# cinit/WSAPatch

Make WSA(Windows Subsystem for Android) run on Windows 10.

Repository: https://github.com/cinit/WSAPatch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wsapatch
Language: C++
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: win10, windows-10, windows-subsystem-android, windows-subsystem-for-android, wsa
Last push: 2024-03-01T01:50:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 22/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 98
- inputs: {"age_days": 1372, "days_push": 916, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1563, forks 4127 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:04.068287+00:00)

## What it is
A C++ patch that enables Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA) to run on Windows 10 instead of requiring Windows 11. It works by patching icu.dll and AppxManifest.xml to bypass Windows 11 version checks.

## Use cases
- run Android apps on Windows 10
- install WSA on unsupported Windows 10 versions
- bypass WSA Windows 11 requirement
- use Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 10 22H2
- sideload WSA appx on Windows 10

## When to choose
- you are on Windows 10 (2004+) and want to run WSA/Android apps
- you cannot upgrade to Windows 11 but need WSA
- you already build WSA packages with MagiskOnWSALocal

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows 11 where WSA runs natively
- you want an officially supported Android solution
- you need a maintained solution after WSA's deprecation
- you are uncomfortable patching system DLLs and appx manifests

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, security
- domain: windows, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: wsa, windows-subsystem-for-android, patch, windows-10, android-emulation, dll-injection

## Member repositories
- cinit/WSAPatch (main) score 22

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.068287+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:00:15.497104+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cinit/WSAPatch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.068287+00:00, sha 29ffffe23312)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.