How to set up Windows 10 (IoT Core) on the Raspberry Pi (yes, on a $35 computer!)

TechRepublic ^ | Sep 7, 2016 | Nick Heath

[dayglored]

This is the first in a series of threads I intend to post showing the positive aspects of Windows 10. A number of pro-Windows FReepers have taken me to task of late, for the number of threads I've posted describing problems or hurdles with Windows 10. So I'm posting some positive stuff in the hopes of evening up the score a bit.

I'll ask that those who visit these threads take a similarly positive approach -- it's not a "caucus", but these are not intended to be threads to bash Microsoft on.

Thanks, FRiends.

[dayglored]

Windows 10 on a Raspberry Pi... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Special shout-out to chris37...

[dayglored]

[Mr. K]

add me to the windows ping list please?

[PAR35]

Mine doesn’t look like that - and I don’t run Windows on it either.

“Step 3. Insert the SD card into the Raspberry Pi and boot the machine, ensuring the Pi is hooked up to a network.”

Getting the device, your old dongle and your wireless network to connect up can be more than half the battle.

[CommieCutter]

bm

[granite]

Thanks

[smokingfrog]

How much storage can you put on a raspberry pi?

[Texas Fossil]

How?

Why?

Put a light version of Linux on it. Much better results.

[Secret Agent Man]

Alternate Title

How to Wreck a Raspberry Pi by putting Windows 10 on it

[Dalberg-Acton]

I won’t even run Win 10 in a VM. No way I’ll put it on actual hardware.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Why ruin a perfectly good $35 computer !!!

[dayglored]

> add me to the windows ping list please?

Sure thing -- you're on! Welcome!

[dayglored]

> Mine doesn’t look like that - and I don’t run Windows on it either.

Nor does mine -- it's an older model. Different circuit board, fewer USBs. And I think the fancy case is a separate item.

I run the stock Linux that was originally intended for it. If I get a newer hardware model I might play around with the Win10 IoT, but I'll have to find a bunch of hobbyist time I don't presently have. :-)

[zeugma]

Sounds interesting. I wonder how it performs.

A few months ago I bought a couple of these $15 Pine64 single-board computers, and installed Debian and Ubuntu. I set it up as a media server for all my music. Works freaking excellent. It's a little on the slow side, but for what I'm using it for, it's awesome. I bought 2 so I could play with one while the other was jamming my tunes.

It will be interesting to see how much utility folks are going to be able to get out of MS-Windows with a similar system.

[dayglored]

> How much storage can you put on a raspberry pi?

RAM is limited to a GB. The bulk storage is on SD cards, so whatever...

[dayglored]

> Put a light version of Linux on it. Much better results.

That's the default (Raspbian Linux).

[dayglored]

> Why ruin a perfectly good $35 computer !!!

It doesn't ruin it at all -- it just points it in a different direction while it's booted.

Fear not -- if you take out the Windows boot disk, it'll boot back into Linux just fine, no harm done. :-)

[dayglored]

> Sounds interesting. I wonder how it performs.

fairly decently, I expect. I've got an older RPi and while it's hardly a speed demon, I can use it effectively and enjoyably for simple stuff -- web browsing, email, small documents. So I expect these newer faster RAMier models get around just fine.

> It will be interesting to see how much utility folks are going to be able to get out of MS-Windows with a similar system.

Well, nobody is gonna be running Office on 'em, I wager, but small apps ought to do well.

[Texas Fossil]

Like I said, Why bother with Windows?

I began using some flavor of Linux in 1984. First was a version of Slackware running under MSDOS. No GUI, but amazing fast.

First real GUI version was Redhat 5.0.

Last 10 years, my primary machine has always been Linux.

Last 5-1/2 years I worked for a company, I had Redhat box on Left of Desk and Windows machine on the Right. Both hooked to network that allowed dragging flat files from an AS-400 and Poking images into that network. Ran a catalog department for a wholesale distributor. Created their catalog and promotions. Could not do the job without both Windows and Linux.