title: After upgrading to Windows 8.1, unable to run Windows Phone emulator without memory error
body: <p>After I updated my Samsung Series 9 SSD laptop with 8GB of RAM to Windows 8.1, (not even a year old, and top-of-line when purchased last november), I am now unable to run the Windows Phone emulator while debugging my WP8 app.  </p>
  
  <p>The error messages I see is:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"Not enough memory in the system to start the virtual machine emulator
    WVGA 512MB.user with ram size 512 megabytes"</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Well, the instant I attempt to run a build, it the machine immediately goes from 25% memory consumed to 80% consumed. Even after I close Visual Studio Express 2012, still it is stuck at 80% memory consumption according to the task manager. At this point, I am unable to run the Windows Phone emulator to test my app. </p>
  
  <p>How can I work around this issue without replacing my hardware? </p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>