A couple of years ago, Microsoft released the Windows Subsystem for Android, which came preloaded with the Amazon Appstore.

The days of installing an emulator on your PC to play Android games are gone, at least for now. Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 11, ships with Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA).

Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Android will be deprecated in March 2025, ... Amazon Appstore will no longer be available for download from the Microsoft Store on Windows 11 devices.

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.

Microsoft partnered with Amazon, but without official access to Google’s Play Store it was always a subpar experience if you just wanted to easily download popular Android apps on Windows.

The ability to install the Google Play store for use with Windows Subsystem for Android possibly never happened officially, although this 2024 XDA-Developers.com article offered steps on how to do ...

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.

Microsoft Corp. said today that Windows Subsystem for Linux is now generally available, with the latest version to be found in the Microsoft Store.. WSL, as it’s often called, was previously ...

Why it matters: The tiny Linux kernel hidden within Windows has grown, and is now a proper, stable part of the operating system thanks to the Microsoft Store integration. Updates will be easier ...

Microsoft has partnered with Tencent to bring Android apps and games to Windows 11 users in China. This partnership allows Chinese Windows Insiders to access a wide range of Android games.