AVD shows error Error while waiting for device: Illegal char <*> at index 0: *.lock

Question

Pixel 2 Api 30 AVD of my android project is not working. It is showing me this error:

Is there anything you can do for me? Please help.

Answer 1

I had this error

and solved it by going to Device Manager > Edit this AVD (pencil icon) > Show Advanced Settings > Emulated Performance > Boot Options : select "Cold Boot"

Then I restarted Android Studio and did not get the error again.

Answer 2

Device Manager->options -> show on disk -> (hardware-qemu.ini.lock) delete this file, restart your ide and run your app. this worked for me