VisualStudio 2013 Express phone emulator - device not found

Question

1. Step1: Installed VisualStudio 2013 Express for Windows along with
   Update 2.
2. Step2: Created a blank Windows Phone App.
3. Step3: Deployed the app to

Answer 1

I had the same problem with VisualStudio 2013 Professional and the latest Windows Phone 8.1 SDK and emulators (as of December 2014).

In my case I fixed it by changing the virtual switch 'WinPhoneEmulatorSwitch' in Hyper-V Manager from 'Internal network' to 'Private network'.

I found this solution at pekari.wordpress.com