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Oct 20, 2022 · At the moment, WSA supports features like audio codecs, camera (front + back), ClearKey DRM or MPEG-DASH content, CTS/VTS, Direct Bluetooth access (and BLE), Ethernet, Freeform window management ...
WSA only have Clearkey. Reply ... Netflix does not work though (I have a mobile plan $ 2.66), and certain apps (a lot) that require Google Play Services.
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You should change these settings when setting up the Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11.
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File Sharing is a feature that adds the ability to make available files from the Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Music, and Videos folders to Android apps.
To enable WSA File Sharing, use these steps:
•Open Start.
•Search for Windows Subsystem for Android and click the top result to open the app.
•Click on Advanced settings.
•Click the Experimental features setting.
If you have a system with more than enough memory, you can change the Windows Subsystem for Android settings to increase memory usage to improve app performance. You can also consider changing the settings to limit memory usage on less powerful systems.
To specify the amount of memory that WSA can use for the platform and apps, use these steps:
•Open Start.
•Search for Windows Subsystem for Android and click the top result to open the app.
•Click on Advanced settings.
•Click the "Memory and performance" setting.
When you are not actively using Android apps, the subsystem will go into sleep mode to save system resources and battery. The only caveat with this approach is that launching an app can take a long time since it must wait until the subsystem spins up before it can run. If you want to start apps faster, you can use the system resources settings to keep the subsystem running all the time.
To maintain WSA running continuously, use these steps:
•Open Start.
•Search for Windows Subsystem for Android and click the top result to open the app.
•Click on Advanced settings.
•Click the "Memory and performance" setting.
WSA, by default, uses the graphics card with the highest performance installed on the computer, but you can always choose the card you want the subsystem to use.
To assign a specific video card to WSA, use these steps:
•Open Start.
•Search for Windows Subsystem for Android and click the top result to open the app.
•Click on Advanced settings.
•Click the Graphics preference setting.
The Windows Subsystem for Android can use the Microsoft Defender Antivirus available on Windows 11 to scan apps prior to installation to make sure that no malicious code hijacks the system. If the feature is already enabled, you can also turn it off to prevent the antivirus from blocking an app you know is trusted.
To turn on or off the Microsoft Defender Antivirus for WSA apps, use these steps.
•Open Start.
•Search for Windows Subsystem for Android and click the top result to open the app.
•Click on System.
•Turn on the "Block installation of malicious apps" toggle switch to enable the feature.
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