According to foreign media reports, an independent developer recently managed to crack a calculator that can run Windows 10 operating system, but IT is not the basic or scientific calculator we usually use. The device is actually HP’s Prime Graphing Calculator.

　　

　　Developer Ben showed people his version of Windows 10 IoT (Internet of Things) running on HP Prime graphic calculator. Microsoft Windows 10 currently has 9 independent versions, from Pro to Home to Enterprise. Windows 10 IoT (Internet of Things) is an operating system specially developed by the company for smaller devices.

　　Users can run universal Windows applications (UWP) and background processes on Windows 10 IoT, and devices such as Glas Thermostat and Raspberry Pi also use IoT Core graphic calculator. Ben said that because the screen was too small, the first boot attempt failed, and some pre-operating system errors occurred (that is, UEFI boot service has not been exited), and the error code was not seen. Ben later managed to access the Windows Boot Manager and the Windows 10 startup UI.

　　▲ Final bright screen

　　It is not clear how he installed Windows 10 on a calculator with only 256MB RAM, but more details may be shared in the next few days. However, considering that he once installed the complete Windows 10 on Windows Phone and other devices, I believe it is not difficult for him.