It's Possible To Run Windows 11 On Surface Duo, But You Shouldn't
Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo runs a heavily forked version of Android with a generous dose of Windows inspiration, but an enthusiast has managed to run Windows 11 on the foldable device alongside Android, with some caveats. The latest enthusiast experiment is a serious tech nostalgia callback. Microsoft originally developed Project Andromeda as a dual-screen device that was supposed to run on a custom build of Windows that was internally going by the name Andromeda OS.
Andromeda OS, in turn, was developed on top of a barebones version of Microsoft’s operating system called Windows Core OS (WCOS) that could be modified to run on a wide array of hardware. However, after being in development hell for a while, Microsoft eventually put those plans on ice. As for the Andromeda hardware, it became the Surface Duo and came out running a customized version of Android, with no official Windows support to be seen. It was a disappointment to see such as promising project turn out to be a device with a non-enviable record of software bugs.
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However, an enthusiast has managed to dual-boot Windows 11 alongside Android on the Microsoft Surface Duo. Gustave Monce, an engineering student, has shared full details of how to dual-boot Android and Windows 11 on the Surface Duo. Now, before hopes get high, here’s a standard disclaimer. Microsoft hasn’t rolled out official support for Windows 11 on the Surface Duo or its successor. This is an independent modding project and requires a generous dose of technical know-how. And even with the proper knowledge and willingness to take the risk on expensive hardware, many essential features simply won’t work. For example, the touch screen
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