This old Windows phone can run Windows 11

 


Microsoft has launched a Windows 11 preview for members of the Windows Insider Program. To download this update, users need a PC running Windows 10, but some creative users can run Windows 11 on the old Windows Phone.
An engineering student named Gustavo Monce uploaded a video showing how Windows 11 can be run on the Lumia 950 XL, one of the first devices using the Windows 10 Mobile operating system.

Apparently, repairing the Windows Phone to run the full version of Windows has been Monce's hobby for the past five years. He connects his friend, Bingxing Money, to make the idea come true.





"It all started five years ago, when Windows 10 Mobile was almost old," Monce said, as collected from The Verge, Friday (2/7/2021).



"Over time and we started to discuss it, the discussion group was formed and then we had a community of people interested in running Windows 10 on Lumia 950. We are now around 15 people, and we have made a lot of progress."



From the video loaded by Monce on YouTube, Windows 11 looks well on the Lumia 950 XL screen. The interface and features on Windows 11 can be featured, including new taskbar, new start menu, and even snap layout.



Of course the show was not as fast as it was on the PC, and the animation looked very slow. But at least Monce can run Windows 11 on an old phone.







To bring Windows 11 to Windows Phone, Monse and his team move and flip the existing driver. Because they previously worked on Windows 10 and Windows 10x for Lumia, their work became easier.



Monce and his team also created a special website for their projects containing tools, guides and documentation to bring Windows 10 and Windows 11 to the old Windows Phone.



There are several telephone features that cannot function normally after the telephone is installed with Windows 11, such as cameras, SMS and battery reduction. But this project is aimed at engineers and developers interested in playing with devices that Microsoft has left.
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