Installing Windows 11 on Raspberry Pi: A Step-by-Step Guide

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In the early days, installing Windows on Raspberry Pi was quite a hassle, involving downloading system images, flashing, and a series of complex configurations.

Foreign Raspberry Pi enthusiasts wrote a script — WoR-flasher, which automates all the above operations and comes with a graphical interface. You don’t have to worry about Microsoft licensing issues; this script is completely legal! (Of course, it can also be used to install Windows 10)

Installing WoR-flasher

Automatic Installation

The fastest way to get WoR-flasher running on RPi is to use the Raspberry Pi Pi-Apps app store.

There are several benefits to installing WoR-flasher from Pi-Apps:

• Automatically creates a button in the start menu
• Supports one-click uninstall
• Convenient one-click updates

Download Method

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Note: Compatible with Raspberry Pi OS and most other Debian-based ARM operating systems, such as Twister OS, MX Linux, Kali Linux, and Ubuntu.

GitHub link: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Manual Installation

You can also install it manually. Enter in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/Botspot/wor-flasher

After running this, you will see a directory named wor-flasher.

About Dependencies

Running this script will automatically install the following packages: yad aria2 cabextract wimtools chntpw genisoimage exfat-fuse exfat-utils wget

Then start the script in the terminal:

~/wor-flasher/install-wor-gui.sh

A graphical interface will pop up, and you can start the foolproof installation.

Starting the Installation (Graphical)

Step one, select whether you want to install Win11 or Win10, and then choose the model of the Raspberry Pi (it is recommended to use Pi4).

Step two, select the language for the operating system.

Step three, insert a writable memory card of at least 8GB (25GB or more is best).

• If the memory card is larger than 25GB, you can install it yourself;
• If the memory card is less than 25GB but more than 7GB, it can only install Windows on other drives larger than 16GB;
• If the memory card is less than 7GB, installation will not be possible.

Step four, check the default configuration. If you need to add anything else, do so, then double-check and confirm before clicking “Flash”.

The terminal will start running the install-wor.sh script:

This step takes a lot of time as it will download the installation package from Microsoft, compress it, and generate an image (if you have obtained the ISO file through other faster/unofficial means, you can skip this time-consuming image generation step).

The author also states: this script is completely legal, so there’s no need to worry about Microsoft only selling ARM version Windows licenses to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers).

Some people have discussed it with several Microsoft employees, and they had no objections.

Moreover, Microsoft’s update server is publicly accessible, which is as legal as downloading x86 Windows ISO directly from the official website.

Additionally, Microsoft has always been aware of UUPdump’s existence but has never pursued it for responsibility.

So there’s no need to worry about whether this installation method is legal.

If everything goes well, the terminal will automatically close, and this interface will pop up:

Follow the prompts to insert the flashed memory card into the Raspberry Pi, and the script will continue to help you install the Windows system and reboot — everything will be done (installation takes about 30 minutes).

The only thing required is to spend some time patiently waiting.

In addition, there’s good news that Windows 11 introduces an “ARM64EC” “emulation compatibility” interface (ABI), which is a new way to build applications on ARM devices running Windows 11.

With this, you can run 64-bit exe programs on the Raspberry Pi.

Alright, hurry up and give it a try.

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