Successfully runs Windows 11 on iPhone 15 Pro, combining Windows emulator and lightweight version of Windows
![](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2024/07/24/windows-11-runs-iphone-15-pro/00_m.jpg)
Behold, probably the very first instance of Windows 11 (in form of tiny11 core) on UTM SE.
— NTDEV (@NTDEV_) July 20, 2024
It is TERRIBLY slow, booting in about 20 minutes, but nevertheless, it's still Windows 11 on an iPhone 15 Pro! pic.twitter.com/Iyr5Txy8uh
Windows 11 runs on the iPhone 15 Pro — Tiny11 and UTM SE used to create a 'terribly slow' pocket PC | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-demoed-on-the-iphone-15-pro-tiny11-and-utm-se-used-to-create-a-terribly-slow-pocket-pc
NTDEV released a lightweight version of Windows 11 called 'Tiny11' in 2023. The minimum system requirements for Windows 11 are '4GB of memory and 64GB or more of storage capacity', but Tiny11 significantly reduces this, requiring only 2GB of memory and about 8GB of storage.
Introducing 'Tiny11', a lightweight version of Windows 11 that runs on just 2GB of memory - GIGAZINE
![](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2023/02/06/tiny11-windows-11/00.jpg)
Then, in July 2024, following the release of the Windows emulator 'UTM SE' on the App Store, NTDEV tried running Tiny11 on an iPhone 15 Pro.
'UTM SE', an emulator that allows you to run Windows on your iPhone, is finally released on the App Store - GIGAZINE
![](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2024/07/16/windows-emulator-utm-se-ios/00_m.jpg)
Here's a screenshot posted by NTDEV on X (formerly Twitter): Although the resolution is quite low and the display width doesn't match the screen, it certainly looks like the iPhone 15 Pro is running Windows 11.
The Windows login screen has also been posted.
![](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2024/07/24/windows-11-runs-iphone-15-pro/02_m.png)
It seems that the Task Manager can also be checked on Windows 11 running on the iPhone 15 Pro. The emulator UTM SE is equipped with a virtual 1GHz, 1-core QEMU CPU and 2GB of RAM.
According to NTDEV, it took about 20 minutes just to boot up Windows 11 on the iPhone 15 Pro, so performance appears to be quite poor.
![](https://i.gzn.jp/img/2024/07/24/windows-11-runs-iphone-15-pro/04_m.png)
NTDEV plans to post a video in the future showing Windows 11 running on the iPhone 15 Pro.
Video of it running (might be) coming soon!
— NTDEV (@NTDEV_) July 20, 2024
In the meantime, if you want to create your own lightweight Windows 11 images, check out tiny11 builder!
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