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

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.

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

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.

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.

Microsoft has confirmed it is testing a way to resume the use of an active Android app on your Windows 11 PCs.

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?

While announcing the feature this week, Microsoft noted that Android apps will be available in the Microsoft Store on Windows 11 computers, thanks to […] Newer posts 1 2 3 4 ...

Developers from Microsoft continue to develop the Windows Subsystem for Android, which allows users to run Android applications on Windows 11. This week, Windows 11 Insiders on the Dev channel ...

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 has released the latest Windows 11 Subsystem for Android update. The new 2309.40000.8.0 update includes graphics improvements, allows .cer files to be shared to Android and more.