(UPDATED) How to Dual Boot Windows 11 & SteamOS on the Steam Deck: Internal SSD

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

(UPDATED) How to Dual Boot Windows 11 & SteamOS on the Steam Deck: Internal SSD #steamdeck #Windows11_SteamOS #DualBoot_SSD ▶ Overkill Gaming Discord Server: discord.gg/dCBMy6gFCk ▶ Twitter: twitter.com/OG_GameflixTV Today we will be revisiting how to Dual Boot Windows 11 and SteamOS on the Steam Deck on the internal SSD. This is an updated follow-up video to our original SteamOS-Windows 10 SSD dual boot video. This video will go futher in-depth covering performance tweaks as well as how to set up a dual boot menu at startup. If you enjoy this video or find it helpful, please leave a LIKE and also SUBSCRIBE for more. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to drop by our Discord server. Link is in this description. 👆 *** Update: How to Fix the Garbled Image When Booting into Windows Using Clover: Open command prompt with admin privileges and enter the command - bcdedit.exe -set {globalsettings} highestmode on All Downloads Used in This Video: Windows 11 ISO: www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11 Steam Deck Recovery ISO: store.steampowered.com/steamos/download/?ver=steamdeck&snr= Steam Deck Drivers: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8 Handheld Companion 0.20.3.1: github.com/Valkirie/HandheldCompanion/releases/download/0.20.3.1/HandheldCompanion-0.20.3.1.exe BloatyNosy Debloat Software: github.com/builtbybel/BloatyNosy/releases RUFUS: rufus.ie/en/ MSI Afterburner / Riva Tuner Statistics Server: www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards HWinfo: www.hwinfo.com/download/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - What you'll need 3:14 - Creating the SteamOS Recovery Drive 3:38 - Partitioning the SSD 6:05 - Creating the Windows 11 ISO 6:40 - Installing Windows 11 7:44 - Installing Steam Deck Drivers 9:02 - Date & Time Correction 10:50 - Performance Tweaks: Debloating Windows 11 12:23 - Performance Tweaks: Memory Management 16:28 - Setting Up the On-Screen Keyboard 17:39 - Installing Handheld Companion 19:17 - Disabling XBOX Gamebar 20:19 - Configuring Handheld Companion 22:39 - Custom Performance Overlays 27:58 - Setting Up the Clover Dual Boot Menu 33:29 - Conclusion Windows 11 Date & Time Registry Edit Command: reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation" /v RealTimeIsUniversal /d 1 /t REG_DWORD /f Video: How to Create Your Own Custom Performance Overlay: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZy2iJ54qKZgm5I Ryan Rudolf on Github: github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot How to Install Clover Dual Boot Option Menu: 1. Open Konsole in SteamOS Desktop Mode 2. Set up a password if you don't already have one: passwd (enter password twice to confirm) 3. Set up a Sudo Password: sudo passwd (enter password twice to confirm) 4. Download Clover: git clone github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot 5. Change Directory: cd SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot/ 6. Make Install File Executable: chmod +x install-Clover.sh 7. Execute the Install File: ./install-Clover.sh 8. Restart the Steam Deck to see the results Hardware: Steam Deck ~ 1.5 TB Dual Boot with SteamOS and Windows 11 | Custom AMD Vangogh Integrated Chip Ayaneo Geek ~ Windows 11 | 2TB M.2 2280 Double-Sided SSD | 32 GB LPDDR5 RAM | Ryzen 7 6800U/Radeon 680M Playstation 5 Digital Edition ~ 2 TB SSD Upgrade Gaming PC ~ NVIDIA RTX 3090 | Intel i9 10850K CPU | 32 GB DDR4 RAM Streaming PC ~ NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU | 32 GB DDR4 RAM Playlists: Steam Deck Gameplay Videos kzbin.info/aero/PLHR7H690ynSi8RhmDia5mzssgNrXlCjXg Steam Deck Tutorials: How to Create Custom Overlays for the Steam Deck (Windows 11)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZy2iJ54qKZgm5I Using Gyros in Windows for PS Remote Play (Handheld Companion)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ3VonZ-edl5b8U Handheld Companion Controller Support (Windows 11)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/goLTfap3dqp2nac My SWICD Setup for Best Controller Support... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZekhZ-tiNF_q7s How to Upgrade the Internal SSD... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5jXcqWdd6uGZrs How to Play Overwatch 2 in SteamOS... kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6HTpn2OjreHqKM How to Set Up the SteamOS UI in Windows... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmLYgnmjedl5rpY Complete WinDeck (Windows 11 Only) Setup Tutorial... kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXnFmYx9bLxphKc How to Dual Boot Windows & SteamOS (SSD Partition Method)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKXZdIl-hZV0qrs How to Dual Boot Windows & SteamOS (SD Card Method)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/kICWZKeHasl4arM How to Set Up Controller Support for Non-Steam Games (SWICD Method)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmq9kGSvZamLnqM How to Set Up Controller Support for Non-Steam Games (GLoSC Method)... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKq0aqZmeZWXfaM How to Set Up Custom Button Mappings in Windows:... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ7Kpo2rm8uLm9E How to Share an SD card between Windows & SteamOS... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIfSoJeuobRmpaM How to Set Up Custom Boot Animations... kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6SuoXimj9SraLc

[@Enes1967]

Just to add something i had trouble with. After installing windows, to get back to SteamOS, you need to get to bios and select bootmanager and select SteamOS. If steamOS doesnt appear in the list than, in the BIOS, select boot from file and select esp/efi/steamos/steamcl.efi. and steamOS will start. Thx for the tutorial.

[@samster395]

Thank you for this, I was like wait a minute how do I get back to steam deck OS 🤣

[@lroar1082]

I didn’t work

[@LLRTV]

Thank you Hero Heeey you found me :) GRACIAS

[@outtrazd6552]

LifeSaver!!!!!

[@izzyjobe9757]

I only have windows installed( not the double booth program). How do I get back to SteamOS? And if I do does it mean I have to windows all the way again if I want to go back?

[@TheSpartaGod]

This was very easy to follow. Only gripe was you didn't show how to reboot back to steamOS without Clover (You can do so by pressing vol. down and power as usual and then selecting the steamOS drive).

[@RealC38Gaming]

This is my second time using this tutorial (First time after upgrading the SSD) and I would like to offer a huge thank you for this... Kudos

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thanks. And you are welcome

[@crankymedic6391]

If anybody has the issue of "windows could not prepare the computer to boot". When you partition the STEAM DECK SSD, make sure to make the partitioned amount NTFS otherwise it will not work. It cannot be unallocated or any other format. I spent 2 hours finding this out so hopefully it helps somebody

[@AlexStLouis-gq8kp]

Thank you very much for this. I experienced this error and had to format the Windows Partition as NTFS within the Steam Recovery partitioning tool.

[@GoBoSox20]

Thank you for this post. I couldn't figure out why steamos kept referring back to the entire drive.

[@10till4ish]

@@AlexStLouis-gq8kp I am running in to this error. Am i supposed to luanch back into the Steam Recovery KDE Partition Manager and delete the partition, then reformat it as ntfs? or can I just change the format without deleting?

[@ayanokoji556]

I have a one doubt... Why he resize 256 sd card in KDE .... Windows going to install in SD card?....tell pls... Sry for bad english

[@megabytemiles4712]

Just incase someone needed help figuring out how to do this (like me) all you need to do is right click the partition and change the file system to ntfs

[@tonysimek]

THIS is how instructional videos should be done. Professional in every sense of the word!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thank you sir! Appreciate the feedback

[@JackMK2_]

Thank you for making this video it helped me a lot. I got everything to work. To make Bluetooth work I had to create a folder called "REALTEK" in the Program Files folder under Local Disk (C:) -> Drag the whole Bluetooth driver installer folder into desktop -> open it -> right click the installer then "Run as Administrator" (Works right after without restarting). For the Handheld Companion app get the latest version online instead of the link provided in the description. Using the old version of the app then updating manually within the app breaks the app (The app won't open after the update for some reason).

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

I'll make sure to replace the link in the description. Thanks for the heads up!

[@TheAnitdote]

Of course I liked and subscribed. I don't know if it's the music, the tutorial itself or a combination of both...but this video made a brotha cry. You're the man bro. Much respect to you.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Yo, you got me dyin over here. You said it made a brotha cry. Appreciate the like and the sub. Welcome to the family!

[@TheAnitdote]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 Bro you don't even understand lol. This video made me cop the OLED. I'm weak..

[@MarcelloLins]

Oh man this video deserves 1MM views, holy crap, what a great tutorial. Very well structured, with pointers to other videos where more details are needed for some of these pieces. Super helpful!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad we could help.

[@makeitthrough_]

1 millimeter views?

[@Energiz3rs]

milliony million@@makeitthrough_

[@nexuzja]

Dude you explained things that I already know and make me see them in a different angle. Thank you, today I learned a couple of things

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad to help

[@yvesmcqueen]

Thank you very very much : THIS helps a lot to bring Windows to the new SSD instead of using the slowdown Windows-SD . Glad you are here !

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad it helped

[@AlexStLouis-gq8kp]

One thing to note is, if you make a MicroSD bootable in Linux, you may have trouble in Windows, where the drive may not even appear with drive letter or in partitioning tools. You can fix this by using Ext2Fsd to recognize the drive, give it a letter, and format it for Windows.

[@CMKOGAMING]

I'm having that issue

[@CMKOGAMING]

i have the same issue. when you format it for windows will it remove all the files i have in that drive??

[@AsianaticzC]

Took me a while but thanks to you i now have set it up properly. This is the best guide i have found so far!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad it helped!

[@TheAsianDrummerboy]

strategic placement of ad 🔥

[@alexanderivarson856]

I appreciate this very much. I got everything set up. Now im just trying to figure out how the hell to change the boot theme background. Thank you!

[@gnryushi]

Thank you bro this is the BEST guide out there for dual boot steam deck setup.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

You're welcome!

[@harry619]

Nevermind, I got it working. Damn as easy at it looks it took me almost 4 hours to finish this since I fiddled with mine after work. Working great now! Thanks a lot man.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad it worked out for you

[@harry619]

​@@OVERKILLGAMING786 Man, I can't seem to enjoy windows on my Steam Deck. I keep getting BSOD while in-game, it's frustrating.

[@seanboyle4587]

Got my new steam deck 512 model, all set up to Dual Boot menu unreal highly appreciated 👌 but confusing but I managed 😅

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad it helped!

[@youngstrzyzu]

Thank you, my steam deck arrived 3 days ago and now i switched to revi OS and part with handheld companion setup helped me a lot

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Welcome to Handheld Gaming!

[@OmegaKatanaXIII]

I actually stumbled on your video when I was looking for ways to dual boot windows I tried using various methods but to no avail or make the process seem to much of a chore. Despite the video being super long but it was worth it every step of the way is easy to do and guess what everything works as shown for that you get a sub.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Thanks

[@dspserge81]

Great tutorials. While I’m sure I just need to play around with them, the hot keys section was confusing due to the speed you were going. I still need to do the FPS etc part but I did everything else and I’m so happy. Thank you!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad it's working for you and thanks!

[@patrickkn7607]

Best video I've seen. I had watched a few prior to getting an upgraded HD, glad I found this when looking for the most recent videos on the subject. You went very in depth, thank you.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

You're welcome. Thank you for the kind words and for watching. Glad it helped

[@tinabeana7]

Starting to watch these tutorials before I preorder the new oled deck next week!!!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

That's awesome bro. I hope you find these helpful. If need help with the tutorials you can always drop by our Discord as well.

[@jurijskozlovs8126]

Did step by step ,everything working for me , thanks man for the turtorial !! :)

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad everything worked out.

[@jnackmclain]

Great tutorial still today. Everything went smoothly and thank you much!

[@veizour]

The best out there, hands down. GREAT detail!!! Thanks!!!

[@dummaapan]

What a superb guide, you got yourself a subscriber!😄

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Rickatsu]

YET ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, it wasnt long at all cause you showed everything we needed for a smooth process! Thank you so much for the instructions, worked like a charm.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thanks bro. Glad everything worked out for you.

[@XanderBroeffle]

Followed this guide from start to finish and it was so helpful. Thank you Overkill! Subscribed and liked.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad it helped!

[@matts5191]

Great tutorial, made this process work flawlessly in 2024! Long, but it covers everything in perfect detail!

[@holiggan2008]

Thanks for the video! And thanks for the clover recommendation, I was testing refind before I installed windows, and it wasn't working. With clover, I got the dual boot interface, even with just steamos 😊

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad to hear it's working out for you

[@sygys]

Nice video man! VEry well explained. One thing to mention is that it can take up 30 minutes to partition the drive. While so the progress bar will stay at 0% (atleast it did for me). And went all the way up to 100% at once when it was finished. I can imagine people not being patient and thinking what the hell is going wrong. But just be patient it is running in the background.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad everything worked out for you. Interesting that it took thirty minutes. I think for me it took about ten minutes or so.

[@davestopa999]

I had followed a different guide to dualboot windows on steam deck and after 3 days I finally managed to do the whole process only to be hugely dissappinted by the performance I was getting on the games I could not play on steam OS, not even mentioning the fact I could not get the controllers to work outside of games downloaded on steam, but now that I watched your video I'll be going back to windows for a final try on playing fortnite and COD on my steam deck, hopefully with HC and removing bloatware, performance and controller issues will be reduced enogh for those games to be playable.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! I have vids up for those games running on the Steam Deck so that you can get a sneak peak at how well those games performed as well.

[@stevenlopes8365]

Subscribed and I look forward to following this tutorial. So simple and well made.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thank you so much. Appreciate the kind words. This is what motivates us to continue helping others

[@retrogamerdad5005]

fix for the garbled screen when Windows boots up - Open command prompt with admin privileges and enter the command - bcdedit.exe -set {globalsettings} highestmode on And thanks for the shoutout!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome thanks! And you're welcome

[@iBuff_]

how do you establish admin privileges? I am assuming in Windows? It's my SteamDeck. New to anything related to coding. Is there a space before you start typing the line? Thanks

[@MGamez977]

This took atleast 4 hours to do I had to redo the recovery drive step twice because for some reason it wasn’t saving the changes to the disk partition then it took forever to setup handheld companion but in the end I got it to work, also if you need a cd key, I got a working one at gamers outlet for like 5 bucks *make sure it matches the version you set up*

[@iamrhmt]

Thank you for the video ! This is really helpful for someone like me who is not tech savvy 🙏🏻

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

You're welcome!

[@bfohl1]

Great video, guys. Glad Mute was mentioned in the video. Helped me out a lot in discord. I totally get the questions about how it worked before but not now kind of things. It really kept me from tinkering up till now. I didn't feel like I was a bother at all when yall helped me out. Thanks a lot.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Mute is a big help to all of us. He and I both have ordered the Ally as well, so we can't wait to start tinkering on that soon

[@Lepregoose]

Great tutorial! I had issues with Rufus and Windows 11. I got the 'Windows Could Not Prepare the Computer to Boot' error. I fixed this by using the creation tool to prepare the USB directly.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad everything is working for you

[@jackisok]

Hi I'm running into the same issue, what do you mean when you said you used the creation tool to prepare the USB directly??

[@joshferguson3629]

@@jackisokI can’t seem to get it figured out either and have used Rufus and windows USB creation tool and still get the same error

[@nils0603]

Just came here from Reddit and appreciate the help man New sub for sure 👊🏻

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Any time bro. We also have a Discord where we help out with the tutorials. Feel free to drop by any time.

[@nils0603]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 thanks a lot man!

[@hydra5015]

I followed everything and let’s say it works still even after a year of it being uploaded

[@RJIGGLES]

Thank you this made my steam deck a lot more user friendly

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad it helped

[@georgesaltervlogs8477]

Getting a steam deck soon this is gonna be the first thing i will do

[@jasonsooley1356]

Overkill knocks it out of the park with this tut, absolutely brilliant. Thanks for putting the effort into this. I, as well as alot of others genuinely appreciate your effort bro. Very well done! now, my only question is, whats that live desktop your rocking? haha! cheers.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad it helped! There is the app that I use from Steam called Wallpaper Engine. And it is one of the wallpapers they have available. Thank you for the kind words. It provides us motivation to continue

[@leelielow8339]

very helpful followed every step right works perfectly good job man

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad it helped

[@KenSamaGomenasai]

This guide is really really good man thanks

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad it helped

[@mrmafioso4090]

Bro u saved my life I wasted so many hrs with another guy on KZbin bro method is solid is even faster than this one but he never updated on the garbled screen nd u even included all that extra stuff drivers nd apps other KZbinr is just straight installing windows and that’s it that shit all laggy af nd for a guy a like me nd more beginner out there u the guy thanks bro keep doin yo thang fr

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Hey man, thanks for the kind words. We strive to create tutorials that even a beginner can easily understand. Glad it all worked for you and thanks for the support.

[@mrmafioso4090]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 ayy brodie I see u have a rog ally with egpu u mind being the first KZbinr to make a video on the new ark ascended on wtv egpu u have I been wondering what it can do I just got the deck running it official server thanks to ur dual boot video since I couldn’t play online on it with base stock steam apreciate u in advance if u do test that

[@aboutadave]

Very informative video! I will try this out sometime

[@brandonjames8291]

Thanks Bro. Helped me run this flawlessly

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad I could help

[@causingahruckus]

I am mainly a mobile gamer, but mobile games have become stale. I wanted to stay mobile, but head toward pc gaming and decided on the steam deck. Went with the 64 gig, installed a 1TB and followed your video for windows dual boot. Thank you for the help and now for some big boy COD!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Welcome to the wonderful world of PC Mobile Gaming!

[@hqqq9792]

hows the performance and was it easy ? sorry for the questions lol

[@iannelli2448]

Yeah I echo the same questions as above - how is it working and how was the process?

[@CreateAhRuckus]

@hqqq9792 funny story.... I returned the steam deck after hours of hastling with it. It worked great but hooking it up to a TV or capture card was a nightmare from hell. #ROGAlly gang now

[@CreateAhRuckus]

@iannelli2448 funny story.... I returned the steam deck after hours of hastling with it. It worked great but hooking it up to a TV or capture card was a nightmare from hell. #ROGAlly gang now

[@jameskeane8653]

Thank you so much for your video - it helped greatly!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad it helped!

[@silentdenizen6903]

I did not know steam OS had a partition editor in its desktop mode. I had used Gparted for the drive resize, lol.

[@spkuja9969]

Really great video, thank you! Though I kept getting the error "sudo password is wrong" when trying to run the install script, it kept saying my sudo password was wrong. I had to use "passwd deck" and "sudo passwd deck" to set the passwords to get it to work - in case anyone else has a similar issue.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome. Glad you got it working!

[@ChariotManGaming85]

Dope Stuff man!! So many opportunities in handheld hybrid gaming..

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Hey thanks ChariotMan! Yes, I believe this is the future of gaming

[@ChariotManGaming85]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 Yes sir!! You know it. Ready for that ROG Ally

[@FajnyZiutek]

Nice video, i am going to buy myself one 🙃

[@cassiuscartland]

honestly I thought this was a really big channel when I seen this but I just noticed. you deserve way more than 5.29k subs

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thank you sir! I appreciate the kind words. We will eventually get there. We appreciate the support and glad to help out the community. We have a Discord also if you have questions or run into any issues. Feel free to drop by.

[@cassiuscartland]

BIG NOTICE AND A MISTAKE I MADE: You MUST install Windows 11 PRO not HOME otherwise, during setup, it will REQUIRE you to connect to the internet to use a microsoft account. Because we install the network drivers later on, this will show no networks found. Good video.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

When it prompts you to connect to the internet, there is an option that shows in the bottom left that says "I don't have internet". Just click on that and it will skip the account setup process. I use Windows 11 Pro and this is what I do.

[@cassiuscartland]

⁠@@OVERKILLGAMING786correct, if you are using pro you will have the skip internet option, but if you use home edition (like I did by accident) you will not have the option to skip internet. i was just putting it out there to make sure nobody uses home by accident. Good video any way and it works on mine!

[@LLRTV]

For some reason I States my windows is not activated. This is an amazing guide , Im not sure why it wont let me activate windows I already did the debloater and disabled updates.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

I have heard many people state that they have had this issue. Technically, it should not require an activation code because the device has a 7" screen and Windows is supposed to be free. You can purchase a key for pretty cheap on CDKeys.com for like $12

[@LLRTV]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 nice ! Thank you my brother , I have finished your guide successfully except that windows minor issue, great detail again thank you.

[@lazyme35]

Thank you, I appreciate the hard work. I just subscribed

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thanks for the sub! Glad we could help

[@dp4225]

I was having an issue where it said windows would not create a partition, when I could get it to work it would give me the windows cannot reboot this device error. To fix this I had to select MBP instead of GPT partition in rufus

[@TerranBrown]

Very comprehensive... Thank you.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

You're welcome!

[@marcusmcgill5393]

How would I do this with only Win 10 on the main drive and Batocera on sd card? (no longer have steam os) would love to have this boot loader!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

At this current time it isn't possible. When you attempt to install it, it will look for specific folders that are associated with SteamOS. I tried to install it on ChimeraOS and was unsuccessful.

[@marcusmcgill5393]

Aw, well thanks for the heads up!

[@toshihikosong7162]

Nice content man. I learned a lot. Thanks!

[@j4cx]

Superb, Thank you very much

[@gamecastidiotshd7829]

I fixed it. Turns out in Desktop Layout I had a bind set for that thumbstick that opens Windows Settings. I turned it off and it fixed everything

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Awesome! Glad to hear everything worked out

[@solusquinto3086]

Great Video, thanks!! What I'm thinking about is whether to install Windows 11 or WinDeck OS. Essentially it's all about installing GOG and have it run Cyberpunk 2077. I've used the GOG Launcher on SteamOS but got terrible screen freezes even with CryoTools. Only directly from Steam it ran smoothly but I don't want to buy three licenses (I already have GOG and Xbox licenses).

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

That's understandable. I've never heard of Windeck OS. Might look I to it

[@solusquinto3086]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 Yeah, it has been released ... I guess ... July 2023? It is an already debloated Windows Image that runs already all necessary drivers. Only the OLED model won't benefit yet, because Valve hasn't provided all necessary drivers yet. I hope I don't have to wait for too long ...

[@No0ne91]

Thank you, works like a charm :D

[@HapHapsi]

Fantastic video, thank you. Sounds like a must-have step-by-step guide if someone wants to use W11 on SD. 🎉 The high sci-fi themed background music is also nice - but made me falling asleep multiple times. 😂 What is the name of that song/track, I have insomnia, it could be also useful later.

[@CJKile]

lol after lots of critisism on reddit and facefook about using the Micro SD to clone too,,, I re- considered and will be cloning to the internal ssd... i will take your advice and just use the new micro sd card for extra storage.... i dont know why I was thinking my idea of cloning windows 11 to the micro sd was a better idea lol anyways Thanks for all the great videos and quick responses to my comments, have a great night man n wish me luck

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

That's what here for brrother. We will make the mistakes for you and then tell you not to do that.

[@jotunros]

I watched your previous guide. Very detailed and answered all of the questions that popped into my head. Btw would you consider doing a gameplay test for Gundam Battle Operation 2 on the steam deck with windows? It's a recent port from Playstation to PC. The game is free to play on steam. I searched everywhere but I can't find anyone showing anything like this.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Yeah, I can do that if it's free to play

[@davjam]

Hi, I'd like to say a massive thank you for this complete tutorial. Very helpful to me, and awesome with the tweaks.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

You're very welcome!

[@knection1986]

I know this is on me but I'm posting this just in case anyone sees this. I didn't realize you were only giving windows 64gb because you were running your games off a seperate drive. To anyone reading this if you need to run them off your main drive then please give windows more room.

[@Rac2nd]

Thank you for the help. I will come back once I update my 64gb to 1TB memory.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

You're welcome. Don't forget to drop us a sub so you can easily find us again and so that you don't miss out on future content we have in store.

[@garaalgi]

gracias por el tutorial, me llevo medio dia pero lo logre . tienes un seguidor mas

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Muchas Gracias!

[@coreyspitzer2811]

Handheld companion does not launch after updating and restarting.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Drop by the Discord and post this is in the HC chat with attention @CasperH. He is one of the devs and provides help and support in our Discord.

[@coreyspitzer2811]

When downloading and installing the link you provided it works. Once i update HC it completes but it wont launhc. Fix was to uninstall and install the newest version from the get go.​@OVERKILLGAMING786

[@juliannav.3777]

Thank you for this great tutorial!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

You're very welcome!

[@alexszigethy1042]

finaly usefull video thanks so much

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Glad it helped

[@priamomorillas9445]

Thank you for the guide! Honestly, its the first one that made it simple and easy to follow. I did run into one issue though, but was able to find a solution after looking through some reddit posts. My issue was that after windows was installed along with all programs and drivers, I would not be able to boot back into Steam OS. The option just disappeared and I was only able to get back into windows. In order to fix this, I had to shut down and turn on by pressing sound + and power button. Then went into different boot options and had to go through the folders to find Steam OS.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Drop by the Discord. I will take a closer look at your situation

[@priamomorillas9445]

I actually got it to work, but I'll drop by the discord in case others have a similar situation! I actually just followed your guide again to dual boot my SD OLED. I don't know if its just me but after installing windows I had to go through the bios files to get it to boot back into Steam OS. Once again, great guide! @@OVERKILLGAMING786

[@ShibalSsi]

dont forget to format new partition to ntfs or else windows wont recognize it

[@16bit_nerd]

oh man, you´ve forgotten to mention that you have also create a new partition of the new free disk space and format it as NTFS. without that, the partition is not usable in the windows setup...

[@ken6390]

how?

[@timetoshine2752]

Do I really need the SteamOs recovery drive?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Yes. You will need it for partitioning your SSD if you are going to use KDE partition manager to partition the drive.

[@joe_bidnass]

Hi, why does everytime when I go back to SteamOS manually in the BIOS and when I shut it down it brings me back to Windows and not in SteamOS?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Windows is the default OS. If you install Clover you can change that. You can set up SteamOS as the default OS. Here's how... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGWQoWOmqdiFpKssi=4HNwaixaqfBkkIEI

[@joe_bidnass]

​@@OVERKILLGAMING786Hi, also why does Microsoft Store download so unusually slow?

[@toshirowithcoffee9989]

So i did this tutorial and it worked perfectly but I'm wondering if there's a way to expand the storage because i did around 60 gigs of storage and some games require more than that so i was wondering how to add more storage

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Hmmm.. So, this is why it is extremely important to consider the amount of space you will need before partitioning. Because once it is done and you have installed Windows, it is not so simple to change the partition sizes. One option would be to use an SD for additional storage, which is what I did in the past. I basically only gave Windows 64Gb of storage and SteamOS the rest and I used a 512GB SD card to store my games on Windows. The other option would be to redo everything, which I have also done many times after realizing I needed more or less space.

[@JayAndersonRacing]

I had this exact issue with my 1TB Corsair mini, i am in the process of redoing everything and i will partition around 600gb this time to allow ample space for COD etc

[@andymcfly]

Does xbox app work on the debloated windows?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Yes. It does.

[@morfues3492]

bets tutorial out there! but i think 64gb version should work as well just use tiny window 11 it debloat everything for you already

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thanks. Let me know if you are successful using Tiny11 on the 64GB model

[@morfues3492]

@OVERKILLGAMING786 it's working with tiny11

[@eduardopinho2644]

Not sure if someone is facing the same issue, but I did these steps, but at some point my dock was not being recognized anymore, not for hdmi ou, not for usb ports, and not even for charging. I've read people with the same problem, but no clear solution. Any ideas? Great tutorial by the way, thanks!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

That is the first I have heard of that. What kind of charger? Does it work in SteamOS?

[@eduardopinho2644]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 thanks for the reply man. It's a third party dock, but a good one (at least from what I read). It was working and after reimaging the deck and partitioning, at some point it just stopped. I read about people having that problem with any dock, including official one, and valve recommends puting the deck on shipping mode ("battery off" mode) and then back into plug, should work. I did that. And nothing on the dock. Tested another though (genki covert dock) and it worked for both charging and HDMI out. So I guess the dock really died, not sure why. I even could ask for a refund, so all good I guess. Thanks again!!

[@smeky]

I had refind dual boot before but ended up having issues. I've fully got windows on it now but I may do this instead once I get a 2tb

[@krysivory493]

Hello. On my Boot Manager, I have 2 SteamOS. How do I delete one of them? They both use the same directory so I'm afraid to use the Konsole comm. to delete it.

[@RO1O1O]

just don't I guess or you can check you're partitions orrrr completely kill you're steam deck to re install the os again

[@HeldrikBoldhart]

Neat... idk if I will do this but... it could help with playing games or apps that don't like proton and instaban y

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Yes, with Windows you won't have to worry about Proton. If you are planning to dual boot the OLED Steam Deck, be advised that not all of the drivers are available yet. Still waiting on LAN/Wifi, Bluetooth and sound drivers for the OLED

[@CrishBiskit09]

Hi, I really appreciated the video!! I just wanted to mention that my handheld companion is not opening. I figure this is a common issue, but I was hoping that maybe you could help?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Yes, we have a dev that helps out in our Discord. Feel free to drop by and post the issue @CasperH.

[@pryvisee]

Damn dude, great guide and well narrated! You should do voice acting, you have a very unique voice.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Lol.. thanks bro!

[@OkiDingo]

I just followed this guide because I corrupted my game 256gb by swapping it in and out of the deck. I now have it dual booting on the internal SSD. *one problem though. After installing clover I have no sound in windows Cheers mate. Outstanding tutorial.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Hmmm... I would check Device Manager to see if the driver is installed/working. If not, try reinstalling the audio drivers.

[@OkiDingo]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 it was odd. I reinstalled the audio drivers right away. And the sound still wasn’t working. On speakers listed was something like APU device. I restarted and now my audio work fine 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@MrAxelStone]

can steamOS be installed on an SSD with Windows 11 already installed?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

If I am understanding the question correctly, you have Windows on the device and you want to set up a dual boot by adding SteamOS along side Windows. I don't think so. The reason is the SteamOS install software doesn't provide an option to restore SteamOS to a partition. But rather restores it across the entire SSD. This is why we have to install Windows along side SteamOS because we do have the option to create the partition along side SteamOS for the Windows install. There is also no option to install SteamOS on to another SSD, such as an external SSD while using the recovery software.

[@tomwkid]

Quick q - can you create a third partition for all os game installations which both os's can pull from? If so, how much space would I need to leave for the steam deck os partition? I wasn't planning on buying a SD card but Gamepass indies would be great to have. Great video! Will watch again when my deck arrives.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

In theory, yes. This isn't something I have tried myself, but others have. You can make a third partition and format it as BTRFS. This is a file format that both Windows and Linux can read. I believe that the minimum amount of space required for SteamOS is 10GB. But I would not go less than 64 GB if it were me.

[@tomwkid]

Thanks for the quick reply - I'll actually just get an SD card. They're pretty cheap and I'm not always subscribed to Gamepass, it would be silly to have SSD space taken up by games I can't access. Thanks again for your walkthrough!

[@UKWOWUWANT]

Such a good guide!

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Thanks. Glad it was helpful

[@gamecastidiotshd7829]

I have an issue. Whenever I click the left thumstick the start menu on windows opens up, even in game. I noticed it doesn't happen when Handheld Companion isn't opened. I didn't see anything related in the Hotkeys section. Anybody else have this issue?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Hmmm... no. Havent had that issue. But, what else do you have running? Also, is Desktop Layout enabled or disabled? What physical controller does it show in use? Also, have you tried hiding the physical controller?

[@gamecastidiotshd7829]

@OVERKILL GAMING I appreciate the quick response. I'll have to double check if those settings are enabled. I update this comment tonight when I can find out. Also I tried to update the companion app and it failed, saying the files were corrupted and to reinstall. I'll check those settings and reinstall tonight. The only other things running are Steam Deck Tools, but the issue I'm having was there before I installed that

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

So, do you have SDT running at the same time as HC? If yes, try disabling SDT along with checking those settings and follow up when you get time. If I don't respond quickly, leave a new comment on the video because KZbin doesn't send alerts for follow-up comments.

[@The3DSphinx]

If you dont mind me asking, I couldn't find an answer anywhere. Why? What does dual booting helps with? I brought the steamdeck as a gift for my husband so curious.

[@harry619]

To runs applications that dont run well on the default SteamOS.

[@The3DSphinx]

@@harry619 Ahhh. Oh, thank you.

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Yeah, I basically use it to play Windows only games like Call of Duty. Other games I run in SteamOS

[@alexgreen7459]

Great tutorial. I do have a question about the partition part. I only have windeck on my current drive, so I need to partion to add steam OS. Can I do this with your steps? Seems it would be a little different in my case. Also would I lose everything currently on my SSD if I do?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Right... In your case you would have to install SteamOS over Windows. Then you would partition and then reinstall Windows. So, I would make a backup of important files before doing this and then restore those important files (drivers, games, apps, etc.)

[@gcfree4116]

Thank you for the great video. My Steamdeck arrives tomorrow. Along with a 1TB SSD to replace the factory 64 GB. I also have the 1 TB ScanDisk extreme. Would you recommend making a bigger windows partition to install windows games on the SSD or a small partition to utilize the microSD for Windows game storage? I would image if you use the microSD for Windows games, you format (NTFS) the entire microSD?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

Congrats on getting the Steam Deck! As for the partition, I have tried both ways based on my gaming habits. If you play a lot of games that only run on Windows and want better performance than I would allocate more space on the SSD for Windows. If there are only a couple of games that only run on Windows and most of your library runs on SteamOS, then I would give Windows about 64GB and use the SD card to store the games. And yes, you will want to format the SD card as NTFS but I believe you can also format as BTRFS as well

[@gcfree4116]

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 thank you for the quick reply. I assumed you would provide that feedback. I’ll need to figure that out overnight. Once again, I really appreciate the video and the added advice. You rock

[@HongSiewWai]

Hey guys, I just upgraded my deck to 2tb storage and planning to dual boot windows. Was wondering is it possible to shrink 2 extra partitions 1 is for windows (60GB) another 1 is for storage (1TB exFAT). The reason why is because exFAT can be shared for both Windows and SteamOS. Have anyone tried it before?

[@OVERKILLGAMING786]

That should be possible. Haven't exactly tried exFat with SteamOS. But if it is recognizable by both then theoretically it should work. If you decide to try it, drop by our Discord and let us know your results.