How to install Google Play Store on Windows 11 – Guide
You can install Android apps on Windows 11 as a sideload, but you can’t use apps that require Google Play Services, such as Gmail and Google Maps. However, an Italian UX design student (ADeltaX on Twitter) found a way to install the Google Play Store app to bring virtually any Android app to Windows 11. It’s a time-consuming process that might not work right away, but once it starts work, you can install all your favorite android apps.
Google Play Store installation process on Windows 11 can be a bit confusing, as it requires you to set up various tools that run Linux commands. However, the instructions below will walk you through everything you need to complete the installation. If something isn’t working correctly, it’s likely that you’ve done something wrong. If that’s the case, follow the instructions until it does work. ..
How to install Google Play Store on Windows 11
This setting allows developers to access certain personal information about users. ..
To enable Developer Mode on your iPhone, click the toggle button and then click “Yes” to confirm. ..
Windows 10 for Android is a new Windows subsystem that allows you to run Windows 10 on an Android device. If you are using an ARM-based device such as Surface Pro X, use this link to download the new Windows 10 for Android subsystem.
Once the file is unzipped, double click on the ‘WSUSConfig.xml’ file to open it. In the WSUSConfig.xml file, locate the wsus:Deployment section and change the value of wsus:DeploymentTarget to ‘Windows 10 Pro x64’. Save the WSUSConfig.xml file and close it. Next, open an elevated command prompt window by clicking on Start and typing cmd into the search box. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator from the menu that appears. At the command prompt, type wusautil /uninstall /quiet /norestart and press Enter to uninstall WSUS from your computer. ..
In the search bar at the top of the start menu, type ‘powershell -v’
To run the app as administrator, click on the “Options” button and select “Run as Administrator.” If you agree to allow the app to make changes, click “Yes” to confirm. ..
In the PowerShell window that appears, paste ‘Add-AppxPackage -Register C: Users anyro Downloads WSA-Patched WSA-Patched AppxManifest.xml’, but replace the section ‘C: Users anyro Downloads’ with the location of the unzipped file in File Explorer (click on the address bar and then copy and paste). In the example below, it is ‘Add-AppxPackage -Register C: \Users \anyro \Downloads’
Windows 10 has a new feature called “Windows Subsystem for Android” which is now available in the Recommended section of the Start menu. Clicking on it will launch the subsystem. ..
In the window that appears, click on ‘Files’ to start the WSA.
Windows Defender Firewall has detected that this app is attempting to access features that it is not authorized to access. To continue using the app, allow access. ..
To fix this, you can download the ADBKit file from the following link. It’s a small file so it will only take a few seconds.
If you have not already done so, open a new window on your computer and navigate to the following location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\tools\adb\bin Now, type in the following command into the text box that appears: adb shell pm list com.android.provider.telephony You should see something like this: com.android.provider.telephony:1.0-23-generic com.android.provider.telephony:1.0-23-mms com.android.provider.telephony:1.0-23-lte
To extract all files from the Android device, choose ‘Extract All’ and then ‘Extract’.
Windows subsystem settings: Click the toggle button to activate ‘developer mode’. You should now see a message on the side saying ‘ADB can be connected to 127.0.0.1:58526’
Launch the Play Store app and keep it open. In File Explorer, locate and open the ‘ADBKit’ folder that you have already unzipped. Right click anywhere and choose ‘Open in Windows Terminal’ ..
To connect to the Android device using ADB, run the command ‘. Adb.exe’ and enter the IP address of the Android device, followed by ‘connect 127.0.0.1:58526’. ..
If you get an error message while trying to install the Android SDK, it is still possible to complete the installation. To check that the installation was successful, run the command ‘. adb.exe devices’ and see if ‘127.0.0.1:58526’ appears in the list of connected devices. ..
To access the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) shell, type “adb.exe shell” at a command prompt. ..
The su command allows you to become root user.
This command sets the value of the ‘enforce’ variable to 0.
To log in to the Play Store, go to the window that says “Log in” and enter your Google email and password. ..
Once you have connected your Android phone to the computer, you can install apps as you would on any other Android phone. ..
Final note
Google Play Store is now available on Windows 11. This guide will show you how to install it. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us in the comments. You can also share this article with your friends to help them get started too! ..
