Xbox one running windows 10?

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  1. PowerstrokeHD

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    So Microsoft says you cannot run windows 10 on the Xbox one/series consoles. Does anyone know if the console boots off of the hard drive? Or is there a storage chip souldered to the board?
    The reason I am asking is because I want to see what happens if i install an HDD with windows 10 on it into an Xbox one.
     
  2. Ibadur Rahman

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    Xbox one MAY not have a wwdm compitable graphics
     
  3. PowerstrokeHD

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    yeah, I can see that being an issue.
     
  4. Ibadur Rahman

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    Because Windows 10 requires a WWDM (Wideband Wavelength Division Multiplexing) compitable GPU.
    Good try though! ;)
    #keepexperimenting.
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    hmmmmm....
    uhh
    well I think it`s os and bios may have a storage chip. (I`m not an Xbox owner but according to my knowledge of gaming consoles I do think it has a storage chip to store everything related to it`s game loading and etc....)
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    Because many consoles (I opened up) had a storage chip.
     
  5. PowerstrokeHD

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    Yeah. The xbox 360 E or S (forget which one might be both) had no HDD inside.
     
  6. surprisinguser1

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    Yes, the OS is stored on a hard drive.
     
  7. PowerstrokeHD

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    hmm thanks. might buy an old xb1 just to see
     
  8. surprisinguser1

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    Well, the OS might need quite a bit of modification to its core components so it could support the proprietary hardware in there, but it is theoretically possible to get Windows 10 on an Xbox.
     
  9. Ibadur Rahman

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    Impossible
    You WOULD need to remove the floating window (which is the main features of windows for what it`s supposed to). I.e- Absoluotely destroying it.
     
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