Windows 11 on Raspberry Pi? Its possible thanks to Tiny11

Date:
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:44:23 +0000

Description:
We know Tiny11 can run on a very low spec PC, and a new version allows it to work on a Raspberry Pi 4.

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Remember Tiny11 ? The fresh take on Windows 11 with a load of bloat removed, that runs on older and lesser spec PCs? Well, its now possible to run the stripped-back OS on a Raspberry Pi.

This feat comes courtesy of the fact that the developer (NTDEV) has made an installer for Tiny11 ARM64 , and our sister site Toms Hardware went ahead and put this version on a Raspberry Pi 4 .

Just to remind you, the Pi 4 is a simple computer (well, a board to be precise) with 2GB of RAM (which is the minimum requirement for Tiny11) and a processor that runs at 1.5GHz.

And the headline news is that Tiny11 works, though Toms doesnt recommend installing on a microSD card as thats too slow but rather a USB flash
drive.

Even so, the debloated take on Windows 11 ran okay well, just about
allowing apps to be fired up, and for example Microsoft Edge was run, and web pages could be browsed, though elements such as images took quite some time
to render. Analysis: A tiny slice of Pi thats edible, but not tasty

Its not a huge surprise to see Tiny11 run on a Raspberry Pi 4, given that
weve already witnessed it successfully working with a ludicrously small
amount of system RAM .

However, while Tiny11 was usable on the Pi 4, performance wasnt nearly fast enough to be acceptable for everyday use. So, the installation of Windows 11 in this fashion is more of an interesting experiment than a practical application of the stripped-down version of Microsofts OS.

There are other issues here aside from bogged-down performance, and that includes dodgy wireless connectivity: Toms noted that the Pis Wi-Fi failed to work with Tiny11, and while a Bluetooth connection could be successfully
made, it didnt work for sending files over. Plugging in via an Ethernet connection allowed for the internet to be accessed, though.

Tiny11 for ARM64 is still very rough around the edges, then, although thats
to be expected, and indeed there have been several early fixes deployed already, including one for a bug that caused installation failure.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-11-on-raspberry-pi-its-possible-thanks- to-tiny11


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