Magisk on WSA (with Google Apps)

Pre-request

• Ubuntu (you can use WSL2)
  • Search page

Features

• Integrate Magisk and GApps in a few clicks within minutes
• Keep each build up to date
• Support both ARM64 and x64
• Support all OpenGApps variants except for aroma (aroma does not support x86_64, please use super instead)
• Remove Amazon Appstore
• Fix VPN dialog not showing (use our VpnDialogs app)
• Add device management feature
• Unattended installation
• Automatically activates developers mode in Windows 11
• Update to the new version while preserving data with a one-click script
• Merged all language packs
• Support managing start menu icons (manually installing WSAHelper to use this feature)

Text Guide

1. Star (if you like)
2. Clone the repo to local
   • If you want to install MindtheGapps, place MindtheGapps-{arch}.zip in the download folder. {arch} can be x64 or arm64.
   • Run build.sh --help to get the usage if you want to use CLI.
3. Run scripts/run.sh
4. Select the WSA version and its architecture (mostly x64)
5. Select the version of Magisk
6. Choose which brand of GApps you want to install (If the package of Mindthegapps does not exist, you will not be asking for this).

   • OpenGApps

     Select the OpenGApps variant you like.

   • MindtheGapps

     There is no other variant we can choose.

7. Select the root solution (none means no root)
8. Wait for the script to complete and the artifact will be in the output folder
9. Move the artifact to a place you like
10. Right-click Install.ps1 and select Run with PowerShell
    • If you previously have a MagiskOnWSA installation, it will automatically uninstall the previous one while preserving all user data and install the new one, so don't worry about your data.
    • If you have an official WSA installation, you should uninstall it first. (In case you want to preserve your data, you can backup %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForAndroid_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\userdata.vhdx before uninstallation and restore it after installation.) (If you want to restore the icons to the start menu, please install and use WSAHelper.)
    • If the popup windows disappear without asking administrative permission and WSA is not installed successfully, you should manually run Install.ps1 as administrator:
      1. Press Win+x and select Windows Terminal (Admin)
      2. Input cd "{X:\path\to\your\extracted\folder}" and press enter, and remember to replace {X:\path\to\your\extracted\folder} including the {}, for example cd "D:\wsa"
      3. Input PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\Install.ps1 and press enter
      4. The script will run and WSA will be installed
      5. If this workaround does not work, your PC is not supported for WSA
11. Magisk/Play store will be launched. Enjoy by installing LSPosed-zygisk with zygisk enabled or Riru and LSPosed-riru

FAQ

• Can I delete the installed folder?

  No.

• How can I update WSA to a new version?

  Delete the download folder Rerun the script, replace the content of your previous installation and rerun Install.ps1. Don't worry, your data will be preserved.

• How can I get the logcat from WSA?

  %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MicrosoftCorporationII.WindowsSubsystemForAndroid_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\diagnostics\logcat

• How can I update Magisk to a new version?

  Do the same as updating WSA

• How to pass safetynet?

  Like all the other emulators, no way.

• Virtualization is not enabled?

  Install.ps1 helps you enable it if not enabled. After rebooting, rerun Install.ps1 to install WSA. If it's still not working, you have to enable virtualization in BIOS. That's a long story so ask Google for help.

• How to remount the system as read-write?

  No way in WSA since it's mounted as read-only by Hyper-V. You can modify the system by making a Magisk module. Or directly modify the system.img. Ask Google for help.

• I cannot adb connect localhost:58526

  Make sure developer mode is enabled. If the issue persists, check the IP address of WSA on the setting page and try adb connect ip:5555.

• Magisk online module list is empty?

  Magisk actively removes the online module repository. You can install the module locally or by adb push module.zip /data/local/tmp and adb shell su -c magisk --install-module /data/local/tmp/module.zip.

• Can I use Magisk 23.0 stable or a lower version?

  No. Magisk has bugs preventing itself from running on WSA. Magisk 24+ has fixed them. So you must use Magisk 24 or higher version.

• How can I get rid of Magisk?

  Choose none as the root solution.

• How to install custom OpenGApps?

  Tutorial

• Where can I download MindtheGapps?

  You can download in here MindtheGapps (mirror)

  Note that there is no x86_64 pre-build, so you need to build it by yourself (Repo).

• Can I switch OpenGApps to MindTheGapps and keep user data in a previous build?

  No. you shoud wipe data after change GApps brand. Or you will find there no GApps have been recognized.

Credits

• StoreLib: API for downloading WSA
• Magisk: The most famous root solution on Android
• The Open GApps Project: One of the most famous Google Apps packages solution
• WSA-Kernel-SU and kernel-assisted-superuser: The kernel su for debugging Magisk Integration
• WSAGAScript: The first GApps integration script for WSA