How to turn off app notifications to reduce CPU usage, there are two methods as follows:

First Method

• Find settings in the tools within the emulator
• Click 【Sounds & notifications】
• Slide the mouse and find 【App notifications】
• Right-click the app in which you wanna turn off the notifications
• Choose 【Block】to turn off the notification

Here are the detailed steps:

1. Find settings in the tools within the emulator

2. Click 【Sounds & notifications】

3. Slide the mouse and find 【App notifications】

4. Right-click the app in which you wanna turn off the notifications and Choose 【Block】to turn off the notification.

Second Method

• Find settings in the tools within the emulator
• Click 【Apps】
• Right-slide the mouse and find 【All apps】
• Right-click the app in which you wanna turn off the notifications
• Click to cancel to【Show notifications】

Here are guiding pictures as follows:

1. Find settings in the tools within the emulator

2. Click 【Apps】

3. Right-slide the mouse and find 【All apps】

4. Right-click the app in which you wanna turn off the notifications and click to cancel to【Show notifications】

During the start-up process of NoxPlayer, sometimes, NoxPlayer may not start-up successfully and pop up a notification for Error code 1037.

It means that during the start-up process, the data disk – disk 2 has been found corrupted which caused NoxPlayer cannot start properly. NoxPlayer has to initialize your data disk with your consent to finish the start-up process. There are mainly four reasons for causing this problem:

1. Sudden power cut
2. Turn off the PC before shutting down NoxPlayer
3. BSoD of your computer
4. Any other improper ways to shut down NoxPlayer

Please avoid the above-mentioned ways to shut down NoxPlayer to prevent the Error Code 1037 from happening.

If you have not done any of the aforementioned behaviors, please join our following communities and contact us for help:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/noxappplayer/

Discord: https://discord.gg/dsDPJfm

Supporting Email: support@bignox.com

In order to check the current version you’re using as soon as possible, there are two methods for users to check the information:

First Method

NoxPlayer supports to check the version directly on the top of the left corner now.

Second Method (Check more detailed information)

• Click the icon  on the toolbar
• Click 【System information】and then you will see all information about the emulator.

The Method to Update:

After checking the version, users can click 【Check for update】to check if your version is the latest version.

Note: If your version is not the latest, please remember to go to our official website to download the latest version.

Many users would like to the CPU and RAM usage when using NoxPlayer to play games. Here is the method to check the CPU and RAM usage of NoxPlayer.

1. Press the Windows Key, type “Task Manager”, and press Enter/Right-click the Taskbar and click “Task Manager“

2. Check the CPU and Memory usage in the Task Manager

Besides, users can also view the CPU and Memory info on NoxPlayer with two steps.

1. Click the “Option” button on the upper right of NoxPlayer
2. Click “System info” to view the computer hardware configuration and system info

It is usually a good idea to install all the Windows 10 updates that are available for your computers and devices. However, sometimes, some updates might cause problems or crashes of NoxPlayer. Those are the times when you probably want to uninstall those Windows 10 updates. Here is the method for uninstalling Windows 10 updates.

1. Press the “Windows” key and click the “Settings” button

2. Open “Windows Settings” and click “Updates & Security”

3. Click “View updates history”

4. Click “Uninstall updates”

5. Find the latest update of Windows 10 and click with the right mouse to uninstall it

6. Click “OK” to confirm the uninstallation

7. After uninstalling the Windows 10 updates, please restart your computer and open NoxPlayer to see whether the problem was fixed.

If the above-mentioned solution still cannot solve your problem, please join our following communities and contact us for help:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/noxappplayer/

Discord: https://discord.gg/dsDPJfm

Supporting Email: support@bignox.com

Bluescreen Sudden of Death (BSOD) is a Protection Mechanism of Microsoft Windows OS to protect the data files from being damaged when they cannot recover from a system error. The iconic display image of BSOD mostly caused by Windows OS crashes.

Some users may experience this situation when they download & start NoxPlayer for the first time. Don’t worry, here are the reasons and solutions for different cases for the BSOD Problem.

• Quick Repair

1. Download the BSOD Tool to your PC
2. Click it with the right mouse and click “Run as Admin“
3. Restart your PC twice to fix the BSOD problem

• Solutions for NoxPlayer conflicts with Antivirus Software

All the emulators will conflict with antivirus software because they both require to use the Hardware Visualization of your computer. To solve the BSOD problem that causes by antivirus software, please click here to view further details.

• BSOD problem with Windows 1809/1903 

1. Make sure that you are using Windows 1809/1903

> Press “Windows” key + “R” to open the Desktop app “Run”

> Type “winver” and click “OK” to view your Window version

2. After confirming your Windows version, click here to view further details.

• BSOD problem caused by Windows 10 auto-update

The BSOD problem may cause by the Windows 10 auto-update, click here to learn how to uninstall Windows 10 updates.

• Shut down Hyper-V to fix the BSOD problem

Hyper-V is a virtual machine designed for server virtualization and Intel Virtualization Technology which cannot be used by other software. NoxPlayer, as an Android emulator, also requires to use the virtual machine (VM) to give users a better experience. Therefore, there will be a conflict between NoxPlayer and Hyper-V. For your better experience, we recommend you to close Hyper-V while using NoxPlayer.

Click here to learn how to shut down Hyper-V to fix the BSOD problem.

When you open the emulator and are ready to log in to your Google account, sometimes you will receive a notification that “Google service has stopped.” There are 3 methods to help you solve the problem as soon as possible.

First Method

• Click MulDrive on the toolbar.
• Click  and choose the Andriod version.

（ Note: If your default Andriod version is Android 5, then you need to choose Andriod 7; If your default Andriod version is Android 7, then you need to choose Andriod 5.）

• Then create the new emulator and log in to your Google account in the new emulator.

Here is a guiding picture:

Second Method

• Click 【System settings】
• Click 【phone model & Internet】
• Switch the mobile phone model to 【Google pixel 2】
• Save the settings and restart the emulator

Here is a guiding picture:

Antivirus software is an essential tool for every user to protect their computers from the virus. In some cases, NoxPlayer will conflict with antivirus software and cause some problems for you. To further explain, all the emulators will conflict with antivirus software because they both require to use the Hardware Visualization of your computer. Therefore, you may experience the following situations:

1. The install and start-up process of NoxPlayer may be stuck at 0-99%
2. NoxPlayer is laggy and crash
3. BSOD problem
4. Constant error report about Google Service and Play Store

Here are the solutions to solve these problems (Taking Avast as an example):

• Disable the Hardware Visualization on Avast

1. Open Avast and click “Menu” on the upper right

2. Click “Settings” to view more details

3. Select “General“→”Troubleshooting“→ and disable the “Hardware-assisted Virtualization”

• Add NoxPlayer to white list

1. Open Avast and click “Menu” on the upper right

2. Click “Settings” to view more details

3. Select “General“→”Exceptions“→ and click “Add Exception”

4. Add the download path to the exception (Based on your own download path), such as

D:\Program Files\Nox\bin

C:\Program Files (x86)\Bignox\BigNoxVM

Hew to check and use the key-mapping set by NoxPlayer, here is a tutorial:

In general, When users run the games/apps in NoxPlayer, if the suggested key-mapping has been set, it will be displayed on your screen by default. and users also can also check the keyboard configuration by clicking Keyset on the toolbar or the shortcut (crtl+1).

and NoxPlayer also supports users to customize the key-mapping according to your own habits. Take Brawl Stars as an example:

 1. The official suggested key-mapping will be shown on your screen by default, like brawlstars

Note：Click F11 to check the use and meaning of each button.

2. Click’+’ to set your own key-mapping 

3. Configure the buttons you needed and save the settings.

Note: After all settings, you can name your keyboard configuration in order to find and switch the customized keyset as soon as possible.

Some users may experience the situation that NoxPlayer is stuck at 99% during start-up. There is one possibility for this problem that NoxPlayer conflicts with the Windows firewall of your computer. NoxPlayer might be considered as a threat by the Windows Defender because it requires to call some particular software such as Virtual Machine in order to provide better performance. Therefore, we recommend users to disable the firewall when using NoxPlayer.

1. Press the “Windows” key and click “Control Panel“

2. Click “System and Security”

3. Click the “Windows Defender Firewall”

4. Click “Turn Windows Firewall on or off” on the left side of the screen

5. Select the bubble next to “Turn off Windows Firewall”

6. Click “OK” to confirm the change

Some users may experience the situation that NoxPlayer is stuck at 99% during start-up. There is one possibility for this problem that NoxPlayer conflicts with the Antivirus software on your computer. NoxPlayer might be considered as a threat by the Antivirus software because it requires to call some particular software such as Virtual Machine in order to provide better performance.  Therefore, we recommend users to disable Antivirus software when using NoxPlayer (Taking Avast as an example).

1. Open Avast→Click “Protection“→Click “Core Protection“

2. Click the “Settings” button on the right side of the screen

3. Select “Core Shields” and turn off the Core Shield Protection

Blade & Soul Revolution is an adaptation of the popular Korean MMORPG Blade & Soul for smartphones. The game was created by NCSOFT, who also developed other great-quality MMOs such as Lineage 2 and AION. This time, the game was specially developed for Android. Now, Blade & Soul Revolution open for pre-registration for the SEA area.

Before you start playing Blade & Soul Revolution, you get to create your own character. Luckily, there are a ton of different options available to you. You can choose between different types of characters, and you’ll especially be able to customize your character’s look by choosing between dozens of different faces, body types, hairstyles, and a big old, etc.

As it’s common in this genre, the controls Blade & Soul Revolution are partially automated. In other words, you can click on the mission you want to complete and your character will start its journey automatically, regardless of the mission. But, if you prefer a more hands-on experience, you can also control your character and fight manually.

Blade & Soul Revolution is a spectacular MMORPG in every sense of the word. One of the elements that stand out the most, however, is the incredible visuals (but that is not the only thing that stands out). The history, characters, and settings should also be praised.

Why choose NoxPlayer to play Blade & Soul: Revolution?

The Best Visual Experience with Larger Screen

Playing games on PC will definitely give you a better visual experience. In Blade & Soul: Revolution, many players are addicted to those classic character’s exquisite clothes, weapons, and props. This is also the main reason why the game becomes quite popular in such a long time. With a larger screen, you can have a clearer and more vivid view of your characters.

Smoother Control with Keyboard and Mouse

Blade & Soul: Revolution features many unique gameplays including the special story system with a fascinating plot. As the battle gets fierce, it is hard for you to control your character with your mobile devices. Therefore, if you play Blade & Soul: Revolution on PC with NoxPlayer, the touch screen will be replaced by the keyboard and mouse, which makes the control more flexible for your precise strike.

Setting key mapping is not difficult. Head over to the keyboard mapping setting on the right setting menu of NoxPlayer firstly. After that, you just need to drag the command icon from the display panel to the corresponding position and assign a key for it. If you still feel upset about the complicated key settings, now we have provided you with a detailed tutorial about keyboard mapping on NoxPlayer. You can check this article here: NoxPlayer keyboard control settings

No worries about low battery

There is no doubt that you need to cost lots of time and energy to develop your character and forge pieces of equipment. Therefore, choosing to play Blade & Soul: Revolution on PC with NoxPlayer must be a good way to ease the burden of your mobile devices, and you don’t need to worry about the battery life of your phone anymore.

Download Blade & Soul: Revolution to Your PC

To play it on your PC, just install NoxPlayer Android Emulator on your computer, sign in to your Google account, then search and install Blade & Soul: Revolution from our App Center.

You can also download the apk file from Uptodown, and just drag and drop the file in NoxPlayer; it will be installed automatically. Or use a special version of NoxPlayer, which includes the Uptodown app. From there you can download and install any apk file just with a few clicks and then you can enjoy!

Almost every user would love to have a perfect experience when playing games. Well, you can easily have a better gaming experience with NoxPlayer by following these simple steps:

• Reconfigure the RAM and CPU Assigned to NoxPlayer

1. Open NoxPlayer and click the “Settings” button on the upper right of NoxPlayer

2. Click “Performance settings” and select the number of CPU and Memory

3. Click “Save settings” and restart NoxPlayer

If you want to custom the number of CPU and Memory, please make sure that your computer has enough CPU and Memory. Otherwise, it may cause some other problems for NoxPlayer. If you do not know about your computer info, please click here to learn how to check the system info on NoxPlayer.

• Enable VT to Get Better Performace

Please noted that open VT will also help NoxPlayer to get better performance. Click here to learn how to enable VT to get better performance.

• Enable High FPS Mode (120FPS)

1. Open NoxPlayer and click the “Settings” button on the upper right of NoxPlayer

2. Click “Game settings” and enable high FPS mode (120FPS)

3. Click “Save settings” and restart NoxPlayer

• Clean up Disk Cache

1. Open NoxPlayer and click the “Settings” button on the upper right of NoxPlayer

2. Select “Clean & Backup” and click “Clean up”

Please noted that if you are using a guest account in some particular game, please bind with a real account. The data lost because of the no-binding situation during clean-up cannot be recovered. Please back up data before you clean up the disk cache.

Clean up disk space can help NoxPlayer to have better performance. Please follow the guidelines to learn how to clean up disk space and the things that you need to pay attention to during the cleanup process.

• Clean Up Disk Space on NoxPlayer

1. Open NoxPlayer and click “Mul-drive” on the toolbar or just click the “Multi-drive” icon  on the desktop of your PC

2. Select the instance that you want to clean and click the cleanup button

You can also clean up the disk while NoxPlayer is running, just click the “Settings” button on the upper right → select “Clean & Backup” → click “Clean up” to clean up disk space

• Things that you need to pay attention to

1. Please do not cancel during the cleanup process 
2. Please do not close NoxPlayer during the cleanup process
3. If you are using a guest account for some particular games, please bind the game data with your real account. The guest account data cannot be recovered under this circumstance

NoxPlayer will hold activities regularly and give awards to users, and there are 3 entrances to join it as follows:

1. NoxPlayer Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noxappplayer/ 

Come and follow us to get the newest information. we hold the most activities here!

2. NoxPlayer Official Discord:https://discordapp.com/channels/583187017068970024/601705187773775872

Discuss games with other users!! and we will also hold some game activities here!

3. NoxPlayer Official Twitter:https://twitter.com/NoxAppPlayer

Join us now!

Can’t install NoxPlayer? The tutorial will help you solve the problem. Please choose the related solution according to different situations.

First Method

When the system shows a notification: “Your graphics card driver is outdated, you may fail to start NoxPlayer.”, it means that you need to update the graphics card now to run your computer smoother.

Upgrade your graphics card with the automatic driver update software, such as DriverFinder, Driver Genius 19 Platinum, Driver Booster or other similar software. Take Driver Booster as an example:

Step 1: Download and install  Driver Booster to your computer.

Step 2: After downloading the Driver Booster, select ” Scan now“, the system will automatically filter outdated software that needs updating.

Step 3: Click ” Update ” to update the Graphics Card.

Second Method

If you have installed anti-virus software such as Avast or Bitdefender, it will possibly have some conflict with the installation and startup of the emulator, resulting in an error while installing the emulator or stucking at 99%.

Here is a guide: https://www.bignox.com/blog/antivirusconflictsolution/

As an Android emulator, game-related issues are the most frequently asked questions. Here we have summarized some game-related frequently asked questions and the solutions for you.

1. Game lag

Game lag can be caused by many reasons, click here to view the tips to improve the performance of the NoxPlayer.

2. Game crash

> If the game cannot be opened in the first place and the game crashes. Please contact us at Facebook or Email, we will have someone to help you.

> If the game crashes after running for a while, please send us the crash log via Email. Click here to learn how to extract the log when the crash happens

3. FPS drops 

The FPS dropping issue can be really annoying. Please click here to learn how to solve the FPS dropping issue.

4. Game image issue 

The game image issue includes the image broken, missing character, and green screen, etc. You can try to change the Graphic rendering mode to fix these problems. Click here to learn how to fix the game image problems by changing the Graphic rendering mode.

5. Cannot find a game

There are so many reasons that you cannot find a particular game on NoxPlayer. Please click here to find out why you cannot find games on NoxPlayer.

6. The game is incompatible with the current device

You can try to change the phone model to fix this problem. Please click here to view the detailed tutorial.

If the above-mentioned solutions still cannot solve your problem, please join our following communities and contact us for help:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/noxappplayer/

Discord: https://discord.gg/dsDPJfm

Supporting Email: support@bignox.com

Some users may encounter this problem when they try to download games or apps. To further explain, NoxPlayer will set a default phone model for every user when they start up NoxPlayer for the first time. For some particular games, they are not supported by all mobile devices, therefore, users may find out the tips that some games are not compatible with the current device. Here is an easy solution to this problem (Taking Teamfight Tactics as an example).

1. Search “Teamfight Tactics + Google Play” via a browser and click to enter Google Play Store

2. Find the supported devices of this game

3. Click on the “Settings” button on the upper right and select “Phone model & Internet” to choose a supported phone model

4. Click “Save settings” and restart NoxPlayer

If the above-mentioned solution does not work, please join our following communities and contact us for help:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/noxappplayer/

Discord: https://discord.gg/dsDPJfm

Supporting Email: support@bignox.com

When you wanna create a new emulator or use a different PC to play mobile games, you may be afraid of the data loss. Actually, NoxPlayer allows to export the keyboard configuration and import the saved key-settings to the new emulator, there are several steps:

1. Click keyset on the toolbar and open the file of the keyboard settings for the related game.

   2. Take the game: 【Girl’s Frontline】 as an example, then you will find the keyboard configurations in your computer, like com.sunborn.girlsfrontline.en.

   3. Copy and paste the file to your computer, and remember the original restore path: Local>Nox>keyboardConfig，you can directly search 【keyboardConfig】in your C drive.

   4. Copy the keyboard configurations to the corresponding file: 【keyboardConfig】and then run the new emulator. and you will find the saved key-set you used before.

Switch to the high-performance processor can help you fix game lagging and FPS dropping (Taking NVIDIA as an example).

1. Click on the desktop with the right mouse to open NVIDIA Control Panel
2. Click “Manage 3D settings” → select “Global Settings” and choose “High-performance NVIDIA processor” as “Preferred graphic processor“

3. Click “Apply” to confirm the change