Drewand2002
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I know its too small for windows desktop on a smartphone but thats okay, like is it possible to swap os on any android version to windows 10 desktop by altering any systems by professionals
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Help Is it possible to install windows 10 (desktop version) on a android smartphone?
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svim
Extreme Android User
Currently no, Android phones use ARM processors. Windows 10 desktop requires Intel processors although Microsoft did recently make an announcement it is working on Win10 for ARM. (The current hybrid Android/Windows tablets have Intel chips, using Android compiled for Intel.) The distinction you might be thinking of is either Windows 10 desktop or Windows Mobile.
Windows Mobile (previously named Windows Phone)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile
Win10 for ARM
http://www.windowscentral.com/desktop-version-windows-10-arm-based-chips-might-be-development
ARM vs Intel
http://www.androidauthority.com/arm-vs-x86-key-differences-explained-568718/
Windows Mobile (previously named Windows Phone)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10_Mobile
Win10 for ARM
http://www.windowscentral.com/desktop-version-windows-10-arm-based-chips-might-be-development
ARM vs Intel
http://www.androidauthority.com/arm-vs-x86-key-differences-explained-568718/
That sounds like they're going to bring back a form of Windows RT. Which was Win 8.x for ARM. And it was a flop I believe, and so it was subsequently discontinued. Win RT looked like PC desktop Windows, but it couldn't run PC desktop software, which is all x86 of course.
svim
Extreme Android User
That definitely was something of a really bizarre one-off of Windows. An isolated OS with crippled lateral compatibility that had an end-of-life date based on anyone's guess.
Basically, who the hell wants a Windows tablet that can't run regular PC Windows programs. And of course now there's Intel tablets that can. And I do have one.
lvt
Android Expert
People have successfully installed Windows 10 (32bit) in Netbook PC with Intel Atom processor.
The difference is that the Netbook devices have USB 2.0 ports while smartphones don't have it, so you can't install Windows 10 directly in a smartphone using the ISO.
But I'm not sure whether the standard version of Windows 10 supports portrait mode on a smartphone, it usually runs in landscape mode on those Netbook and tablet.
Windows tablets and netbooks have a BIOS, just like a PC, which supports booting from external USB. Smart-phones only have a recovery, which can usually flash firmware, but not much else. On my Win 10 tablet, get into the AMIBIOS by holding down power and volume-down when it's booting.
Windows definitely supports portrait mode no problem. In fact can prove it on any PC or laptop, hotkey combination, alt + ctrl + arrow key, which rotates the display in the direction of the arrow key that was pressed.
It's a very old trick to play on any unsuspecting PC user, turn their display upside down or sideways.
And on a tablet Win 10 uses the orientation sensor to automatically switch to portrait or landscape, just like Android does.
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I think the answer to the original question, of whether it can be done on any Android device, is very clear though.
Camp Smith
Member
It is probably possible, but it'll be a lot of work. Probably much cheaper to get one that is already setup to do dual boot.