the target drive, then click Next. On the next screen, you’ll need
to find your ISO. Point it to the file, or drag and drop, then wait
for a moment while it mounts. Click next, then choose the latest
package of drivers (the recommended option) when prompted.
Accept the license agreement, then hit Next. For the firmware,
choose the recommended option of the latest available. There
will be a short break for a download and then press Next again.
You’ll then see a configuration overview. Press Next if you’re
happy, and Install on the next page. Sit back and wait [Image C].5
START AGAIN, MAYBE?
This is far from a foolproof process. Our first attempt
stalled at 81 percent, then refused to re-mount the ISO
once we’d quit and reopened the app without a complete restart
of our PC. We discovered another script in the same folder that
cleared out the remains of mounted images, and this (run as an
Administrator) allowed the process to begin again. We ended
up running the Aria 2 script again, this time choosing Windows
11 Home over Pro, and trying to install it on a different drive.
Eventually, we were successful.6
BOOT
Put the USB drive into one of the blue USB 3 ports on your
Pi, make sure there’s nothing in the microSD card slot, and
switch it on. Almost immediately, we saw a raspberry logo and
the familiar swirling Windows circle of dots. It stayed on ‘Getting
Ready’ long enough for us to start thinking something else had
gone wrong. Eventually, it dropped to a plain black screen, which
did little to help, but the raspberry logo soon returned and, after
being asked to wait ‘just a moment’, the Windows logo appearedDand we began the setup process. Another reboot later
and we signed in with a Microsoft Account, went through
the privacy nonsense, and eventually got a desktop. You
don’t need an image for that, surely.7
TWEAKS
Restart your Pi and press Esc when prompted to
enter the boot menu. Your Pi is being limited by
default to 3GB of RAM—for owners of 8GB models, this
will not do, and even 4GB would be an improvement. The
firmware menu is neatly set out, but don’t be tempted
to use the easily accessible CPU frequency settings
to attempt a spot of overclocking—it won’t boot if you
fiddle with this. What you want is under Device Manager:
Raspberry Pi Configuration > Advanced Configuration
> Limit RAM to 3GB [Image D]. Change this from
enabled to disabled, then save and exit, and you’ll get a
much snappier Windows experience on an 8GB Pi.8
IN USE
Don’t go expecting this to be anywhere near as
speedy as on an Intel chip. Right-clicking the
desktop brings it out in a sweat, the spinning cursor
visible for a long time before the menu pops up. Clicking
on the shortcut for an Explorer window leads to a five-
second wait before it appears, and the screen resolution
seems stuck at 1280x1920, which isn’t the native
resolution of any monitor we own (this can be changed in
the firmware, Device Manager > Display Configuration,
forcing it into 1080p [Image E]). This is definitely a curio
rather than an operating system you’ll want to use every
day, even with 8GB of working RAM.E© MICROSOFT
Last month, we showed you how to upgrade your Pi to the
newest release of its Linux operating system, known as
Bullseye. The launch of a new OS is an exciting time, so
forgive us for not underlining hard enough that Bullseye
wasn’t ready for general release. In fact, it broke a lot of
things, especially if you like using cameras with your Pi.
Raspberry Pi took the unprecedented step of issuing a
new OS build, Raspberry Pi OS Legacy, that rolls back to
the previous Buster release. It fixes a lot of problems and
removes the hardware-accelerated build of the Chromium
browser, replacing it with an upstream software-
accelerated variant. Missing camera interfaces are also
reinstated through an option in the Raspi-config app.
We’re assured Bullseye is the future and, once the
32-bit build is fixed, a proper 64-bit build for Pi 3 and 4
models, especially the Pi 4 8GB, will be next.A NOTE ON BULLSEYE
The easiest way to update a Raspberry Pi is by using the
Terminal. Open the app, and type “sudo apt update” to
discover what needs updating, then “sudo apt full-upgrade”
to carry out the updates. This procedure also updates the
Linux kernel and system firmware when there are new
versions available. A quick reboot after the updates are
done will have your Pi running at the best of its capacity.
To update the bootloader, open Terminal and type
“sudo raspi-config” to open the configuration app. Choose
Advanced Options, then Bootloader version. If this says
Default, change it to Latest. Close the app and reboot. Your
Pi will now be capable of booting from USB devices and
the microSD card. To boot from USB, remove any bootable
microSD cards, otherwise, the Pi will prioritize the card.UPDATE YOUR PI
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