The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is an optional feature that allows you to run Android apps on Windows PCs. Officially, it’s only available for Windows 11.

Posey's Tips & Tricks. Microsoft Retires the Windows Subsystem for Android. Did its death come too soon? By Brien Posey; 06/10/2024; I have been writing about Windows since the days of Windows 3.1.

The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) was a follow-up of sorts to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), a Windows 10-era feature that allowed users to run Linux command-line tools and scripts ...

Microsoft is reportedly creating a subsystem, similar to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, that allows Android applications to run on Windows 10. With around a 70% mobile market share and, unlike ...

Microsoft had previously claimed Windows 10 would be the final major version, but as it turns out, it wasn't. Equally surprising, though, was the fact that it came with support for Android apps .

Android apps support is exclusive to Windows 11, a solid incentive for some to upgrade. However, now Windows 10 users can run Windows Subsystem for Android too, thanks to a recent third-party patch.

In Windows 10X, the variant of Windows 10 that has a much different UI/UX and is meant to be simpler and cleaner, various containers will enable users to run their MSIX-packaged apps, UWP apps ...

Microsoft already has the Windows Subsystem for Linux, so why not Android, too ... A report from Windows Central claims that Microsoft is working on building Android app support into Windows 10.

Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile initially had Android app support, ... but Project Astoria and the associated sub-system was a little more advanced.

Windows 11 was able to run Android apps for just two years. What happened, and why hasn't this been brought back yet?

Android apps may crash or stop functioning completely when you use the Windows Subsystem for Android to run them on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC. If that’s the case, these are the perfect ...