Dual-boot PCs and tablets could potentially give users the best of both worlds with Android and Windows OSes. But they won't catch on as there is little use for such systems, analysts said.

The better choice is to dual boot both versions of Windows. In this case, you would use a computer that already has Windows 10, then install Windows 11 on its own volume.

A developer recently got Windows 11 running on a Pixel 6 as a virtual machine. The feat drove our news writer into dreams of a hybrid Android/Windows device.

Dual-boot PCs and tablets could potentially give users the best of both worlds with Android and Windows OSes. But they won’t catch on as there is little use for such systems, analysts said.

The better choice is to dual boot both versions of Windows. In this case, you would use a computer that already has Windows 10, then install Windows 11 on its own volume.

In a very uncharacteristic move, Microsoft will allow Indian smartphone maker Karbonn Mobile to make a series of dual-boot smartphones, running both Android and Windows Phone.