Microsoft Insider testers may get to try out the Android Subsystem for Windows sooner rather than later, based on the existence of a placeholder app in the Microsoft Store.

Then, you need to install Amazon Appstore which installs Windows Subsystem for Android along with it. Then, you need to sign in with a valid Amazon account and install apps and run them.

Installing the Amazon Appstore from the Windows Store sets up the Android environment along with its own settings app. This can take a little while, downloading the tools and configuring the ...

Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Android will be deprecated in March 2025, but Amazon has already stopped its Appstore from being downloadable on Windows 11.

RIP to the Windows Subsystem for Android, which goes away in 2025 Amazon's inferior selection of Android apps meant WSA was never very useful.

Microsoft is now letting the Amazon app store run at full capacity to bring more Android apps to Windows.

Microsoft has released the first preview version of the Windows Subsystem for Android for Windows 11 Insiders, and one of the more interesting features is that you can sideload Android apps.

That said, you cannot install any app even if you successfully install Windows Subsystem for Android. In that case, you need to sideload apps to run Android apps and games on Windows 11.

Windows 11 supports Android apps via the Amazon Appstore, but you there's a workaround if your favorite app is missing.

Microsoft execs shed a few more details on how they plan to enable Android apps to run on Windows 11, and a new Windows Subsystem for Android is at the heart of its strategy.

Android apps are officially supported in Microsoft Windows 11. Here's how to add your favorite app to your Windows laptop with WSA.

In this guide, I'll show you the steps started with Android apps on Windows 11, including setting up the platform, installing and launching apps, and removing the Windows Subsystem for Android.