The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is an optional Windows 11 feature that allows you to run Android apps within Microsoft’s desktop operating system.

If you use Android apps on Windows, you're likely using the Windows Subsystem for Android. However, Microsoft has announced that they are sunsetting the service in 2025.

While Windows 11 was released in October 2021, the Windows Subsystem for Android did not become generally available until February 2022 -- four months after the initial Windows 11 release.

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The new Windows Subsystem for Android is designed to let you run Android apps on Windows 11 computers. The official way to get apps is through the Microsoft Store and/or Amazon Appstore.

Microsoft has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 to make telemetry collection optional and announced an upgrade to Android 12.1.

Windows 11, with its Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), allows users to access almost all popular Android apps directly from the Microsoft Store.

To install the Google Play Store on Windows 11, you first need to uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android. Then, compile and install the modified Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) on your computer.

Microsoft just rolled out an update for the Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11. It improves reliability, startup performance, and security.

The new Windows Subsystem for Android update comes with features that the Android community will find quite useful.

But thankfully, there is a way to change how Windows Subsystem for Android consumes resources on a Windows 11 PC, and this post will help you with that.

The latest version of Windows 11 Subsystem for Android, in testing, runs all of your apps on the latest Android 12.1.