Installing Official Android Subsystem on Win11

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Prerequisites: Windows 11 Pro or higher, set system region to United States.

In Settings -> Apps -> Optional features -> More Windows features, check ‘Virtual Machine Platform’, then restart your system.

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Next, download the installation package. Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1215GlKeDCHcbE0I2SgtWLg Extraction code: frkx

After downloading, you’ll see two files: one is the Android Subsystem installer, the other is the WSA Toolbox used for installing APK files.

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The two files at the bottom.

Now, open Windows PowerShell as an administrator.

Run the command: add-appxpackage followed by a space, then the full path to the Android Subsystem installation file. (Crucial: ensure there’s a space between add-appxpackage and the file path).

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If you see the above, it means the installation was successful.

You’ll then see the installed Android Subsystem in the Start menu. Click to run it and enable Developer mode.

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Unzip and run the other ZIP file to install APKs.

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Installation is now complete.

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If the toolbox fails to install or you see the situation below, open the Subsystem settings, enable the first option “Files”, then try opening the toolbox again.

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  • Get File Path

Right-click the file, select “Properties” -> “Security”, the first line “Object name” is the file path.

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  • WSA Toolbox

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