How to Install Android on a Windows 8 tablet

Today we will tell you how to install Android on your Windows 8 tablet as a second operating system.

We remind you that these actions could lead to disastrous consequences and deny warranty on the device.

If you do not want to risk, but to play with the All Android-applications on WIndows still pulls the best output is to use the popular BlueStacks, which allows you to run Android-application in WindowsAnd in OS X.

On what tablets it works

In this case, we will focus on tablets running on an Intel x86. In particular, it is in this guide serves as a guinea Acer Iconia W700.

At XDA-Developers have identical guide for Samsung XE700T, and in comments confirmed the relevance of the following instructions for the respective models Microsoft Surface (not RT, there stands ARM-based processors).

What is needed for installation

• Flash card with a minimum storage capacity of 512 MB, formatted in FAT32.
• USB keyboard and USB-hub. It is recommended to use a hub that does not use a separate power supply, since it is determined by the faster system. It is important for a successful installation.
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• To record Android installer image on a USB flash drive, download Win32 Disk Imager from Sourceforge.
• Android distribution of rocks Intel Open Source Technology Center. Choosing a version of Android for the soul, but it would be preferable to put the most recent package.

prepare a USB flash drive

We need to create a bootable USB flash drive with Android. To begin to unpack zip-archive with Android.

Run Win32 Disk Imager, specify the path to img-file distribution Android and click Save.

Do not forget to specify as a device for recording the image of the correct drive letter. There should be our flash drive.

When everything is ready, start the process of recording an image on a USB flash drive using the Write button.

Cooking Windows 8 tablet

You can not just pick up and install Android on a tablet. For a start will have little pokoldovat settings sictemy home.

To begin, make sure that the tablet is turned off Secure Boot. Go to Settings -> Change PC Settings -> Update and recovery -> Recovery. Then choose Restart Now.

In the pop-up menu using the arrows select the Troubleshoot -> Advanced Options -> UEFI Firmware Settings. BIOS opens.

We find in the left side of the Security menu and set the Supervisor Password.

Next, go to the Boot -> Secure Boot and set the option to the value Disabled.

Now we press the power button to restart your tablet. Next, hold the Windows button until the picture appears on the screen. This manipulation is the fastest way to go to the BIOS screen. It can be used to make sure that as UEFI boot mode is selected.

put Android

Turn off the tablet. When switched off connect the USB-hub to USB-port of the tablet. The hub is stuck keyboard and a USB flash drive.

Now turn the plate while holding the keyboard F12.

In the menu that appears, with the help of arrows, choose our USB-stick and then follow the instructions. The installation process is a bit different from version to version of Android. In this case, placing the package android-4.2.2_r1-ia3, and the process was as follows:

• Do you want to preserve Windows and dual boot? - Y
• Do you want to resize Windows to make more space? - Y
• Enter new size in MiB for Windows: Enter for default option.
• Install GummiBoot bootloader? - Y
• Enter boot menu timeout (0 = no menu) (min = 0, max = 60, enter = 5) 15

After successful installation you should see a message:

Installation now configured. Press enter to continue

Now, if all went according to plan, with the subsequent switching of the tablet, you will see a menu with a choice of operating system you want to load.

It so happens that the operating system selection menu does not appear, and, in this case, the only way to run Android as the OS remains the F12 on the keyboard while holding the tablet is turned on.

Also, you may find that Bluetooth does not work anymore in Windows. To correct this sad fact, you need to boot into Android and its settings enable Bluetooth. Then reboot into Windows should solve the problem.

It should be understood that in addition to the risk to transform the tablet into a brick, we are dealing with unofficial Android x86-version. This means that in addition to setting up a base for further work applications (Google Play, GMail), restriction will be present at the possibility of installing only the applications that run on x86 system. Fortunately, the list of applications is constantly growing.

thanks MakeUseOf and XDA-Developers.