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1. Check Windows version (must be 22000 or higher)

[System.Environment]::OSVersion.Version

2. Enable required Windows features

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

3. Restart your computer (do this manually)

4. Download and install WSA (this uses winget, ensure it's installed)

winget install 9P3395VX91NR -s msstore

5. Enable Developer Mode (optional, for sideloading apps)

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModelUnlock" /t REG_DWORD /f /v "AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense" /d "1"

6. Start WSA

Start-Process "wsa://com.amazon.venezia"

7. Check WSA status

Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root\cimv2\mdm\dmmap" -Class "MDM_AppsVirtualization_ApplicationSettings" | Select-Object -Property PSComputerName, ProviderID, SettingName, SettingValue

8. (Optional) Install ADB for sideloading apps

winget install Google.AndroidStudio
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