woa-vayu / pocox3pro-guides

Windows on Poco X3 Pro Guides

Guides for running Windows on Poco X3 Pro.

Heavily based on Surface Duo guide

A few notes

Note

Welcome 🥰! Thanks for being interested in trying out this project. We thought the following notes may interest you first before proceeding further:

ℹ️ We recommend you know what you're getting into here. You need to know a bit about command line interfaces, Windows technical aspects, as this is not for the faint of heart yet! We won't teach you how to port the OS yourself, we've done this for you, but this is not for beginners or common users either. Tech Savvy people only or technical people only please, or you'll regret it or commit mistakes that may take some time to solve with us!

ℹ️ We do not recommend you buy a POCO X3 Pro to try this on without fully understanding what you're getting into. We do not commit to future work or potential functionality, buy the device for what it can offer you today, not tomorrow, or you'll regret it. If you already own a POCO X3 Pro and want to try it, feel free 🙂 But do not buy this with hopes of it replacing your laptop, buy a laptop instead 🙂 (Even if this is the long term goal for us)

Main Guides

• Install Windows

Additional Guides:

• Create a Windows ISO with UUPMediaCreator
• Activate Windows on your POCO X3 Pro
• Uninstall Windows and only keep Android™
• Dual Boot between Android™ and Windows without the need of another Computer
• Reinstall Windows
• Making Cellular work

More Resources:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Current Status of the Windows Port
• Restore the Microsoft Store on Windows
• Extract boot.img or other partitions

Contact

Please join our Telegram group if you need any assistance!

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Limited emergency calling

Running Windows on your POCO X3 Pro is not a replacement for a proper phone operating system and does not have emergency calling capabilities.

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pocox3pro-guides's Issues

Machine type missmatch

Question

When I write the command:
.\driverupdater.exe -d path\to\drivers\definitions\Desktop\ARM64\Internal\vayu_paneltype.txt -r path\to\drivers -p X:
with all the paths:
C:\Users\crmbo\Desktop\driver-updater\driverupdater.exe -d C:\Users\crmbo\Desktop\Vayu-Drivers-Full\definitions\Desktop\ARM64\Internal\vayu_hauxing.txt -r C:\Users\crmbo\Desktop\Vayu-Drivers-Full -p X:
I get this error:
This version of C:\Users\crmbo\Desktop\driver-updater\driverupdater.exe is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information and then contact the software publisher.

Any fix?

Agreement

• I am asking a sensible question.
• I am not trying to waste time.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.

[QUESTION] - <title>is the poco x3 suitable for nfc

Question

is the poco x3 suitable for nfc

Agreement

• I am asking a sensible question.
• I am not trying to waste time.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.

[QUESTION] - Stuck at Install Windows

Question

As i wrote in the title, im stuck on a window named Install Windows. İt says "The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Winows inststallation cannot proceed. To install Windows, click "OK" to restart the computer, and then restart the installation."

İ clicked OK and then it booted to boot menu. i clicked continue boot and the same title and message appeared. İ did this like 5 times and the same title and message appeared. Can someone explain this to me?

Agreement

• I am asking a sensible question.
• I am not trying to waste time.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.

Can't mount

Question

I do not have the file /Dev/block/by-name/win file

Agreement

• I am asking a sensible question.
• I am not trying to waste time.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.

[QUESTION] - what to do when theres no volume named "WINVAYU" after doing "adb shell msc"?

Question

no volume named "WINVAYU" are showing up

proof that adb shell msc worked and its showing up

Agreement

• I am asking a sensible question.
• I am not trying to waste time.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.

[QUESTION] - Why i cant push drivers?

Question

C:\Users\Yusuf\Downloads\win-x64 (3)>.\driverupdater.exe -d "C:\Users\Yusuf\Downloads\Vayu-Drivers-Full\Vayu-Drivers-Full\definitions\Desktop\ARM64\Internal\vayu_tianma.txt" -r C:\Users\Yusuf\Downloads\Vayu-Drivers-Full\Vayu-Drivers-Full -p X:
[15:05:53][Information] DriverUpdater 1.0.0.0 - Cleans and Installs a new set of drivers onto a Windows Image
[15:05:53][Information] Copyright (c) 2017-2021, The LumiaWOA and DuoWOA Authors
[15:05:53][Information] https://github.com/WOA-Project/DriverUpdater

[15:05:53][Information] This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
[15:05:53][Information] This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.

[15:05:53][Information] Reading definition file...
[15:05:54][Information] Enumerating existing drivers...
[15:05:55][Information] Uninstalling drivers...
[15:05:55][Information] [===========================100%===========================] 00:00:00.0
[15:05:55][Information] Installing new drivers...
[15:05:55][Information] \components\QC8150\Device\DEVICE.SOC_QC8150.VAYU
[15:05:55][Information] [ 0% ] 00:00:00.0
[15:05:56][ Error ] AddOfflineDriver: ntStatus=2147942402, driverInf=C:\Users\Yusuf\Downloads\Vayu-Drivers-Full\Vayu-Drivers-Full\components\QC8150\Device\DEVICE.SOC_QC8150.VAYU\Drivers\Bluetooth\X3P_btfmuart.inf
[15:05:56][Information] Done!

C:\Users\Yusuf\Downloads\win-x64 (3)>

i tried installing without drivers but touch screen wasnt working. can someone explain this to me?

Agreement

• I am asking a sensible question.
• I am not trying to waste time.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.

Cannot make boot files with bcdboot

Question

bcdboot X:\Windows /s Q: /f UEFI
Failure when attempting to copy boot files.

Agreement

• I am asking a sensible question.
• I am not trying to waste time.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.

Usb not working

Description

The USB port is not working when connecting a keyboard dongle with an org adapter.
The phone is charging, and when connecting the adapter sometimes appears the charging icon for a split second.

Reproduction steps

I'm using tiny11 arm64 from archve.org updated almost at day because last update makes explorer restarting every 5 sec
Drivers from the vayu drivers downloaded with the git clone command
Machine used for installing windows was windows 10. LTSC (if it is related)
Everything done today 19th July

Logs

No response

Agreement

• I am using the latest Drivers.
• I am running Windows 11 On The Phone.
• There is no issue already describing my problem.