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 has announced that it is shutting down Windows Subsystem for Android, a project that allowed Android apps to be installed on Windows. Microsoft faced challenges with WSA, and is now ...

If you've purchased a new laptop that uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus processors, you might have noticed that the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) doesn't work, despite coming ...

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 ...

Microsoft promised you'd be able to run Android apps as though they were native programs on your Windows machine. However, the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), responsible for handling app ...

In spite of all of this, Windows 11 did come with one killer feature. The Windows Subsystem for Android made it possible to run Android apps on the Windows desktop. Of course this new feature was ...

Microsoft has released an update for the Windows Subsystem for Android, allowing all Windows 11 Insiders to use their VPN's IP address with Android apps. Microsoft has updated the Windows ...

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 ...

Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), which has been around since 2022, will finally be able to access Windows 11 folders like Documents and Pictures in an upcoming update. The concept behind WSA ...

Microsoft announced that it will deprecate Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 on March 5, 2025. Following that date, Amazon Appstore on Windows and all apps reliant on Windows Subsystem ...

Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) helps to run Android apps available in Amazon Appstore (with over 50K apps) on a Windows 11 device. Earlier limited to the US, the platform now supports more ...