How to Enable the Amazon Appstore Preview on Windows 11

Summary: This article describes how to enable the Amazon Appstore Preview on Windows 11.

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Windows uses the Amazon Appstore Preview to facilitate access to select Android™ apps on Windows 11.
 

Windows 11 | Amazon Appstore Preview in The Microsoft Store

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Follow these steps to install the Amazon Appstore Preview:

  1. Enable BIOS Virtualization. (automatically enabled on new Dell Computers)
  2. Enable Windows Virtualization.
  3. The computer reboots at this point.
  4. Log back into Windows.
  5. Click http://aka.ms/AmazonAppstore to install the Amazon Appstore Preview.
    Note: It can take a few moments until the store populates the information.
  6. Click Install.

    Amazon App Store

  7. The Amazon Appstore Preview will now be available under All Apps in the Windows 11 Start Menu.
Note: The Amazon Appstore Preview is only available if the system meets the Microsoft requirements:
RAM 8 GB (minimum)
16 GB (recommended)
Storage type Solid State Drive (SSD) as the boot drive
Processor Intel Core i3 8th Gen (minimum) or above
AMD Ryzen 3000 (minimum) or above
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c (minimum) or above
Processor architecture x64 or ARM64

Windows 11 eligibility

 

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Article Number: 000196136
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2024
Version:  8
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