One of the most prominent features of Windows 11 is native Android emulation, which allows you to run Android apps without the requirement for third-party software. For Android apps, the functionality officially leverages Amazon's App Store, which is incorporated within the Microsoft Store. While Amazon's App Store is adequate, it offers a significantly smaller app selection. Sideloading is feasible, however, Google Play Services are unavailable, which means that many apps that rely on them will not function. Here's how to get the Google Play Store installed on Windows 11. To install Google Play on Windows 11, first, remove Windows Subsystem for Android and then activate Developer Mode.
Then, download and install the updated Windows Subsystem for Android from GitHub. There are several stages involved in installing Google Play Store on Windows 11. Many of these processes include preparing your system and subsystem files. It will take some time to download all of the necessary files, prepare the system, and complete the final installation procedure. You could wish to sideload APKs to the unmodified Windows Android Subsystem if you want to install some basic apps that don't require Google Play Services.
Notes and credits
Yujinchang08 on GitHub provided the following technique for installing the Google Play Store on Windows 11. Remember that you must fulfill the minimum system requirements and be running the most recent Windows 11 version for this to operate. This approach works by altering the Windows Subsystem for Android and installing a modified kernel. As a result, this procedure is dangerous and may result in data loss or even hardware damage.
Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android and enable Developer Mode
For this method to work, you’ll need to uninstall the current version of Windows Subsystem for Android on your Windows 11 system. Head over to the Settings app in Windows 11. Click on the Apps tab from the left pane. Click on Apps & features. It should be the first tab in the Apps section. Scroll down to Windows Subsystem for Android in the apps list. Click the three-dot menu, and click Uninstall. Head over to the Privacy & Security tab from the left pane. Click the For developers tab under Security. Turn on Developer Mode. Click Yes when the prompt shows up.
Getting and installing the modified Windows Subsystem for Android from GitHub
Head over to GitHub and sign up for an account. Make sure you verify your email address and are signed in to Github. Head over to the LSPosed MagiskOnWSA page. Click the Fork button in the top right corner. The process should take a few seconds and open up the forked copy in your account. If you lose it, you can head over to Your repositories by clicking your profile icon.
Once on this page, click the Actions tab. You’ll need to give one-time permission for workflows to run. Click the green button that says I understand my workflows, go ahead and enable them. In the left sidebar, click the Build WSA workflow. Click the Run workflow button. You will get a pop-up. Leave all options as they are, except Variants of gapps. Click the dropdown that says none under it, and click pico. Press the green Run workflow button.
The task will take a while to process, showing an orange status marker. It will move from Queued to In progress. After it’s completed, which should take about five minutes, the marker will turn into a green tick. Click on the Build WSA task label and scroll down to the Artifacts tab. You’ll have the Arm and x86 version of the modified WSA package ready for you. Click on your preferred version according to CPU type to begin the download.
The package will finish downloading in a bit. Note that this archive will have a smaller file size than the listed size, approximately 800MB. Extract the downloaded file into a folder. Open the folder. Find the file named Install, right-click on it and click Run with PowerShell. Click Open when the security warning pops up. Also, click Run if PowerShell asks for permission.
The installation should finish pretty quickly. If PowerShell prompts you to agree to any terms and conditions, make sure to do so in the window. It may also ask you to restart the system, in which case you’ll have to rerun the Install file in PowerShell. Once finished, search for the Windows Subsystem for Android in the Start menu and open it. Turn on Developer mode in the Subsystem settings. Click Manage developer settings to start the subsystem, allow/deny diagnostic data when prompted, and click Allow access when Windows Firewall requests it.
It’ll take a few moments, but Google Play Store should now be installed on your Windows 11 system. Look it up in your Windows search, and click to open it. You will need to sign in to see and download apps from the Play Store.
Using Google Play Store on Windows 11
The remainder of the process will be identical to that of utilizing the Play Store on a phone or an emulator. Simply search for and download the app. Keep in mind that this is still a very early-stage procedure, so you may encounter problems. On our test PC, for example, the text in several of the apps seems wavy. However, there is a lot of promise here. It will take many months for a stable version to reach Windows 11 PCs, but when it does, it will surpass most emulators, if not the native version, then the developer-modified versions that we will undoubtedly see.
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