Windows 11 on Surface Duo project gains support for Wi-Fi, data, GPS, and more in massive update

Windows 11 just took a major leap on Surface Duo.

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The dream of running Windows 11 on Surface Duo recently became closer to a reality. Independent developer Gustave Monce shared news of a major step forward in the project to get Windows 11 running on Microsoft’s foldable mobile device. Monce is the man behind the Windows on Arm project, which gets Windows to run on devices like the Lumia 950 and the Surface Duo.

The latest update to the Windows 11 on Surface Duo project enables support for several forms of wireless connectivity. Wi-Fi, cellular connectivity for data, and SMS texting all work following the update. GPS, eSIM, and Miracast are supported as well. Support for calls should come in the future.

Here’s thechangelog from the GitHub pagefor the project:

Yes WiFi also works pic.twitter.com/gPnOBEVKmJJuly 10, 2022

To use Wi-Fi and other wireless connections, your Duo running Windows 11 will have to run version 2.31 of the project, which isavailable through GitHub.

Note that this is an experimental project that isn’t aimed at general users. While it may be fun to runWindows 11on Surface Duo, there are still several issues with the setup, which is to be expected with a project like this.

Here are the current known issues with the Surface Duo when running Windows 11:

For those running Android on the Surface Duo, the mobile devicerecently received an official update. Talon for Twitter and Whereseek were alsooptimized for Duo’s dual displayslast week.

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