And now Microsoft has announced the next step: it’s pulling the plug on the Windows Subsystem for Android next year.

The confusion about the Google Play store being available for Windows Subsystem for Android was captured in this 2022 Microsoft Community discussion page.

Microsoft announced the end of Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 earlier this year, marking the end of Android apps and games in the Microsoft Store.

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.

In a somewhat surprising move, Microsoft announced the end of Windows Subsystem for Android that allows running Android programs on Windows 11. The plug will be pulled in March 2025.

I haven't heard anyone at Microsoft give an official reason why the Windows Subsystem for Android is being removed from Windows 11.

Microsoft will be ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android starting March 5, 2025, meaning the Amazon App Store will no longer work on Windows 11.

I never used the Subsystem for Android, and frankly I don't know why it even existed. Who would want to run some fucking crap Android app on their Windows computer?

Open the Windows Store and search for the Amazon Appstore. The store will install the subsystem, and the subsystem installs the Amazon client like some manner of software turducken.

Microsoft released its latest preview of the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) today. The new release, among other things, brings support for Vulkan API.