{"id":346159,"date":"2020-04-03T10:12:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T08:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=346159"},"modified":"2020-04-03T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T08:14:40","slug":"watch-windows-10-running-on-an-iphone-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/346159-watch-windows-10-running-on-an-iphone-x.html","title":{"rendered":"Watch – Windows 10 running on an iPhone X"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recently-uploaded YouTube video<\/strong><\/a> shows Windows 10 and Office 2019 running on an iPhone X.<\/p>\n

User “Hacking Jules” claimed that they were able to load the OS through the UTM virtual machine app without having to Jailbreak the smartphone.<\/p>\n

The video’s description said that the Windows 10 installation was done with an original ISO file and took about two hours to complete.<\/p>\n

The “normal” boot time for the OS was indicated as around 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Previous videos<\/strong><\/a> on the Hacking Jules channel showed how it was possible to run several older versions of Windows on various iPhones.<\/p>\n

These included Windows 7 on an iPhone X and Windows Vista on an iPhone 7.<\/p>\n

Slow performance<\/h3>\n

The video starts off with the smartphone running Apple’s most recent mobile OS –\u00a0 iOS 13.4. The user then navigates to the UTM app and boots up Windows 10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is evident from the moment that the OS is loaded up that performance is very slow.<\/p>\n

After signing in, it takes almost a minute for the desktop to start loading. The wallpaper and icons on the taskbar take a considerable time to be displayed while opening File Explorer takes another 40 seconds.<\/p>\n

Navigating the Windows 10 interface seemed fairly simple, even though the position of the mouse pointer and the touch input did not line up properly.<\/p>\n

Later in the video, the user opens up Word and types in a document using a virtual keyboard in the UTM app.<\/p>\n

Running Windows 10 with this type of emulation software did not allow for online features. The NCSI indicator in the notification tray appeared to show a problem with the Internet connection.<\/p>\n

Windows 10 Mobile failure<\/h3>\n

Even with these drawbacks, it is noteworthy that it is possible to run Windows 10 on a platform from Microsoft’s biggest OS rival.<\/p>\n

It is unlikely that Microsoft will bring full Windows 10 support back to smartphones any time soon following the failure of Windows 10 Mobile.<\/p>\n

The company completely discontinued<\/strong><\/a> updates for its mobile platform in November 2019 and recommended that users rather use Android or iOS on their devices.<\/p>\n

For years, Microsoft was unable to capture even a minor share of the mobile OS market with Windows 10 Mobile, and even as far back as 2017, it indicated<\/strong><\/a> it would not be adding new features to the software.<\/p>\n

Below is the full video showing Windows 10 running on an iPhone X.<\/p>\n