Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) was the talk of the town when Windows 11 began rolling out. Windows Latest noticed that it’s already past its due date, which was March 5, 2025, and now you won’t find any traces of it on the Microsoft Store. It isn’t a surprise because Microsoft announced it a year before it shut down WSA.
Back in March, Windows Latest spotted a new update for WSA, which was merely a security update compared to feature updates. It made sense because why design new features for an app that already counting its last minutes. WSA never even reached everyone before. Microsoft decided that emulating Android apps on Windows 11 wasn’t the right call.
Microsoft has pulled the Amazon App Store from the Microsoft Store. It served as a gateway to install WSA and access apps that were specially optimised to work with Windows 11 emulation. However, the app list never really grew as Microsoft promised, and WSA never really became as big as BlueStacks.
Even after huge support from Windows users, the Redmond giant didn’t bring WSA back.
Missing Play Store support was also a problem, which obstructed its potential, and later, Google also announced Google Play Games for Windows, which at least snatched the gaming aspect out of WSA. However, there’s a way to get the last released version of WSA if you want to try it.
Can you still use WSA on Windows 11?
Technically, yes. You can use WSA on Windows 11 if you still have access to an MSIX package called “MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForAndroid.msixbundle.”
You can download it from our cloud storage, but be careful if you have an existing copy downloaded from random sources. We’ve extracted the WSA bundle from Microsoft’s servers, so it’s legit and safe to use.
We’ve uploaded the version 2305.40000.4.0 MSIX package. Once you’ve saved it to your downloads folder, just double-tap the .msix folder, and it will start installing because it’s already validated by Microsoft. Once done, you’ll get access to Windows Subsystem for Android.
If you face issues with the installation, simply rename the downloaded file to M and then paste it into the C drive. Then type cd C:\ command in an elevated PowerShell window to navigate to it.
Then, type add-appxpackage M.msixbundle and hit enter to force the install.
This command will install “m.msixbundle,” which is your WSA because you renamed it earlier. Of course, you can keep using the existing name, but it might be a better idea to rename the file, so you can easily copy the name to PowerShell.
You’ll also have to meet the bare minimum requirements for WSA and manually enable the Virtual Machine platform in Windows’ optional features.
Without it, you cannot create a virtual environment on your pc, and WSA needs it to create an isolated environment and run apps.
If you followed everything correctly, you’ll have access to WSA and you can install your preferred .apk files easily.
