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.

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, ...

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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 ...

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. Windows Subsystem ...

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 for ...