(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: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZ-Huc17o6STlZM.html 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 kzread.info/head/PLHR7H690ynSi8RhmDia5mzssgNrXlCjXg Steam Deck Tutorials: How to Create Custom Overlays for the Steam Deck (Windows 11)... kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZ-Huc17o6STlZM.html Using Gyros in Windows for PS Remote Play (Handheld Companion)... kzread.info/dash/bejne/daCm06WBdNesacY.html Handheld Companion Controller Support (Windows 11)... kzread.info/dash/bejne/foWkrtl6caipl6g.html My SWICD Setup for Best Controller Support... kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZp1ts6wg8-ypbw.html How to Upgrade the Internal SSD... kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5uoo9Sgcqm5YLw.html How to Play Overwatch 2 in SteamOS... kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6Sk16yRibW6oqQ.html How to Set Up the SteamOS UI in Windows... kzread.info/dash/bejne/amWps6imdNesqJc.html Complete WinDeck (Windows 11 Only) Setup Tutorial... kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXyWyruAZ7qcfqg.html How to Dual Boot Windows & SteamOS (SSD Partition Method)... kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKiqpbiBgJOnpLw.html How to Dual Boot Windows & SteamOS (SD Card Method)... kzread.info/dash/bejne/jINnldaKZcerZLQ.html How to Set Up Controller Support for Non-Steam Games (SWICD Method)... kzread.info/dash/bejne/am2OwZOyYKe-mKQ.html How to Set Up Controller Support for Non-Steam Games (GLoSC Method)... kzread.info/dash/bejne/iK2Fm9VpdJPKd6Q.html How to Set Up Custom Button Mappings in Windows:... kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKGb17yulsm-ldI.html How to Share an SD card between Windows & SteamOS... kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIqj0caxnLKZn6Q.html How to Set Up Custom Boot Animations... kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6d_0qepitLeYrg.html

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.

@samsstills

8 ай бұрын

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

@lroar1082

8 ай бұрын

I didn’t work

@LLRTV

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Hero Heeey you found me :) GRACIAS

@outtrazd6552

5 ай бұрын

LifeSaver!!!!!

@izzyjobe9757

4 ай бұрын

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?

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

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. And you are welcome

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

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

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

8 ай бұрын

Thanks bro. Glad everything worked out for you.

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

5 ай бұрын

Glad to help

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

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

11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad everything worked out.

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

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad we could help.

@makeitthrough_

9 ай бұрын

1 millimeter views?

@Energiz3rs

6 ай бұрын

milliony million@@makeitthrough_

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!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

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

7 ай бұрын

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

7 ай бұрын

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

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

11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Welcome to Handheld Gaming!

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).

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

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

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

7 ай бұрын

Thank you sir! Appreciate the feedback

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

7 ай бұрын

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

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

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it worked out for you

@harry619

6 ай бұрын

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

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

10 ай бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

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

@10till4ish

7 ай бұрын

@@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

6 ай бұрын

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

6 ай бұрын

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

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

very helpful followed every step right works perfectly good job man

@OVERKILLGAMING786

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped

Thank you, works like a charm :D

Very informative video! I will try this out sometime

This guide is really really good man thanks

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped

Very comprehensive... Thank you.

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks Bro. Helped me run this flawlessly

@OVERKILLGAMING786

10 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

6 ай бұрын

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

@nils0603

6 ай бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 thanks a lot man!

Nice content man. I learned a lot. Thanks!

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

7 ай бұрын

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.

I love you for this! thanks so much for sharing!

@OVERKILLGAMING786

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

8 ай бұрын

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.

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

7 ай бұрын

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

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

7 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Glad we could help

strategic placement of ad 🔥

Superb, Thank you very much

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

9 ай бұрын

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

Thank you for this great tutorial!

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

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

@ChariotManGaming85

Жыл бұрын

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

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

9 ай бұрын

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

great video. thank you so much!!

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

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

5 ай бұрын

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

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

10 ай бұрын

Muchas Gracias!

Well done guide!

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks Bald Sealion!

finaly usefull video thanks so much

@OVERKILLGAMING786

10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

Such a good guide!

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad it was helpful

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

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

7 ай бұрын

I'm having that issue

@CMKOGAMING

7 ай бұрын

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

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

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

11 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad everything is working for you

@jackisok

7 ай бұрын

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

5 ай бұрын

@@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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

11 ай бұрын

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.

Bro u saved my life I wasted so many hrs with another guy on KZread 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 KZreadr 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

8 ай бұрын

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

8 ай бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 ayy brodie I see u have a rog ally with egpu u mind being the first KZreadr 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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@hqqq9792

Жыл бұрын

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

@iannelli2448

Жыл бұрын

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

@CreateAhRuckus

Жыл бұрын

@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

Жыл бұрын

@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

you are the best bro

@OVERKILLGAMING786

7 ай бұрын

No. You are the best bro.

Nice job

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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*

Masterpiece

@OVERKILLGAMING786

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

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

Thank you

@OVERKILLGAMING786

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome

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

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks! And you're welcome

@iBuff_

Жыл бұрын

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

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

6 ай бұрын

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

@solusquinto3086

6 ай бұрын

@@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 ...

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

5 ай бұрын

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

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Lol.. thanks bro!

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

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

5 ай бұрын

Awesome. Glad you got it working!

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

@@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

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

9 ай бұрын

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

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@OkiDingo

11 ай бұрын

@@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 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Thank you so much for making this video. It helped me a ton! I was able to get everything installed and loaded up game pass through the Xbox app but I keep getting this error. I've went through deleting the Xbox app resetting the store and verifying login information matches. Can't get past it though. Have you seen this before? clip license device id does not match

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

8 ай бұрын

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

8 ай бұрын

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

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

5 ай бұрын

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

hi! i have done everything and it works! i also partitioned my SD card using ur other video. ty so much for making this. when i start the device clover has 3 options: steamOS, Windows Internal SSD (where windows is), and windows external ssd/microSD. any idea how to hide the microSD option? also it looks like it is shuffling thru different themes, i don’t really want that lol i imagine the options are explained in the github but i figured i would leave the questions here and try to answer them myself later

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Glad you got it working. You know I was never really bothered by the third option or the alternating background so I never thought to look into how to change those things. More than likely the GitHub will have some instructions on how to change it. You can also reach other to Ryan Rudolph. He's pretty responsive and eager to answer questions.

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

8 ай бұрын

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

@priamomorillas9445

7 ай бұрын

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

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

7 ай бұрын

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.)

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@morfues3492

11 ай бұрын

@OVERKILLGAMING786 it's working with tiny11

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

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear everything worked out

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.

SUPER helpful, literally the best video on the topic. Thank you so much, this is definitely the video I'll be recommending to my Steam Deck-owning friends! By the way, have you heard of Ultimate Windows Tweaker? It's a helpful utility I now use on all Windows computers to reach hard-to find settings. Not directly related to the Steam Deck, but something I found beneficial nonetheless.

@OVERKILLGAMING786

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Actually I have not heard of that. I will look into it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Very helpful thank you!! I get an error when opening handheld companion saying your pc doesn't have an app that can open this link. I tried searching for xbox game bar in the store but there's only an xbox app. I updated it and followed your tutorial as if it was the game bar but I don't think it's the same.

trying to decide between the ally and deck. i plan on dual booting for native game pass and some games like valorant. other than the pre installed windows which is a con depending on how u see it, and the slightly better soc at the cost of battery life (docked performance is tempting but i already have a ps5 for AAAs). i feel like the steam deck is the better choice overall, thoughts? also great video! will definitely be back if and when i get the steam deck :)

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

So, as someone who has a Steam Deck I can say that you really can't go wrong with the Steam Deck. Of course, I have pre-ordered the ROG Ally and I am sure I will enjoy it. But much is to be learned about it. I cannot really speak on how good it will be. I do also own an Ayaneo Geek which is a Windows Handheld with a 6800U and this is very similar to what the ROG Ally will be, but the ROG Ally will have less specs than my Ayaneo (for example, my Ayaneo has a bigger battery). If you are looking for a device that excels at being a handheld, then there is nothing better than the Steam Deck. Sure, my Ayaneo mops the floor with the Steam Deck at higher TDP, which makes it great for playing docked, but if you are wanting to get more than 1.5 hours unplugged then all of that power isn't as useful as one might think. Ultimately, it will depend on how you plan to use your handheld. For me, an hour of battery life unplugged is fine because I mostly play unplugged at work. Then I come home and dock it like a console. I am also very comfortable with Windows and know how to tinker. If you are like me, then ROG Ally. If you are looking for a more powerful Switch with a great out of the box experience and very little tinkering required and longer battery life and the ability to play any with a little bit of tinkering, then go for the Steam Deck. You'll also have the better support plus a wide range of options for third party accessories such as cases, skins, replacement parts, community mods, etc.

@logangagnier8937

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 thank you so much for the detailed response!! it will be my intro to pc gaming as i’ve always been on consoles and used macs for my computers. i’ve always wanted a gaming pc but the cost has kept me away. especially over the last few years (luckily things are stabilizing). i would use the handheld a lot at home, but im also planning on traveling a lot this summer so i feel the extra battery life would be very helpful on planes and transport. also i’m thinking with the money i save (~$300) i can buy games and a 1tb ssd, i only have terraria and cod bo2 on steam lol. i’m very open to tinkering with both hardware and software. the docked performance boost is enticing, but at $400 the steam deck is a bargain for a college student. also considering performance is only noticeably better docked, at $700 i might as well go all in and spend another 300 or so on a good mid range desktop that’ll perform wayy better and last longer. i think i’ve made up my mind 😅

@logangagnier8937

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 also haven’t heard great things about asus support to say the least. valves and the communities support is very reassuring.

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

In your case, I would recommend the Steam Deck. Get the cheapest model and upgrade it over time. You won't be disappointed

@logangagnier8937

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 thank you again!! i think that’s the plan, seems to make the most sense in my mind and my gut. glad to have some solid confirmation :) a lot of fanboys on every side of the spectrum lmao. it’s good to have pride in your device but some people just can’t see pros in others. hopefully gonna put my order in by the end of this week, a little celebration for finishing this school year lol

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

4 ай бұрын

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

4 ай бұрын

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!

Is the Best Guide i'v seen in internt thank you!! Only one question, i want put Win 11 on Micro SD card ,i must change only the windows installation drive or i must change something other?

@OVERKILLGAMING786

7 ай бұрын

Basically, you have to install Windows on the SD Card itself. Here is a video showing how I did it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gn5nsNyxYtPRqtY.htmlsi=nUsJs34fcjsLS7HS

@Dima24684

7 ай бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 thanks

@Dima24684

7 ай бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 can i have use one sd card for normal steam usage (games and emulators) and put win 11 in another sd card to inserit it when I would like play on windows..?

@Dima24684

7 ай бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 For best compatibility in games is best Win 10 or 11?

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

Thanks for shearing your knowledge sir I just have one question does work if i want to go with the process on laptop?

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

So, as of right now Clover is only working with SteamOS which I am not sure can be installed to a laptop. But, once Clover gets tweaked and works with ChimeraOS, then you should have no problem using this on a laptop.

@star_dust3317

Жыл бұрын

I already downloaded the windows 11 ios in my usb drive and waiting for my 1TB ssd to arrive and save all the necessary files to follow up your guide thx again for making it possible and easy to do

Hey, what format are you using your micro sd card to run the games? Also does windows automatically put the shader cache to the ssd ? Or the to the micro sd card? Thank you

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

I use the NTFS file format. In regards to the location where Steam stores the file shaders, my assumption is that it would be in the same library folder as the actual game

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

Excellent video. After going through all the steps, including fixing the time. Everything worked fine. I signed into my Microsoft store and loaded my fh5. Open game and updated fh5 plus synchronized the game. Once synchronized the game will not completely open. Tried repairing and resetting Bose Microsoft store and Forza Horizon 5 to no avail. My windows 11 Pro is activated and all updated drivers installed. I reinstalled AMD graphics driver just in case that was the issue but nothing changed. I went into Forza Horizon app settings and reset the app three times to no avail. Now I'm pretty much stuck any help from the community or Overkill games would greatly be appreciated thank you.

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

I have had issues with this game on Gamepass as well. Works fine in Steam, but crashes in Gamepass at startup. Is this your same situation?

Hi! Your guide is amazing, thank you! I have a question - how can i increase the Win10 partition?

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. You should be able to do it easily in the KDE partition manager we showed at the beginning of the video. Open up the app, right click on the SteamOS and Windows partitions and choose resize/move. This will have to be done using the Steam Recovery software because you won't be able to resize the SteamOS partition within SteamOS.

@tripleL23

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 i get it, but I can't increase the size of windows partition. Instead, it's just allows me to send some space before and after the partition, and I don't know what to do...

@OVERKILLGAMING786

Жыл бұрын

You may have to do the process all over. This is why it is important to think about how much space you will want beforehand. I have been through this myself many times. I have tried 50/50, 70/30, etc. Ultimately I decided to just have 64GB for Windows and use an SD card to hold the games

@tripleL23

Жыл бұрын

@@OVERKILLGAMING786 that's so... Alright, thank you for the help!

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

7 ай бұрын

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

7 ай бұрын

⁠@@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!