If you’ve used Android apps on Windows, you’re likely using the Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon Appstore. However, Microsoft has announced that they are sunsetting the service in 2025.

Microsoft is pulling support for the Windows Subsystem for Android, a Windows 11 feature first released in October of 2021 that allowed Windows PCs to run Android apps alongside native Windows apps.

Unsurprisingly, WSA struggling to make money stopped Android apps on Windows from being viable. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The famed feature of Microsoft's Windows 11 to install and use Android apps directly is shutting down shortly, with the company now notifying users about this change. This centers on the Android apps ...

Microsoft is pulling the plug on Android apps for Windows. The company said it’s ending support for Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), the underlying component behind the Amazon Appstore (and other ...

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Microsoft this week announced, unexpectedly, that Windows 11 would drop its Subsystem for Android that allowed the OS to run Android apps. Now, we’re getting some insight as to why the decision was ...

Microsoft has announced it is ending Windows Subsystem for Android support. Users will lose access to the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all applications and games that rely on WSA. Support will end ...

Microsoft rolled out early support for running Android apps on Windows 11 before the OS was even widely released, and it updated the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) regularly over the past couple ...

The best way to install Android apps on Windows 11 is through the Amazon App Store. To do this, you'll need to set up the Windows Subsystem for Android if it's not already installed on your PC, ...

I'm a bit disappointed in this. I often camp where there's no WiFi and cellular data is very expensive so I've installed the Android versions of several media apps into the Android subsystem for ...