How To Run Android Apps in Windows 10
key Takeaways
- Install BlueStacks program on your Windows 10 PC to run available Android apps and games on your PC.
- Use google play games PC (beta) to play selected games on a PC
Sometimes you need to run Android apps or games on a PC for whatever reason but the problem is there is no official option by Microsoft or Android to do this easily. ( except Windows 11 )
To run Android apps in Windows 10 you need a third-party tool like an Android emulator to run most Android apps and games on your PC directly.
One of the most well-known and trusted Android emulators BlueStacks offers this service for free.
You can use any available Android apps and games through this PC app. The app's availability in blue stacks is limited, you might not find your intended apps.
to use Android apps on a PC,
1. Go to BlueStack's official website download the app for Windows and choose your Windows configuration before downloading.
2. After successful installation open blueStarcks search your intended app name and press enter.
3. If your app is found in Bluestacks then click on the install button.
That is it, now you can run Android apps seamlessly on a PC,
Note: Bluestacks might not be able to be installed on your PC if your PC does not support the Hyper V feature. you can launch your downloaded Android app only inside blue tacks.
Use Google Play Games PC ( Game Only )
Google Play Games PC is an official program from Google to play Android games on your PC.
It is currently in beta state so games availability will be limited.
the system requirement to run Google Play games on PC is,
- OS: Windows 10 (v2004)
- Storage: Solid state drive (SSD) with 10 GB of available storage space
- Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU or comparable
- Processor: 4 CPU physical cores (some games require an Intel CPU)
- Memory: 8 GB of RAM
- Windows admin account
- Hardware virtualization must be turned on