Once the features are installed, open Microsoft Store on your PC either from the pinned apps section in the Start menu or by searching for it in Windows Search. Please wait, while the process runs in the background. Windows might take some time to install these features on your computer. Then, click on the ‘OK’ button to install both of these features on your system. Next, locate the ‘Virtual Machine Platform’ option in the same window and click on the checkbox preceding the option to select it. This will open a separate window on your screen.įrom the Windows Features window, scroll down and locate the ‘Windows Subsystem for Linux’ option and click on the checkbox preceding it to select it. Then, scroll down to locate the ‘Related settings’ section and click on the ‘More Windows features’ tile. Next, click on the ‘Optional features’ tile from the right section of Apps settings. To do so, head to the Settings app from the Start Menu on your PC or by pressing the Windows+ i keys together on your keyboard.Īfter that, click on the ‘Apps’ tab present on the left sidebar of the Settings window. Getting your Windows 11 Computer Ready for Google Play Storeīefore you can install the Play Store, you will need to enable the ‘Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)’ and ‘Virtual Machine Platform’ features enabled on your machine.

Special thanks to a third-party developer, ADeltaX, for building the WSAGAScript tool to install Google Play Store on any Windows 11 PC. Though the only store you can download Android apps officially on Windows 11 is the Amazon Appstore, but if you do not shy away from tweaking things a little on the computer, you can also download the Google Play Store and enjoy the catalog of millions of apps at your disposal. But it’s not all about aesthetics for Microsoft, starting Windows 11 you can also run Android apps natively. Windows 11 is already grabbing macOS users’ attention with its new design language and the refined feel to it.

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