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1.0 Getting Started
Currently, the current recommended version of Windows 11 is 22H2
The recommended method to install Windows is to either install it onto the internal Solid State Drive, or connect an external Solid State Drive.
Using a microSD or USB Flash Drive is NOT recommended for installation of Windows. You can see more about that on the Home Page
Typically the recommendation will be stock Windows 11 which can be obtained from Microsoft Here
- NOTE: If wanting a "seamless"(eliminating "Welcome" screen) Windows logon with Playnite, you will need either Windows Enterprise or Windows Education edition. Home or Pro editions will not work for this(this is covered in the guide section 1.7 Playnite Setup)
I can't recommend a custom Windows version because of two reasons:
- Custom Windows builds that you can download violate Microsoft's re-distribution terms
- They often leave out important functionality that you may need later, or can cause un-expected issues with game compatibility, making it difficult to troubleshoot the exact issue
As an optional suggestion, you can go through this tutorial here when Windows is finished installing to de-bloat your system to your liking(The video is skipped to 9 minute marker because he just rants about Microsoft up to then) Debloat Windows 11 The Easy Way
- NOTE: you will need at least 1 USB flash drive(the tutorial uses 2, one for G-Parted and one for Windows, but you could use 1 flash drive and complete the G-Parted portion of the tutorial, then flash Windows after) -- and should use a mouse and keyboard connect to the SteamDeck, or you're going to have a bad time adjusting the size of the partition:
Easy Dual Boot SteamOS & Windows on SteamDeck
After installing Windows, please install all the latest drivers from Valve(optionally you can install the drivers in the section below in place of them). Follow all of their instructions, located here:
While not officially from Valve, these are official driver updates to the hardware that is in the SteamDeck and may have better performance/stability(NOTE: If you're on Windows 11 22H2, then running a Windows Update should retrieve and install the drivers listed below as well):
In testing, it appears some games are both more stable and perform better on the older APU Drivers released in June 2022. You can see a comparison in the this YouTube Video
You can obtain these from the link here. If for some reason, this link is dead, please make an Issue report in this Github Repository.
Proceed to next page of wiki: 1.1 UMA Buffer Size