SteamDeckAutomatedInstall VS SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot

A better approach would be to start with a proper ISO downloaded directly from Microsoft and run a post-install script that installs any applications, drivers, and system tweaks you prefer. A similar project exists that I use and recommend for getting a fresh Windows install running on Steam Deck.

The only thing different here are some inbox apps are removed and Steam + assorted drivers are installed out of the box, all of which you can do with a community installer script and community tweaking tools.

This guide sends you to this page to install a script that installs everything you need

Based on the powershell scripts from CelesteHeartsong which are available here: https://github.com/CelesteHeartsong/SteamDeckAutomatedInstall

No. See the guide here. There is a automated install here.

I personally recommend SteamDeckAutomatedInstall post install. It automates the process of downloading and installing all the drivers and basic tools you need to get started.

I have also installed windows and have run this auto installer of all the things driver-wise: https://github.com/CelesteHeartsong/SteamDeckAutomatedInstall/releases

You can, of course. For ease of use though, you I also suggest you configure a boot loader: https://github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot

I use Clover for dual-boot (SteamOS 3.5 and Windows 10) - https://github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot (release 15.10.2023) And I noticed that SteamOS loads much slower due to Clover - ~30 seconds to even over one minute. Windows 10 starts immediately. If I boot SteamOS directly from UEFI (Vol - + power button), the system starts almost immediately.

git clone https://github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot

You may also find useful this project. It's a preconfigured Clover that can automatically reinstall itself after system upgrades. It automatically detects different OS on different drives and some OS are already preconfigured with beautiful icons. Works flawlessly for me, tested with Ventoy USB drive with multiple images and with Tails (Deck is an amazing device for anonymous Internet access!) on SDCard. The only things I adjusted were menu timeout and theme. I'm not sure if it's better or worse compared to refind.

I use SteamDeck-Clover-dualboot to manage a dual boot. Updates to either SteamOS or Windows will often mess with the boot priority, so installing this script on the SteamOS side tends to help. When one OS “takes over,” manually booting into SteamOS fixes it right up.