I also highly recommend using an SSD drive. However, the process is very long. Using an SSD while speeding everything up. Installing the system and booting it for the first time will be a lot faster, as well as normal usage after that. Aside from the SSD drive, you will only need the basic accessories, as with any other operating system, and a bit of time to prepare everything :. By the way, I did have to test several versions to find one that works the best for me.
If you are reading this in two years, it might be useless, but for your information, the version that worked well for me was: I lost so much time by trying different versions from both websites until finding this one… Here is the direct link if it helps. The next step is to use the cmd file we got to download the Windows 10 files to build the ISO image. If you used the first website uudump.
This step will still be longer than we are used to with Linux systems, but not that much. On a SSD drive, it should be something like 15 minutes. On a SD card it can be really long, probably over an hour. Once your drive is ready, you can plug it into your Raspberry Pi or insert the SD card and boot it up.
This step also is pretty long, as there is an installation process running in the background to configure everything for your specific device. As with any Windows 10 installation, there are a few things to configure in the first boot , like Cortana and all the privacy policies that Microsoft tries to disable for you:. Once done, you should get access to the Windows 10 desktop interface. Yeah, Windows 10 is now running on our Raspberry Pi, but how does it actually work? Is it a good system for desktop usage?
Overall, the system is pretty responsive. You can browse in the settings or file explorer without any lag, and the default apps work pretty well. Watch the video at the end of this tutorial to get a better idea of how it runs. The default apps on my edition were basic ones Accessories, Paint 3D, Office, etc. After digging a bit into the system configuration, I found that not everything was working perfectly.
As you have seen for the installation part, the Raspberry Pi is not supported by Microsoft, so this installation is more of an experiment than a perfect solution. After the configuration issues, I also tried installing other random apps. This is the most exciting part with an official Windows 10 running on Raspberry Pi in the future. Yeah, we are pretty far from the original vision and the license system will probably be an issue. A little warning however about the performances of this operating system.
As there is no optimization for the Raspberry Pi, you will reach the limits pretty quickly with some usage. For example, watching YouTube on Google Chrome will be complicated. Check the video below to see the results I got. Thanks to all my Patrons for supporting me , helping me to keep doing this and producing even more tutorials for everyone!
Thank you to everyone supporting me there. It can be a decent solution for basic usage if you absolutely need to run Windows, but if you have the choice a distribution like Twister OS would probably be a better alternative. By the way, maybe you are new on Raspberry Pi and were looking for an easy way to stay on Windows because you are used to it on the PC.
The Raspberry Pi world might be overwhelming for beginners, you may be lost among the different models, the operating systems and the thing you can do with it or not. By watching a few videos and following my tips, you can jumpstart your journey with a Raspberry Pi, avoid all the obstacles and start having fun with this exciting device. Sounds interesting? Learn more on this page. I'm the lead author and owner of RaspberryTips.
My goal is to help you with your Raspberry Pi problems using detailed guides and tutorials. In real life, I'm a Linux system administrator with a web developer experience. The Raspberry Pi company has slightly increased the price of their devices recently, but it doesn't explain the excessive prices you currently see on some web stores.
I will give you the official Nginx is primarily a web server, but can also be used as a proxy server. It will take a while to complete. Press 0 to close the terminal. Once the page loads, click on the download button as marked in the screenshot below. Insert your microSD card on your computer and double-click on the WoR. A file picker will be opened.
Select Use the latest package available on the server as marked in the screenshot below. Select Use the latest firmware available on the server and click on Next. Otherwise, you will be asked to manually configure the network or type in your Wi-Fi credentials if you want to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Once Windows 10 is ready, you will see the Windows 10 desktop, as shown in the screenshot below. Now, you can use Windows 10 as usual on your Raspberry Pi 4. No bit app support yet, sadly. I was born in Bangladesh. Microsoft does have a version of Windows 10 for ARM devices. You can install it on your Raspberry Pi 4 and run it.
Click on More info. Click on Run anyway. Click on Yes. The downloaded files are being compressed. The ISO file is being created. The WoR archive should be extracted.
Windows on Raspberry Imager app should be opened. Select a language and click on Next.