WSABuilds
Run Windows Subsystem For Android on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC using prebuilt binaries with Google Play Store (MindTheGapps) and/or Magisk or KernelSU (root solutions) built in.
Ready-to-install Windows Subsystem for Android packages that bundle the Google Play Store and optional Magisk or KernelSU root access, so you can run Android apps on Windows 10 or 11 without compiling anything.
WSABuilds is a project that provides ready-to-install versions of the Windows Subsystem for Android for Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers. Windows Subsystem for Android, often shortened to WSA, is a feature that lets Android apps run directly on a Windows PC. Microsoft's official version was limited because it did not come with the Google Play Store, and it did not allow the kind of deep system access that some advanced users want. This repository fixes both gaps. It bundles prebuilt WSA packages that include the Google Play Store (through a component called MindTheGapps) and the root-access tools Magisk or KernelSU, so users can install everything in one go without needing to compile anything themselves.
Under the hood, the project relies on a build script called MagiskOnWSALocal to produce each release. The maintainer publishes many different versions of WSA over time, labelled with version numbers like v2210, v2306, v2407 and so on, and notes which ones are stable, which have issues, and which can be installed on Windows 10 versus Windows 11. There are also variants without Google services, identified by NoGApps in the archive name, for users who do not want them. Downloads are distributed as .7z archives.
Someone would actually use this if they want to run Android apps or games on a Windows PC, want the Google Play Store to work normally, and possibly want root-level control over the Android side for power-user purposes. Recent Windows updates have broken some configurations, so the project page documents workarounds and points users to specific issue threads. The full README is longer than what was provided.
Where it fits
- Install the Google Play Store on a Windows PC to run Android apps and games without a phone or emulator
- Enable Magisk or KernelSU root access inside Windows Subsystem for Android for power-user app tweaks
- Run Android games on a Windows 10 machine that does not officially support the Microsoft WSA feature
- Test an Android app on Windows using a real WSA environment complete with Google services