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lBochs PC Emulator on Windows Pc

Developed By: Luigi B.

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 1.193 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	3.1.1
Size	9.7 MB
Release Date	December 03, 22
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows access to the vibrator. [see more (4)]
What's New: Alignment with bochs svn.Great voodoo emulation improvements thanks to V. Ruppert of the bochs team.Stability improvements and bug fix.Targeting android 11. No... [see more]
Description from Developer: lBochs is a port of the Bochs X86 emulator (http://bochs.sourceforge.net). The modified bochs sources are included as a tgz archive stored in the internal SD card (Android/data/lb.... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download lBochs PC Emulator and install on Windows PC. lBochs PC Emulator is free Tools app, developed by Luigi B.. Latest version of lBochs PC Emulator is 3.1.1, was released on 2022-12-03 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of lBochs PC Emulator is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,193 users, 270 users had rated it 5*, 664 users had rated it 1*.

How to install lBochs PC Emulator on Windows?

Instruction on how to install lBochs PC Emulator on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install lBochs PC Emulator on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install lBochs PC Emulator using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "lBochs PC Emulator" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install lBochs PC Emulator on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "lBochs PC Emulator" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.1.1 , 1.13.1 , 1.13.

Download lBochs PC Emulator 3.1.1 on Windows PC – 9.7 MB

Download lBochs PC Emulator 1.13.1 on Windows PC – 12.1 MB

Download lBochs PC Emulator 1.13 on Windows PC – 11.9 MB

lBochs is a port of the Bochs X86 emulator (http://bochs.sourceforge.net).
The modified bochs sources are included as a tgz archive stored in the internal SD card (Android/data/lb.myapp.lbochs).
I provide a floppy with freedos just to make the emulator boot after app installation.
I provide also a virtual HD ready to use for OS installations.
It's possible to create shortcuts for different systems (if the home launcher allows it).
It's possible to set the emulator run on a specific cpu model (386/486/586/686/686X64), but the configuration must be chosen wisely or the app will crash badly.
A smart way to use the app is to create the VM on PC and then copy it inside the android device.
If you plan to put the virtual machines in the external SD card, be aware that Android>=4.4 grants write access to the app only under /Android/data/lb.myapp.lbochs/files.
Please note that this is a sort of nerd-oriented app, probably useless for the average android user.
You need a quite fast phone/tablet because the emulator is slow.
A virtual PC keyboard is provided, but you can use your own virtual keyboard if you like.
All the settings are made through a popup menu with quite many options.
The back button opens the menu.
The app is still considered in a sort of beta/testing stage but is already quite usable.
Multiprocessing
Version 2.0 introduces multiprocessor support. In Bochs all emulated cores run in a single thread, so a multiprocessor emulation IS NOT faster than a single processor emulation.
Usually it is slower. Then multiprocessor emulation has nothing to do with the number of cores in your device. The app has no control in which cores Android uses.

Many thanks to:
SDL (libsdl.org) - No porting possible without that
Bochs (bochs.sourceforge.net) - They made the real thing
FreeDOS (freedos.org) - The basic tools for a PC
Free icons authors (iconarchive.com) - I'm good at coding but bat at drawing

** WARNING **
The app seems quite stable to me, but it's easily possible to make it very unstable and it may crash immediately if the user plays too much with the configuration, or if the guest system is not managed well.
It's possible that you have to reboot your Android device in some cases.
It's possible that in some cases you have to uninstall and reinstall the app to make it work again.
Than the app may drain your battery quickly, but this depends on the configuration (emulated cpu cycles).
It's possible that the device CPU becomes stressed causing overheating.
So use it at your own risk.
** WARNING **

Alignment with bochs svn.
Great voodoo emulation improvements thanks to V. Ruppert of the bochs team.
Stability improvements and bug fix.
Targeting android 11. No more file access permission. Use the menu file management feature to import/export.

Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.