Windows 11 Running on the Surface Duo Is the Windows Phone We Never Got

Developer gets Windows 11 up and running on the Duo

We’ve known for a while that Windows 11 can run on the Surface Duo, but up to this point, the skilled developer that made it happen has been struggling with all kinds of errors.

But as far as the graphical glitches are concerned, Windows 11 now seems to be running as smoothly as it gets on the Surface Duo, with a recent video presenting the operating system feeling at home on the device.

In many ways, Windows 11 on the Microsoft Surface Duo, a device that launches with Android out of the box, is the Windows Phone the software giant never released. We all know what happened with Windows Phone, Windows 10 Mobile, and Lumia phones, so a Surface Duo running Windows 11 is pretty much the closest we can get to the dream of having a modern Windows Phone.

A dream that’s yet to come true

At this point, however, it’s pretty clear that using a Surface Duo with Windows 11 as your main phone still isn’t possible. But the more the project advances, the more the whole thing is becoming more intriguing, especially as the Duo itself is a device that deserves all the attention in the world.

As for the Surface Duo itself, recent speculation indicated that the company might be giving up on selling the device in anticipation of the next-generation model.

This is not the case, Microsoft itself said, as the company only struggled with the constrained inventory caused by the typical global problems, including the chip shortage.

The Surface Duo 3, however, isn’t even expected to see the daylight this year. People familiar with the matter said the device is projected to be announced next year, so for the time being, you’d better not hold your breath to see Microsoft’s innovative Android smartphone getting a refresh.

No more graphical glitches :) pic.twitter.com/rxJ5witDhX — Gustave Monce (@gus33000) September 3, 2022