How to install Google Play Store on Windows 11

Microsoft recently released a preview version of Windows Subsystem for Android for all Windows 11 users, effectively allowing you to run Android apps on your computer. Unfortunately, it does not provide access to the Google Play Store. Instead, Microsoft has partnered with Amazon to make Android apps available to Windows 11 users through the Amazon App Store.

If you don’t want to use the Amazon App Store to download and install Android apps, here is a detailed tutorial on installing the Google Play Store on Windows 11.

Important: Microsoft does not support the Google Play Store on Windows 11, which means things could change at any time. Microsoft may push an update to throw a wrench in the mix and disable the Google Play Store on your computer. Remember, you are responsible for your actions, equipment, and potential damage.

We have successfully tested this tutorial before publishing, but we cannot guarantee that the Google Play Store will work on your computer. Additionally, you may want to consider the minimum hardware requirements for Android apps on Windows 11.

Installing the Google Play Store on Windows 11

We recommend starting with a "clean" installation that does not have an instance of Windows Subsystem for Android. If you already have one, uninstall it.

1. Press Win R and enter optionalfeatures. You need this to enable Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux. The latter requires modifying the WSA core to include Google services.
2. Check the check marks next to Virtual Machine Platform and Windows Subsystem for Linux.

   

3. Click OK and wait for Windows to download the necessary files. Restart your computer when prompted.
4. Now it’s time to download Windows Subsystem for Android. Open the store.rg-adguard.net page. It allows downloading files from Microsoft Store.
5. Set the first dropdown to ProductID and paste 9P3395VX91NR into the search box. Select Slow from the second drop-down list and click the button with the check mark icon.

   

6. The website will generate a list of available files for download. Scroll down and find the largest file that "heavies" about 1.2GB. It has the msixbundle extension in its name.

   

7. Also, download the Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.6_2.62112.3002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.appx file. You may need it for later troubleshooting steps.

   

8. Open the OpenGapps website. There you will download Google services for your computer. Select the x86_64 platform, Android 11.0 and pico variants. Click the big red button to download the archive.
   

   

9. #Next, install Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store.
10. Finally, use this link to access the GitHub repository and download WSAGAScript.

These are all the files needed to install Google Play Store on Windows 11. We will now show you how to prepare files and modify the WSA kernel.

1. Find the large msixbundle file you downloaded from the store.rg-adguard.net website. Open files in any application for archiving. 7Zip is a reliable variant that you can download for free from the official website.
2. You will find many msix files in the archive. Find the largest one (around 720MB) and open it in 7Zip.

   

3. Launch File Explorer and navigate to drive C. There, create a new folder and rename it WindowsSubsystemAndroid.
4. Return 7Zip using the opened msix file. Extract all files in the file to the WindowsSubsystemAndroid folder.
5. Now you need to delete a few files and folders. Delete the AppsMetadata directory, AppxBlockMap, AppxSignature, and Content_Types.
6. Go to drive C and create another folder. This time, rename it to GAppsWSA.
7. Open the WSAGAScript archive and the only folder within it. Extract all files in the folder to GAppsWSA.
8. Locate the archive you downloaded from the OpenGapps website and copy it to C:\GAppsWSA\#Gapps (assuming your current Windows installation is on drive C).
9. Now go back to WindowsSubsystemAndroid in drive C and remove product, system, syste_ext and vendorCopy the file to the C:\GAppsWSA\#IMAGES folder.

All files are now locked and loaded, ready for hacking in WSL.

1. Start Ubuntu from the Start menu. If this is your first time booting Ubuntu, the operating system will display an error and ask you to download a Linux kernel update package. You can get the documentation from Microsoft official using this link.
2. Close Ubuntu, launch the downloaded file and continue the installation.
3. Restart Ubuntu. This time, it will ask you to provide a name and password for the new user. Note that the operating system does not display the password characters as you type.
4. Now we need to enter the GAppsWSA directory. Type cd /mnt/c/GAppsWSA/ and press Enter on your keyboard.
5. Now it's time to execute a bunch of commands in WSL. Type apt update and press Enter. Wait for the system to complete the process. Execute the following commands one after another and make sure to press Enter after typing.
6. Appropriate upgrade
7. apt install lzip decompression
8. Install dos2unix
9. dos2unix ./ apply.sh
10. dos2unix ./extend_and_mount_images.sh
11. ##dos2unix ./ extract_gapps_pico.sh
12. dos2unix ./ unmount_images.sh
13. dos2unix ./ VARIABLES.sh
14. ./extract_gapps_pico.sh
15. ./extend_and_mount_images.sh
16. ./apply.sh
17. ./unmount_images.sh

Your custom WSA core with Google services is now ready. All that’s left is to install Windows Subsystem for Android and make sure the Google Play Store is working properly on your Windows 11 computer.

1. Go to C:\GAppsWSA\#IMAGES and copy the following files: product, system, system_ext and vendor. Paste these files into C:\WindowsSubsystemAndroid.
2. Go to C:\WindowsSubsystemAndroid\Tools and rename the kernel file to kernel_bak.
3. Open the C:\GAppsWSA\misc folder and find the kernel_x64_64 file. Copy and paste the file into the C:\WindowsSubsystemAndroid\Tools folder.
4. Rename the file to kernel.
5. Now it’s time to enable developer mode on your computer. Open the Settings app and go to Privacy & Security > For Developers. Toggle the Developer Mode switch and confirm the action when prompted.
   

   

6. Final stretch. All that’s left is to execute the command to install WSA on Windows 11 using Google Play Store. Right-click the Start menu button and select " Windows Terminal (Admin) ".
7. Paste the following command: Add-AppxPackage -Register C:\WindowsSubsystemAndroid\ AppxManifest.xml. Press Enter.
8. The terminal may show you the following error: Add-AppxPackage: Deployment failed, HRESULT: 0x80073CF3, package update failed, dependency or conflict verification. Windows cannot install the package. To resolve this issue, launch the Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.6_2.62112.3002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe.appx file you downloaded earlier. After that, repeat the previous step.
9. Windows Subsystem for Android is now ready. Open the Start menu and find Windows Subsystem for Android. Start it.
   

   

10. Toggle the Developer Mode switch and click File. This will start WSA (which does not share diagnostic data with Microsoft) and you will see a notification from Google services about installing the application with all required components.
    

    

11. #After a minute or two, you will see the Google Play Store in the All Apps list. You can launch it, log in with your Google account, and download all the apps and games you need. Keep in mind that some of these may not run on Windows computers.
    

    

All apps installed from the Google Play Store on Windows 11 will appear as regular in the Start menu on your PC program. You can uninstall them just like native Windows applications.

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