HoloLens Emulator (first gen) and HoloLens 2 Emulator builds install side by side. We recommend using the latest available build, but there might be cases where you want to test an app against an old emulator. This page includes links to all released versions.
For general HoloLens 2 release notes, see HoloLens Release Notes.
| Build | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1522 | November 8, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H2 November 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1202 | November 8, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 November 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1522 | October 11, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H1 October 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1202 | October 11, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 October 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1518 | September 9, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H1 September 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1199 | September 9, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 September 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1513 | August 9, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H1 August 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1193 | August 9, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 August 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1511 | July 12, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H1 July 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1190 | July 12, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 July 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1503 | June 14, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H1 June 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1185 | June 14, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 June 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1503 | May 10, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H1 May 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1185 | May 10, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 May 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1501 | April 12, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 22H1. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1183 | April 12, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 April 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1450 | March 8, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 21H2 March 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1178 | March 8, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 March 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1447 | February 8, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 21H2 February 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1176 | February 8, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 February 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1442 | January 11, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 21H2 January 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1174 | January 11, 2022 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 January 2022 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1440 | December 14, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H2 December 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1173 | December 14, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 December 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1438 | November 9, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H2 November 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1170 | November 9, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 November 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1432 | October 12, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H2 October 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1168 | October 12, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 October 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1018 | September 15, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H1 September 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1165 | September 15, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 September 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1014 | August 10, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H1 August 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1161 | August 10, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 August 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1010 | July 13, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H1 July 2021 Update. When using the HoloLens 2 Emulator on a PC with both integrated and discrete graphics adapters, the emulator will, in most cases, now be able to enable hardware graphics acceleration, though it might use the less powerful integrated adapter. Previously, hardware acceleration could not be enabled, often reporting a graphics failure with Code 43. In some cases, the emulator would not boot successfully but now will. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1157 | July 13, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 July 2021 Update. When using the HoloLens 2 Emulator on a PC with both integrated and discrete graphics adapters, the emulator will, in most cases, now be able to enable hardware graphics acceleration, though it might use the less powerful integrated adapter. Previously, hardware acceleration could not be enabled, often reporting a graphics failure with Code 43. In some cases, the emulator would not boot successfully but now will. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20348.1007 | June 8, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H1 June 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1154 | June 8, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 June 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.20346.1002 | May 11, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 21H1 May 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1146 | May 11, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 May 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1144 | April 13, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 April 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1108 | April 13, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 April 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1140 | March 9, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 March 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1102 | March 9, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 March 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1136 | February 9, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 February 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1098 | February 9, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 February 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1134 | January 13, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 January 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1091 | January 13, 2021 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 January 2021 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1131 | December 8, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 20H2 December 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1088 | December 8, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 December 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1081 | November 10, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 November 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1124 | October 13, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 2004 October 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1081 | October 13, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 October 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1117 | September 07, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 2004 September 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1079 | September 07, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 September 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1113 | August 11, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 2004 August 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1074 | August 11, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 August 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1109 | July 14, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 2004 July 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1071 | July 14, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 July 2020 Update. Resolves an issue causing immersive applications to crash on launch when hardware graphics acceleration is enabled on certain devices. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1106 | June 9, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 2004 June 2020 Update. Resolves issues with DirectX 12 applications not rendering, the on-screen keyboard not appearing, grasping objects with hands not working as expected and the emulator failing to start with an error about nested virtualization on AMD-based systems. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1064 | June 9, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 June 2020 Update. Resolves issues with DirectX 12 applications not rendering, the on-screen keyboard not appearing and grasping objects with hands not working as expected. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.19041.1103 | May 12, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 2004. Windows Mixed Reality headsets and motion controllers can be used to control and view the HoloLens 2 Emulator in stereo. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1061 | May 12, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 May 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1059 | April 13, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 April 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1056 | March 10, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 March 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1053 | February 11, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 February 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1044 | January 13, 2020 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 January 2020 Update. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1042 | December 6, 2019 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 December 2019 Update. Addresses an issue were a Holographic app running in the emulator will be suspended unexpectedly when displaying the pins panel. Enables connectivity to a remote emulator when using the Perception Simulation API or the Perception Simulation Control app. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1034 | October 8, 2019 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 October 2019 Update. The emulator will prompt to update to a new version when running a version older than the latest available. When using the emulator on the Windows 10 May 2019 Update or newer, the new NAT Configuration tab allows developers to open ports for applications running on separate devices to connect to the emulator and the Updates tab shows available emulator versions. See the HoloLens emulator documentation for additional details. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1031 | September 11, 2019 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 September 2019 Update. The Network tab will appear in the emulator Tools window when running the emulator on the Windows 10 May 2019 Update or newer. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1028 | August 14, 2019 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 August 2019 Update. Holographic app templates are no longer included but are available in the Visual Studio Marketplace. The emulator will now work when SDKs are installed to a custom location. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1021 | July 8, 2019 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 July 2019 Update. Addresses a signing issue with DiskStream.dll |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1019 | June 11, 2019 | Windows Holographic, version 1903 June 2019 Update. No longer needs to be run as Administrator. Start menu shortcut added. |
| HoloLens 2 Emulator build 10.0.18362.1005 | April 16, 2019 | Windows Holographic, version 1903. |
| Build | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| HoloLens Emulator build 10.0.17763.134 | November 19, 2018 | Latest HoloLens (first gen) build. Windows 10 October 2018 Update. |
| HoloLens Emulator build 10.0.17134.80 | May 21, 2018 | |
| HoloLens Emulator build 10.0.14393.1358 | July 7, 2017 | |
| HoloLens Emulator build 10.0.14393.0 | August 2, 2016 | |
| HoloLens Emulator build 10.0.14342.1018 | May 31, 2016 | |
| HoloLens Emulator build 10.0.11082.1033 | March 30, 2016 |