Optimize your Android device for Windows 8.1 performance

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EVGRClutch
Member

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12-14-2016, 06:09 PM

#1

Hey everyone, I came up with a fresh concept today: "What if I boost my phone’s performance to run Windows?" My goal is to install Windows 8.1 and I need to dedicate 2 GB of RAM for the operating system. With a dual-core processor, I have 1.8 GB free out of a total 3 GB under ideal settings. If I raise the processor speed to 1.60 GHz, push RAM up to 1200 MHz, and remove unused apps from Google and some stock programs like music apps, I might be able to work. I’m also considering deleting unnecessary files and installing a lighter Android version if that doesn’t help. If all else fails, I can extract the Windows 8.1 image, remove certain partitions and wallpapers, and edit the registry to make it run at a lower resolution. I’m also exploring using an external SD card for swap storage to potentially speed things up a bit. Thanks for your support!

EDIT1: Windows 8.1 lacks Corona Editor
EDIT2: Running on Limbo emulator
EDIT3: Planning to use 1GB swap storage from an external card

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SkyGirl2
Junior Member

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12-14-2016, 06:34 PM

#2

it doesn't function quite like that. phones use arm-based designs while windows is built for x86, you could try mimicking it by navigating through numerous steps, but you'll only be able to look at the screen.

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bmboente
Junior Member

49

12-16-2016, 02:47 AM

#3

Windows isn't compatible with ARM processors.

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Night_Wave_
Junior Member

39

12-17-2016, 07:37 PM

#4

I'M USING LIMBO AS A SIMULATION TOOL SINCE I'VE BEEN SETUP AND EXECUTING MULTIPLE OSES

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FunnyValou
Member

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12-21-2016, 10:36 PM

#5

Most users here think it's not such a big deal.

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SquiggyGamer
Member

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12-25-2016, 12:30 PM

#6

this is an experiment we don't care if it will fail or may work because its an experiment

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SenhorRoxinhas
Member

227

12-25-2016, 02:02 PM

#7

I ran a Windows 95 VM using QEMU on my phone, it functions but I suspect Limbo caps RAM at 700MB. Alternatively, you might want to try ReactOS or a Linux distribution with Wine—it should perform better than Windows 8.1.

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Limalo
Member

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12-26-2016, 05:23 AM

#8

I've tried Limbo on several different phones. The latest Windows I could even launch was XP. It seems Limbo struggles with more than 640MB of RAM; on all four devices I tested, the virtual machine would crash immediately if I had even a little over 640MB. Plus, why choose Windows 8? It's really terrible. If you need a genuine operating system on your phone, it's better to run arm Linux inside a chroot environment with tools like Linux Deploy.

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Creeperman3
Senior Member

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01-11-2017, 08:51 AM

#9

It shows up to around 2GB, but it appears to fail when exceeding 640MB.

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Ha12Nn6aH3
Member

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01-14-2017, 08:55 PM

#10

Limbo relies on legacy programming, it’s better to adopt contemporary solutions for handling RAM demands exceeding 640MB.