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/dev/kvm is not found on Mac OS

I recently updated my Macbook pro to Mac OS High Sierra. Now I'm running into an issue where I can no longer start the emulator in Android Studio.

The warning /dev/kvm is not found. is shown. When I tried to start the emulator I get the following error:

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I tried different versions of Intel HAXM from the SDK manager and standalone, reinstalling Android Studio and completely removing all configurations, still the same issue..

Solution
    1. Go to: System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General

    There should be a message like “System software from developer xxx was blocked from loading.”

    1. Click Allow