Does anyone here have freeware Android 8 (Oreo, API 26 & 27) & Android 9 (Pie, API 28) emulation working on Windows yet?

Does anyone here have freeware Android 8 (Oreo, API 26 & 27)
and Android 9 (Pie, API 28) emulation working on Windows yet?

I'm a noob at Android app development, so I'm hoping to find someone who
knows more than I do about running emulation on the Windows platform.

I already have free Android emulation working on older AMD-based Windows
from Android 4 IceCreamSandwich to Android 7 Nougat - but I have been
completely unable to get any Android emulators higher than Nougat (API 25)
to work on Windows.

I've tried the following emulators so far on my older AMD-based Windows PC:
o Google (Android ?, fails on older AMD CPUs but is the default for AS)
o Arm (Android ?, nobody recommends these as they are too slow to be usable)
o Microsoft (Android 6, works great on older AMD CPUs, integrates into AS)
o Genymotion (Android 7.1, best overall for speed & CPU & AS compatibility)
o Andyroid (Android 7.1.2, simple setup where AS instantly recognized it)
o Bluestacks (Android 7.1.1, simple setup & runs fast, but AS didn't see it)
(Where AS is the free Android Studio integrated development environment.)

I admit I know almost nothing more about this than what I summarized above.
I'm hoping there is someone out there who knows more than I do about this.

Do you have Oreo (API 26+) or Pie (API 28+) emulators working on Windows?
Can you provide enough details for me to reproduce your success on Windows?
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I wouldn't ask for your expert help unless I had already tried & failed.

On 12/1/2018 6:42 AM, arlen holder wrote:
Does anyone here have freeware Android 8 (Oreo, API 26 & 27)
and Android 9 (Pie, API 28) emulation working on Windows yet?

I'm a noob at Android app development, so I'm hoping to find someone who
knows more than I do about running emulation on the Windows platform.
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