After selling a bunch of old Xbox consoles, I think I’m going to bite the bullet and pick up a steam deck. Going to install Windows and use it as a Game Pass on the go machine. Also has the added benefit of being able to switch between Windows and SteamOS when a game isn’t available on either OS.
I haven’t been following along very much on this, but maybe you have. Is there an official, warranty supportive, way of installing Windows on a Steam Deck? And what about a dual boot that you’re talking about, can that be done and still not void the warranty?
Thanks.
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You can install Windows 10 or 11 on to a micro SD card using a PC. Pop it in to the Steam Deck and boot straight into it Windows without touching the internal memory.
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Wow, very cool. Thanks for posting that.
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Yep! Really does give you the best of both worlds without messing about with the warranty.
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My Steam Deck is basically a Emulation Station machine and it rules.
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What a day I’ve had! Checked my tracking info to see where my SD was and noticed they said it was delivered 2 days ago! Called the local couriers as I was convinced it had been stolen. After a few hours on and off the phone we finally discovered they delivered it to the wrong address and put it in their lock box! £350 device sitting in an unlocked lock box where anyone could have nabbed it.
Anyway, just finished setting up windows on a SD card and enjoying… Vampire Survivors 
Going to try Persona 5 on it later tonight and maybe some Death Stranding.
It’s a big boy but real nice in the hands.
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Awesome! Good call keeping an eye on it and following up. Hope you have a great time with it 
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Thanks man! Looking forward to seeing what games it can run. Downloading Death Stranding right now. I’ll probably need to invest into a bigger SD card as the one I’m using is only 128G.
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