Are there any websites that enables my iPad to run Windows?

I would like to at least have a website that allows me to run windows have any suggestions?


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Posted on Mar 27, 2024 6:47 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2024 8:58 AM

None that I have seen. It is not a simple thing to emulate. I can't think of any web page that emulates an operating system. Even if they did, how would you run an app which requires to be loaded under that system? You would have to transfer it to the web site which would probably violate all kinds of licensing restrictions.


As I said though, there are versions of some apps online, such as the Office suite. Either that or forget about the iPad and use a computer which can run the operating system. However, even that is not as simple as it used to be unless you can find an old Intel Mac and you also happen to have a copy of Windows.

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Mar 27, 2024 8:58 AM in response to Memesarefunny12

None that I have seen. It is not a simple thing to emulate. I can't think of any web page that emulates an operating system. Even if they did, how would you run an app which requires to be loaded under that system? You would have to transfer it to the web site which would probably violate all kinds of licensing restrictions.


As I said though, there are versions of some apps online, such as the Office suite. Either that or forget about the iPad and use a computer which can run the operating system. However, even that is not as simple as it used to be unless you can find an old Intel Mac and you also happen to have a copy of Windows.

Jun 18, 2024 9:13 AM in response to PsychDoc1

PsychDoc1 wrote:

I don't know what app you can use, but YES, this can be done. I work for a healthcare organization and they use Citrix Workspace apps for the whole health system. I can log in to the Citrix workspace app on my iPad and access full desktop versions of windows through the organization, including running windows based apps through Microsoft on the platform.

Again, not sure how you can do this, but it can absolutely be done.


Accessing Windows (or other) computers using Citrix is entirely different from natively running an alternative Operating System on an iPad.


As such, it 100% impossible to run Microsoft Windows on an iPad.

Jun 18, 2024 9:30 AM in response to PsychDoc1

I am not familiar with Citrix but to me it sounds like the system isn't actually running on your iPad, Citrix is acting as a software portal to the applications running on their server. Basically like using using an Outlook account with a web browser (that I mentioned several months ago) to use Microsoft's programs running on their servers. That is not running Windows on an iPad. You are running other software which gives you access to programs running at a remote location. Similarly you can use several of Apple's office style applications from any device that has web capability. You are not running Pages or whatever on the Android, it is running on Apple's servers.


As I said, I mentioned this style of solution several months ago, but as has been stated, you are not actually running Windows on an iPad. You're basically faking it.

Jun 18, 2024 9:08 AM in response to Memesarefunny12

I don't know what app you can use, but YES, this can be done. I work for a healthcare organization and they use Citrix Workspace apps for the whole health system. I can log in to the Citrix workspace app on my iPad and access full desktop versions of windows through the organization, including running windows based apps through Microsoft on the platform.


Again, not sure how you can do this, but it can absolutely be done.

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