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.

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 has unexpectedly announced they are ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android next year on March 5th. The Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) allows users to run native Android ...

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 ...

It was only a few years ago — in 2021 — that Windows 11 gained official support for Android apps thanks to a Microsoft-maintained VM called the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA). With the WSA, ...

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 first brought over the option to run Android apps natively in Windows 11 in 2021, but the dream is coming to an end after just a few years. Today, the company quietly updated its ...

[UPDATE: You can no longer install Android apps to your Windows computer using the Amazon app store] Ever since Windows 11 first hit the scene, we saw a ton of effort ...

Though Microsoft removed Android app support from Windows 11, there are still ways to run Android apps on your PC if you want. Here are the best ways to do so, whether you’re using Windows 10 or ...

They're barely in the same league ...

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 ...