Microsoft may have its own operating system but continues to ship its mobile offerings with Android, just like any other manufacturer. That’s not to say, though, that Windows 10 Mobile did not have quite the fan following back in the day, mostly thanks to its unique interface. And a part of this base continues to prove their loyalty by booting Windows on ‘unsupported’ devices, with the latest now being the Microsoft Surface Duo which was launched back in 2020 with Android 10.

A developer by the name of Gustave Monce has given us the first glimpse of Windows 11 on the device through a tweet (via XDA). There’s still a long way to go to actually run the OS on the device, but you do get the Windows 11 boot animation which is “satisfying to watch,” as Monce puts it. A look at the embedded video will reveal that the current implementation only got the installer for Windows 11, and not Windows 11 itself, but the developer has made it clear that it’s a work in progress.

XDA Developers reached out to Monce who confirmed that the preliminary firmware implementation has been done and that he’ll be moving on to implementing the Windows drivers themselves, after some polishing. The build shown on the tweet is Windows 11 Insider Build 22523.

Monce had earlier booted Windows 10X on the Lumia 950XL and later followed that up by booting Windows 11.

Windows is most popular as an OS for regular PCs and laptops but has been gaining installations on more unconventional form factors lately, thanks to the 64-bit emulation capability of Windows 11. There are also community projects like ‘Renegade Project’ that aim to simplify booting Windows 10 and 11 on Android devices.

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