) pitfalls that a user who wants to use this wonderful Android operating system emulator for Windows can expect.
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The mechanism of action in case of a problem is as follows. First of all, we find out if your computer complies with minimum system requirements devices. Then update all necessary programs and packages. May need reinstallation emulator with preliminary cleaning of system files and registry. If, after performing all the steps described in this article, the problem still persists, then it most likely will not work in a simple way to solve the problem. This is where the great Google comes to your rescue.
In connection with the release of the new version of BlueStacks 3, users got a number of problems. Often we are asked questions: why the virtualization engine does not start, how to fix it, etc. There are other questions. This article will answer the most common troubles that users experience while using the emulator.
Very often, in solving a problem when everything lags, a simple restart of the computer or the BlueStax 4 engine can help. Let's look at how to stop this.
- Open the program and click on the arrow in its upper right part. From the drop down list select Reload virtualization engine.
- Confirm your intentions by clicking on the Yes button.
- After that, the emulator will turn off.
- And it will start again, reactivating its engine.
Try to work with the program, and if the error occurs again, read the article further.
Reinstallation
If the method described above did not help you, you can move on to more drastic measures. We will uninstall the program and reinstall it. But we will do this for a reason, but using a professional scanner and manual cleaning. Don't be afraid, there is nothing complicated here, just follow our step-by-step instructions.
- First you need to download the Revo Uninstaller utility. The program has a trial period, but it will be enough for us. We launch the tool and find our BlueStacks in the list. Select it and press the button marked with the number 2.
- The standard uninstaller will start, here we need to specify the reason for deletion (select any) and click Delete.
- Also, the next step will require your confirmation.
- The removal of the Android emulator will begin. We are waiting for its completion.
- As a result, click on Completed.
- Now the fun begins. Activate advanced mode and press the button marked 2 .
- Wait for the registry and disk scan to finish.
- Click the Select All button.
- When all items are checked, click Delete.
- We confirm our intention.
- We mark the rest of the files.
- And we remove them.
- The system will ask for confirmation, we provide it by clicking on Yes.
- Next, you need to go to the C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks directory and, if there are any objects there, delete them.
- We do the same in C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Bluestacks.
Hello everyone, today I will tell you how to install a cache on BlueStacks. The cache is a kind of file archive, which stores an additional set of files necessary for the application to work. As a rule, it is more used for games, and stores music, videos, etc. in itself. It is usually loaded after installing and running the application.
It turns out that with each reinstallation of the application, the cache will be downloaded again, and sometimes it reaches several gigabytes. This is not convenient, for example, if you have limited traffic or you are testing which emulator to choose. It's easier to download the cache once and copy it to the emulator.
In order to understand how to install the cache in BlueStacks, you first need to figure out how to copy the file to BlueStacks.
How to copy a file to BlueStacks
There are several ways to copy files to this emulator, but you need a file manager to work with files in BlueStacks. You can use any convenient for you, for example, ES Explorer.
Built-in shared folders in BlueStacks
By default, 6 shared folders are already built into Bluestax, some of which are located in user folders and some are in ProgramData by default, which is system data and is hidden by default in the system. Below is the correspondence of folders in the system and in the emulator:
- C:\Users\
\Pictures- \sdcard\windows\Pictures - C:\Users\Public\Pictures- \sdcard\windows\PublicPictures
- C:\Users\
\Documents- \sdcard\windows\Documents - C:\Users\Public\Documents- \sdcard\windows\PublicDocuments
- C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\UserData\InputMapper\ - \sdcard\windows\InputMapper
- C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\UserData\SharedFolder\ - \sdcard\windows\BstSharedFolder
Those. after copying the necessary file on the computer to any of the folders in the left column, it automatically appears in the emulator in the directory corresponding to the right column:
Create your own shared folder in BlueStacks
If the folders in the system that are described above do not suit you, it is possible to either change them or create your own directory shared for the emulator. To do this, you need to edit the system registry.
To launch the registry editor, you must press the key combination Win+R and type the word regedit.
All shared folders are in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BlueStacks\Guests\Android\SharedFolder
Here you can create new or modify existing subfolders. In each of these subfolders in the registry, there are 3 files:
- Name- folder name in BlueStacks;
- Path- path to the folder in Windows;
- Writable- the ability to write to a folder from the emulator.
The paths to the folders are changed as well as their name by editing these variables. You can choose any folder for your folder.
Also, it is possible to add a new folder, for this we will create a new folder with the following serial number (it turns out that 6) and create variables in it with the necessary names and parameters:
We start the explorer, and we see that the Windows-BlueStacks directory we created has appeared in \sdcard\windows:
and in it are the files that we copied there:
Android Commander to copy files to emulator
A convenient file manager that allows you to directly copy files to any device based on the Android OS, including an emulator. Unlike the previous methods, it allows you to immediately copy the necessary files to the right place, without using shared folders.
Download Android Commander
We figured out copying files to the emulator, it remains to understand where to throw the cache in the BlueStacks program.
In BlueStacks, the cache from applications is thrown in the same place as in other emulators and any other Android devices, there are no differences. Where you download the cache from, the path where you need to put it should always be indicated, usually this /sdcard/Android/data/ or /sdcard/Android/obb/. If the path is not specified, then try copying to /sdcard/Android/data/. If, after installing the cache, when the game starts downloading additional files, it means that any updates have been released since the cache was created, or the files were copied to the wrong directory.
This is how easy it is to install the cache on the BlueStacks android emulator.
