Windows 11 WSA Crash Fix | Google Play Store Not Opening Problem Solved

Describe the bug

https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds/issues/606 #Solution to the WSA startup issue on Windows 11 25H2 build Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.7840]

This error may occur because the WSA build packages were incorrectly compiled, or it could be related to Windows Defender interference.

What I did to solve it:

First, I uninstalled WSA and restarted the system to ensure everything was cleaned properly.

Step 1: Disable Windows Defender to prevent the installation from being blocked or interrupted.

Step 2: Install WSL 2 in its latest version.

Step 3: Download the following build in this order: WSA_2407.40000.4.0_x64_Release-Nightly-NoGApps-NoAmazon

https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds/releases/download/Windows_11_2407.40000.4.0_LTS_7_HOTFIX_1/WSA_2407.40000.4.0_x64_Release-Nightly-NoGApps-NoAmazon.7z

Extract it, rename the folder to WSA, C:\ , open a terminal as Administrator. Navigate to the WSA folder and run install.ps1.

It will install normally and attempt to open, but it may close automatically. Open Task Manager and end any process related to WSA.

After the installation is complete, you have to enter it using the keyboard shortcut windows + R

msconfig

Here we changed the starter

safe mode

Once you've booted into safe mode, you can proceed to the next step after restarting.

Step 4: Download this build: https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds/releases/download/Windows_11_2407.40000.4.0_LTS_7_HOTFIX_1/WSA_2407.40000.4.0_x64_Release-Nightly-with-magisk-30.6.30600.-stable-GApps-13.0.7z

Within safe mode, these must be done

Extract it. Copy its contents into the C:\WSA folder, replacing the files. Do not delete the folder extracted in Step 3.

Go inside the WSA folder where you copied and replaced the files. Open a terminal as Administrator, use the cd command to navigate to the WSA folder, and run install.ps1 again. Wait for the installation to complete.

After installation, the first launch may take some time, but keep trying—it will eventually open. At this point, be patient and keep opening the Play Store.

To avoid problems, add it to the Windows Defender folder exclusion list. That’s it. It worked for me.

Finally, switch to the normal startup state

Steps to reproduce the issue

WSA crash solution

Expected behaviour

works normally

Downloaded Build Of WSA

https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds/releases/download/Windows_11_2407.40000.4.0_LTS_7_HOTFIX_1/WSA_2407.40000.4.0_x64_Release-Nightly-NoGApps-NoAmazon.7z

https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds/releases/download/Windows_11_2407.40000.4.0_LTS_7_HOTFIX_1/WSA_2407.40000.4.0_x64_Release-Nightly-with-magisk-30.6.30600.-stable-GApps-13.0.7z

Windows build number

Microsoft Windows [Versión 10.0.26200.7840]

PC Specification

Nombre del SO Microsoft Windows 11 IoT Enterprise Versión 10.0.26200 compilación 26200 Descripción adicional del SO No disponible Fabricante del SO Microsoft Corporation Nombre del sistema DESKTOP-J89PJ6A Fabricante del sistema HP Modelo del sistema HP Pavilion Laptop 15-cw0xxx Tipo de sistema x64-based PC SKU del sistema 3PX78LA#ABM Procesador AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx, 2000 Mhz, 4 procesadores principales, 8 procesadores lógicos Versión y fecha de BIOS AMI F.50, 18/11/2022 Versión de SMBIOS 3.1 Versión de controladora integrada 99.30 Modo de BIOS UEFI Fabricante de la placa base HP Producto placa base 84E7 Versión de la placa base 99.30 Rol de plataforma Móvil Estado de arranque seguro Activado Configuración de PCR7 Se necesita elevación de privilegios para ver Directorio de Windows C:\Windows Directorio del sistema C:\Windows\system32 Dispositivo de arranque \Device\HarddiskVolume1 Configuración regional México Capa de abstracción de hardware Versión = "10.0.26100.1" Nombre de usuario DESKTOP-J89PJ6A\Winter-Soldier Zona horaria Hora est. Pacífico, Sudamérica Memoria física instalada (RAM) 32.0 GB Memoria física total 30.9 GB Memoria física disponible 26.4 GB Memoria virtual total 30.9 GB Memoria virtual disponible 26.5 GB Espacio de archivo de paginación 0 bytes Protección de DMA de kernel Desactivado Seguridad basada en virtualización No habilitado Directiva de Control de aplicaciones para empresas Aplicado Directiva de modo de usuario de Control de aplicaciones para empresas Desactivado Compatibilidad automática con cifrado de dispositivo Se necesita elevación de privilegios para ver Hyper-V - Extensiones de modo de monitor VM Sí Hyper-V - Extensiones de traducción de dirección de segundo nivel Sí Hyper-V - Virtualización habilitada en Firmware Sí Hyper-V -Protección de ejecución de datos Sí

Additional context

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