How to Install Windows on a Steam Deck

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[lavendertown]

By far the easiest method I’ve seen explained on YouTube. Thank you sir!

[govatos]

Been looking for a simple SD installation, thanks!

[TonioTyme]

Much appreciated walkthrough here, thank you VERY much for including both installation methods 🔥 👏 👍

[anthrobug]

Thank you, i was on Amazon right before finding your video looking at that exact card because of the speeds. Really informative, you got a new sub!

[DM-ojpb]

This method works perfectly .. thanks for sharing ;)

[BenjaminDonofrio]

You earned a sub, thanks for explaining and making this easy!

[hwjhggy]

Thank you so much this helped a lot!!!! You saved my life

[MariNate]

For some reason some of the drivers won’t extract on deck to be able to install.

[mynameiscemil]

Hello dear. Thanks for this video tutorial. But for beginners something changed. Windows does not allow to make an image file with Rufus anymore. What can we use as an alternative to make this all process done. Thank you?

[MrDazTroyer]

There are so many games that don't run or get broken with an update. Defo going to try this.

[TheLegendarySage]

Just a warning for the latest build of Windows 11 22H2, the audio driver provided by Steam (audio driver 1) appears to blue screen Windows and doesn't install correctly. I suppose we'll have to wait for that to be fixed if you want to use it on the latest version of Windows 11. All the other drivers seemed to work fine. Windows 11 22H2 is the only option available for downloading on Microsoft's Windows 11 page currently as it just released today.

[MariNate]

Should be noted that the steam deck can only read/write 100mb/s and can only maximise UHS-1 so anything above that is overkill and going to waste money. The Samsung evo select is the best card for the steam deck because it has the highest RANDOM write speeds which is most important for gaming.

[bboymac]

This is a great back up incase your laptop crashes when I’m DJing

[MrZeazy]

Hey im able to boot to windows but once i take out the usb stick and i hold the button it doesnt show windows in the bootmenu anymore.

[animationmann]

A Tip is before installing Windows on Steam Deck to create a Debloated Version of Windows ISO with the MSMG Toolkit there a great tutorials for this

[travanti]

Can I use a usb c to usb a adapter to install windows on internal storage?

[tomkey]

If you use a Micro SD to install windows, is it possible to use the boot manager to switch between SteamOS and Windows? And are files that you download on Windows downloaded to the Micro SD or the internal storage?

[saadking-k]

I have a question when you install windows on steam deck you can switch to steam os right? Like when you switching form desktop version to steam os version or when you download windows you stuck with windows an can't go back to steam os untill you format?

[kyanhamad]

Hey just a heads up, you never added the links in the description, just your gear. Thanks for this video!

[jordanriggin]

Do you need the usb c flash drive or can you use a usb hub with a normal usb drive?