diff --git a/scripts/Check-EmulatorStartup.ps1 b/scripts/Check-EmulatorStartup.ps1
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+[CmdletBinding()]
+param
+(
+    [string]
+    $IpAddress = "localhost",
+
+    [System.TimeSpan]
+    $Timeout = $(New-TimeSpan -Minutes 2),
+
+    [int]
+    $Port = 8081
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$StartTime = $(Get-Date)
+$EndTime = $StartTime + $Timeout
+$StatusCode = -1
+do
+{
+    $StatusCode = try
+    {
+        $(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://$($IpAddress):$($Port)/_explorer/emulator.pem" -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 5 -ErrorAction Stop).BaseResponse.StatusCode
+    } catch [System.Net.WebException] {
+        $_.Exception.Response.StatusCode
+    }
+
+    if ($StatusCode -eq 200)
+    {
+        Write-Host "Emulator startup completed"
+        return
+    }
+
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+}
+while ($(Get-Date) -lt $EndTime)
+
+throw "Emulator not reachable within timeout $Timeout! Last retrieved status code: $StatusCode."
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