--- title: Microsoft to Discontinue Support for Windows Subsystem... description: Microsoft is discontinuing support for the Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11. Users will no longer be able to download new... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-to-discontinue-support-for-windows-subsystem-for-android-in-2025-ivfyobcf9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft to Discontinue Support for Windows Subsystem for Android in 2025 | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft is discontinuing support for the Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11. Users will no longer be able to download new... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-to-discontinue-support-for-windows-subsystem-for-android-in-2025-ivfyobcf9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iVfYobCF9.png og:image:alt: Microsoft to Discontinue Support for Windows Subsystem for Android in 2025 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft to Discontinue Support for Windows Subsystem for Android in 2025 **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft is discontinuing support for the Windows Subsystem for Android and the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11. Users will no longer be able to download new Android apps, but there are third-party alternatives available. ## Content Microsoft has announced that it will be discontinuing support for the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) and the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 devices. Starting from March 5, 2025, the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all applications and games reliant on the subsystem will no longer receive support. This means that users will no longer be able to download new Android apps from the Amazon Appstore after the cutoff date. However, those who have already installed the app store or Android apps prior to March 5, 2024, will still have access until the support discontinuation date. Despite this change, users still have options to run Android apps on Windows 11 through third-party alternatives. It is important to note that setting up the development environment and installing the Amazon Appstore are necessary steps to make an Android app available on Windows 11. 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