While Windows 11 was released in October 2021, the Windows Subsystem for Android did not become generally available until February 2022 -- four months after the initial Windows 11 release.

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.

The latest version of Windows 11 Subsystem for Android, in testing, runs all of your apps on the latest Android 12.1.

Windows Subsystem for Android works like Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which Microsoft introduced in 2016. Both WSL and WSA use virtualization to install and run apps.

Microsoft launched a new update for the Windows Subsystem for Android. Learn more about how Android app performance was improved.

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.

Microsoft has improved networking on the Windows Subsystem for Android, so that Android apps can connect to devices on the same network as a Windows PC.

Microsoft is planning to end support for its Windows Subsystem for Android component in Windows 11.

Microsoft just rolled out a major update to the Windows Subsystem for Android.

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Microsoft has updated the Windows Subsystem for Android in Windows 11 to make telemetry collection optional and announced an upgrade to Android 12.1.