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mustardchef/wsabuilds

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TLDR

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.

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    What it does
      Prebuilt WSA packages
      Google Play bundled
      Root access support
    Components
      Magisk root
      KernelSU root
      MindTheGapps
    Use Cases
      Android on Windows
      Play Store access
      Power-user tweaks
    Audience
      Windows users
      Android fans
      Power users
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Install the Google Play Store on a Windows PC to run Android apps and games without a phone or emulator

USE CASE 2

Enable Magisk or KernelSU root access inside Windows Subsystem for Android for power-user app tweaks

USE CASE 3

Run Android games on a Windows 10 machine that does not officially support the Microsoft WSA feature

USE CASE 4

Test an Android app on Windows using a real WSA environment complete with Google services

Tech stack

PythonWindowsAndroid

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Recent Windows updates can break specific WSA versions, check the project issue list for your build number before installing.

In plain English

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.

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Prompt 1
I want to install WSA with Google Play Store on Windows 11 using WSABuilds, walk me through choosing the right .7z archive and the installation steps.
Prompt 2
Using WSABuilds, help me install KernelSU root on Windows Subsystem for Android and verify root access is working.
Prompt 3
WSABuilds stopped working after a Windows update, find the relevant issue thread for my WSA version and tell me the workaround.
Prompt 4
Show me how to sideload an APK into a WSABuilds installation that does not have Google Play Store enabled.
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