A technical demo shows us that it is possible to run Windows 11 on an iPad. Performance is obviously far from being up to scratch.
Apple offers a much better desktop experience on its tablets than the Android ecosystem does, but iPadOS still suffers from many shortcomings. And since Apple doesn't seem motivated by the idea of offering macOS on iPad, the developer NTDEV has taken on the challenge of bringing... Windows 11 to the brand's tablets.
In a video (to be viewed at the end of the article), we can see Tiny11, a lightweight and unofficial version of Windows 11, running on an iPad Air M2. Seeing Microsoft's operating system power an Apple tablet is quite amusing, but it's clearly not about offering a viable alternative to iPadOS. The system takes a long time to boot up, and opening apps is particularly slow. Performance is clearly lacking.
Windows 11 on iPad is possible (but not desirable)
NTDEV explains that Tiny11 works on iPad in an ARM64 version, using Apple's virtual machine (UTM) and using a JIT compiler for emulation. “Imagine how it would work if virtualization were possible without jailbreaking”, adds the developer, who regrets the closure of Apple's ecosystem. He believes that this port remains, however, “decent”. It is fully functional, which is already a small technical feat, even if you shouldn't be in a hurry to carry out actions.
This is not the first time that we have talked about NTDEV and its Tiny11 project on Phonandroid. The developer had already impressed us in the past by managing to make Windows 11 operational with only 184 MB of RAM, while Microsoft indicates in the minimum system requirements of the OS that at least 4 GB of RAM is required to run it. Tiny11 also does not require the presence of the infamous TMP 2.0 security chip that prevented the installation of Windows 11 on millions of computers.
To see Tiny11 at work on an iPad Air M2, take a look at the video below.
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