To install the Google Play Store on Windows 11, you first need to uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android. Then, compile and install the modified Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) on your computer.

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.

It would have been far more useful if Microsoft and Google had worked together to bring the Play Store to Windows PCs, but WSA still offered one of the easiest methods for running mobile apps on a ...

Microsoft announced the end of Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11 earlier this year, marking the end of Android apps and games in the Microsoft Store.

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.

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?

First of all, it is worth noting that the subsystem has got an update to Android 12.1; which is the most current version of the Google mobile OS at the moment; and is only available on Google ...

Windows 11, with its Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), allows users to access almost all popular Android apps directly from the Microsoft Store.

The new Windows Subsystem for Android update comes with features that the Android community will find quite useful.

Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 Amazon notes that developers can port their apps to Windows by testing them on a Windows 11 PC with the Windows Subsystem for Android installed.

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.