Running Windows XP On IPad: Slow But Fun

Users can now run Windows XP on iPad. (photo: x @iPadUsersUK)

JAKARTA - Apple recently changed their App Store guidelines, making a number of things that were previously impossible easy. This includes running Windows XP on the iPad. Despite running slowly, this experience has made a technology writer use his iPad more frequently.

In April, Apple revised their App Store guidelines for allowing game emulators. Nintendo emulator Delta is one of the first to take advantage of this change. This move was driven by compliance with European antitrust regulations, but Apple implemented them globally.

However, Apple later rejected the UTM SE PC emulator app, arguing that the exception only applies to console game emulators. This announcement was not well received by users or regulators, and Apple then reversed the decision and approved the emulator.

Apple does not allow apps to use JIT compilers for security reasons, meaning that the accumulated operating system can only run slowly. However, some users are not hindered by this limitation.

Windows XP on iPad

Wes David of The Verge is one of those who tried to run Windows XP on the iPad, and he said the installation process was quite simple.

"Creating a virtual machine to run Windows is very easy if you use one of the UTM pre-building machines, which you can download and customize. I downloaded this one and gave it more RAM and storage but used it like that. Then, I directed it to the file.iso Windows XP from the IDEA Drives option in the machine setting and turned it on," said David.

David said that although it was slow, it also applies to PCs with a hard disk rotating in the XP era.

"The new window takes a few seconds to open; the nested Start menu item is the same. Nothing is too slow, and I really think this is faster than the Compaq machine we had when I was a teenager," he said.

David suspects that this update factor will disappear quickly, but for now, he said he had never used his iPad more frequently than he is now.

This change in Apple's policy shows how flexibility can increase device usage creatively, even with some performance limitations. Users who enjoy past nostalgia can find excitement in reviving the experience of using Windows XP, even if it's just for fun.