Virtualization Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) for your account in Windows 11.

Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) enables your Windows 11 device to run Android apps available from the Amazon Appstore.

Windows Subsystem for Android is only available in countries and regions that support Amazon AppStore on Windows. Your device also must meet specific Windows 11 requirements for WSA.
  • Apps available at Amazon Appstore.
  • 8 GB (min) or 16 GB (recommended) RAM
  • Solid-state drive (SSD)
  • You may need to enable CPU virtualization for your PC’s BIOS/UEFI.
References:

Apps from the Amazon Appstore - Microsoft Support

Learn how to set up and run mobile apps on your Windows 11 PC with the Windows Subsystem for Android.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com
blogs.windows.com

Announcing Android™ apps on Windows 11 Preview for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel

UPDATED 1/26/22: The preview of Android™ apps on Windows 11 is now available for Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel in the U.S. UPDATED 11/4: The preview of Android™ apps on Windows 11 is now available for Windows
blogs.windows.com blogs.windows.com
blogs.windows.com

Introducing Android™ Apps on Windows 11 to Windows Insiders

Windows is a platform for creators Windows is the most open platform on the planet for creators. Part of living our commitment to openness is welcoming partner technologies and content that deliver powerful experiences. And what makes Window
blogs.windows.com blogs.windows.com

Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is being deprecated beginning March 5, 2025


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Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) is being deprecated beginning March 5, 2025

Microsoft Learn: Microsoft is ending support for the Windows Subsystem for Android™️ (WSA). As a result, the Amazon Appstore on Windows and all applications and games dependent on WSA will no longer be supported beginning March 5, 2025. Until then, technical support will remain available to...
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Contents

  • Option One: Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) in Start Menu
  • Option Two: Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) in Settings
  • Option Three: Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) in PowerShell




Option One

Uninstall Desktop Apps and Windows Apps in Start Menu


1 Close all Android apps.

2 Open the Start menu :win:, and click/tap on the All apps button. (see screenshot below)

Uinstall_WSA_Start_menu-1.jpg

3 Right click or press and hold on Windows Subsystem for Android, and click/tap on Uninstall.

Uinstall_WSA_Start_menu-2.jpg

4 Click/tap on Uninstall to confirm. (see screenshots below)

Uinstall_WSA_Start_menu-3.png




Option Two

Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on Apps on the left side, and click/tap on Apps & features or Installed apps on the right side. (see screenshot below)


Uinstall_WSA_Settings-1.png

3 Click/tap on the 3 dots button for Windows Subsystem for Android, and click/tap on Uninstall. (see screenshot below)

Uinstall_WSA_Settings-2.png

4 Click/tap on Uninstall to confirm. (see screenshot below)

Uinstall_WSA_Settings-3.png

5 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.




Option Three

Uninstall Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) in PowerShell


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows Powershell.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

Get-AppxPackage "[I]MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForAndroid[/I]" | Remove-AppxPackage​

3 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.

Uinstall_WSA_PowerShell.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


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I've uninstalled it but apps that I installed within WSA remain in Settings>Apps>Installed Apps. How can I remove these? The uninstaller errors about wsaclient.exe not being found since I uninstalled WSA.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8700K
    Motherboard
    MSI Z370 Tomahawk
    Memory
    32GB (2x16GB) G.SKILL DDR4 3200MHz (F4-3200C16-16GVK)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX980Ti (6GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    2K
    Internet Speed
    1Gbit fiber - Tachus US
    Browser
    Brave
Speeddymon said:
I've uninstalled it but apps that I installed within WSA remain in Settings>Apps>Installed Apps. How can I remove these? The uninstaller errors about wsaclient.exe not being found since I uninstalled WSA.
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Hello, and welcome. :alien:

You could test reinstalling WSA temporarily, uninstall the other apps, then uninstall WSA again.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
It looks like Microsoft removed the installer from the store. I can't find it anyway. Do you happen to know of an alternate location I could download it from?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8700K
    Motherboard
    MSI Z370 Tomahawk
    Memory
    32GB (2x16GB) G.SKILL DDR4 3200MHz (F4-3200C16-16GVK)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX980Ti (6GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    2K
    Internet Speed
    1Gbit fiber - Tachus US
    Browser
    Brave
Unistall, adios
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11Pro Beta 24H2 26120.4230
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Screen Resolution
    4k
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Beta
    Antivirus
    Eset Smart Security Premium

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Awesome, thank you!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8700K
    Motherboard
    MSI Z370 Tomahawk
    Memory
    32GB (2x16GB) G.SKILL DDR4 3200MHz (F4-3200C16-16GVK)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX980Ti (6GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    2K
    Internet Speed
    1Gbit fiber - Tachus US
    Browser
    Brave
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work after a reinstall. I tried to remove a few different apps, but the uninstaller never pops up to remove anything.

The apps themselves start up properly, however.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8700K
    Motherboard
    MSI Z370 Tomahawk
    Memory
    32GB (2x16GB) G.SKILL DDR4 3200MHz (F4-3200C16-16GVK)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX980Ti (6GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    2K
    Internet Speed
    1Gbit fiber - Tachus US
    Browser
    Brave
Actually nevermind, they don't. Only the amazon app store starts properly. I suspect the apps were removed when I uninstalled the first time but Windows left the registry entries for the uninstallers. When I go in WSA settings, I can see the apps but they all have the generic WSA icon, not their respective icons (except for the App store). So I'll just use a system cleanup utility to search for the registry entries and remove those. Thanks again for your help!

Edit: Just to confirm, after cleaning up the registry entries, I no longer see the apps under the WSA settings app or the Windows Settings>Apps>Installed Apps.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 8700K
    Motherboard
    MSI Z370 Tomahawk
    Memory
    32GB (2x16GB) G.SKILL DDR4 3200MHz (F4-3200C16-16GVK)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX980Ti (6GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Built-in
    Screen Resolution
    2K
    Internet Speed
    1Gbit fiber - Tachus US
    Browser
    Brave
Speeddymon said:
Actually nevermind, they don't. Only the amazon app store starts properly. I suspect the apps were removed when I uninstalled the first time but Windows left the registry entries for the uninstallers. When I go in WSA settings, I can see the apps but they all have the generic WSA icon, not their respective icons (except for the App store). So I'll just use a system cleanup utility to search for the registry entries and remove those. Thanks again for your help!

Edit: Just to confirm, after cleaning up the registry entries, I no longer see the apps under the WSA settings app or the Windows Settings>Apps>Installed Apps.
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Great news. Thank you for posting back with your findings. :shawn:

For anyone else with the same issue:

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Remove Uninstall Entries for Apps in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to remove an app's uninstall entry from both "Settings > Apps > Installed Apps" and "Control Panel > Programs and Features" for your account or all users in Windows 11 and Windows 10. If you have an invalid, duplicate, or just want to remove an uninstall entry...
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
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