A modder and tech enthusiast has managed to get the Windows 11 operating system to run on the Nintendo Switch, with disastrous results.
Windowshandhelds are pretty commonplace. Whether it’s theAsus ROG Ally, theLenovo Legion Go, or the many Windows-powered Ayaneo devices in the wild, you don’t have to step too far to find ahandheldpowered by the latest Windows operating system.
What you won’t find is theNintendo Switchrunning Windows 11, that is, until now. X/Twitter user PatRyk posted an image over the weekend displaying the OS running on the screen of a launch model Nintendo Switch.
“Scientists have discovered the world’s slowest PC, and it looks like this”, the modder posted alongside the image revealing the Windows operating system running on the Switch handheld.
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PatRyk didn’t state why they decided to run Windows 11 on the Nintendo Switch, a console that by default runs its own system software, also known by the codename ‘Horizon.’ However, according to the X/Twitter user, the process took a total of three hours to complete.
This elaborate setup results in the Nintendo Switch struggling to emulate the Windows 11 experience. In a follow-up video to the original post, PatRyk displays that even small tasks like navigating through the start menu took at least 10 seconds to perform.
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While this Windows 11 project didn’t have the most ideal results, that didn’t appear to slow PatRyk down. In a later post to their X/Twitter profile, the modder shared images revealingSteam runningon the Nintendo Switch. However, its results too left much to be desired, with even PatRyk recommending to “just get a Steam Deck” in the post’s comments.
Rosalie Newcombe was a Senior Tech Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. Rosalie is an expert on all things handhelds, and has been picking them up since the original Game Boy, all the way up to the Steam Deck. They have covered hardware for PCGamesN and Custom PC.
