In 2019, Microsoft launched a dual-screen Android phone, the Surface Duo, along with the Surface Neo. It’s just that the latter has been hidden by Microsoft for various reasons and has not been on the consumer stage. There’s good news recently that you can dual-boot Android and Windows on the original Surface Duo.
- Guide: https://github.com/WOA-Project/SurfaceDuo-Guides/blob/main/InstallWindows.md
- UEFI: https://github.com/WOA-Project/SurfaceDuoPkg/releases/tag/2.23
With the unremitting efforts of Gustave Monce (@gus33000) and other great gods, they successfully introduced the Windows system on the original Surface Duo. If you have the 128GB version of the original Surface Duo on hand, you can try dual-booting Android and Windows on this device.
Installing Windows on the original Surface Duo is not an easy process, it requires a certain amount of hands-on ability, and you need to be prepared for some additional situations where you may encounter various glitches. However, the developers took care to provide an easy-to-understand guide with detailed steps. For projects like this, as always, make sure to back up all mission-critical data before proceeding.
While the idea of running Windows on the original Surface Duo sounds exciting, the project is still in its infancy, which means almost nothing will work. The system boots up, but touch, network, phone, camera, and other important hardware components don’t work. In other words, you can’t use the Surface Duo and Windows for your everyday use. Keep these limitations in mind before experimenting with your smartphone.
