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minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·21 days agoCan you even run Windows on a RPi?
minus-squareTeddE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·21 days agoNot really. Microsoft compiled a version of their OS for ARM devices - creatively named “Windows on ARM”, but on a Raspberry Pi I’d hardly describe the performance as “running” - walking/crawling would be more apt.
minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 days agoIf DOSBox runs on one, then the old DOS-based Windows versions might work. But then, they didn’t keep much in System32, where they even had it at all.
Can you even run Windows on a RPi?
Not really. Microsoft compiled a version of their OS for ARM devices - creatively named “Windows on ARM”, but on a Raspberry Pi I’d hardly describe the performance as “running” - walking/crawling would be more apt.
If DOSBox runs on one, then the old DOS-based Windows versions might work. But then, they didn’t keep much in System32, where they even had it at all.