News How to Install Windows on Steam Deck

[Admin]

The Steam Deck comes with SteamOS, which is built on Arch Linux. But you can install Windows 10 or Windows 11 to play games that SteamOS doesn't support to play games on Xbox PC Game Pass.

How to Install Windows on Steam Deck : Read more

 

[Toby Tyn]

Thanks for showing me how to tinker with the Deck and Windows….
I would feel safer with instructions firstly for a backup for the Steam Deck OS however

 

[mac_angel]

The Steam Deck comes with SteamOS, which is built on Arch Linux. But you can install Windows 10 or Windows 11 to play games that SteamOS doesn't support to play games on Xbox PC Game Pass.

How to Install Windows on Steam Deck : Read more

if you're not going to treat your toys nicely, we're going to take them away from you

 

[Toby Tyn]

if you're not going to treat your toys nicely, we're going to take them away from you

Lol…You will be one of the first I invite to my Toy Garage Sale.
Currently I’m running out of room in the house…

 

[excalibur1814]

Excellent article. Valve could have offered an advanced version but, as we know, they're against the very platform that made them most of their lovely cash.
An alternative might be to buy a second hand OneXPlayer.

 

[excalibur1814]

What I like about the oneXplayer: Press/hold the keyboard button and the stick turns into a mouse pointer. Windows is then super easy to navigate.

 

[Ross9520]

So... Angry linux user here. I'll start with what? Kde plasma is simplified console experience? You can run epic games and gog games normally with proton or wine. I recommend heroic games launcher so you can have them stored on sd card. Windows is simplified and for primitive people

 

[Toby Tyn]

I just need to tinker as much as I can before the Return window closes on the SDeck
Carful planning is needed…

 

[excalibur1814]

Windows is simplified and for primitive people

I'm glad that Windows is simplified. It's as it SHOULD be.

Primitive people? Now you're just showing what you're like as a person. Stop that. Stop it. No. Go away. Stop biting me. Agggh. NO!

 

[maik80]

Don't Put Malware in the Steam Deck

 

[Awev]

I can't help but think GPart to partition the SSD, and resize the partitions. Install Windoze 10. Do a bios boot and select the SteamOS desktop. Now install a boot manager. Game over, um, I mean, let the gaming begin.

 

[ROOT#]

So... Angry linux user here. I'll start with what? Kde plasma is simplified console experience? You can run epic games and gog games normally with proton or wine. I recommend heroic games launcher so you can have them stored on sd card. Windows is simplified and for primitive people

Stating you are linux user and calling other high percentage of people "primitive " show how unintelligent person you are.

 

[excalibur1814]

Don't Put Malware in the Steam Deck

Like, you know, 'in' the Steam Deck. Who would open up their Deck to add malware? Seems daft if you ask me (which you didn't).

P.s. As soon as someone uses the word, 'Windoze', any point they have is immediately disgarded. We're tech users, not kids.

 

[Old Molases]

I think installing Windows will be unfair on Steam Deck's part.

 

[jeandenishaas]

When installing Win10 it doesn't show any Network options, like the Wifi isn't recognized. Is that not supported (yet)?

 

[Dasein]

Thanks for showing me how to tinker with the Deck and Windows….
I would feel safer with instructions firstly for a backup for the Steam Deck OS however

I wonder about Win11 without the Official 'Supported' mode now, people are still able to use it on incompatible PC's so far and all it currently needs is to patch the iso/registry to ignore TPM's 🤔

A lot of Windows 10 Drivers work with Windows 11, right?

 

[TerryLaze]

A lot of Windows 10 Drivers work with Windows 11, right?

Anything, not only drivers, from windows 7 and later is compatible as long as the dev hasn't screwed something up in a really huge way, and I'm only saying that because I never rule out some catastrophic failure, it shouldn't be possible to screw something up that hard.