Android Studio Emulator: cannot add library vulkan-1.dll: failed

I don't know whether Microsoft [Visual Studio Code][1] (VS Code) itself needs `vulkan-1.dll` or any of my following Visual Studio Code extensions,

[![enter image description here][2]][2]

as I found out that you may find the missing `vulkan-1.dll` at Visual Studio Code's following folder path:

```lang-none
C:\Users\{your_username}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\
```

So, if you have Microsoft Visual Studio Code installed, you *may* find the `vulkan-1.dll` at the above-quoted path. From here, just copy the `vulkan-1.dll` file, and paste that in folder:

```lang-none
C:\Users\{your_username}\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\emulator\lib64\
```
After pasting the file, restart Android Studio and rerun the emulator/AVD.

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Downgrade the emulator android API version, I was using at API 30 I downgraded it to API28 and emulator starts working

look for vulkan runtime installer instead of copying vulkan-1.dll in system32

[vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home][1]

[installer (1Mb)][2]


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In my case this happened after I installed Visual Studio Code. And the error log is
`WARN - Emulator: Pixel 4 API 30 - Please update the emulator to one that supports the feature(s): Vulkan`,
So I've just updated the emulator **Graphics** setting to *Software*: [![enter image description here][1]][1]


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