# Will umbrelos work on windows 11

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/will-umbrelos-work-on-windows-11/24941>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [April 2, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/will-umbrelos-work-on-windows-11/24941 "2026-04-02T19:10:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Michael1](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Michael1)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/will-umbrelos-work-on-windows-11/24941/1 "2026-04-02T19:10:10Z")

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will umbrelos work on windows 11

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**Author:** ![Pinipon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@Pinipon88](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Pinipon88)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/will-umbrelos-work-on-windows-11/24941/2 "2026-04-04T08:46:00Z")

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Umbrel is based on Debian, so it’s a completely different OS.

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**Author:** ![sus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@sus](https://community.umbrel.com/u/sus)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/will-umbrelos-work-on-windows-11/24941/3 "2026-04-07T19:37:45Z")

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You can use/access your umbrelOS from Windows 11 using the browser or the command line. umbrelOS itself runs on your personal home server, for example an old laptop, a raspberry pi 4/5 or the umbrel home/umbrel pro hardware.

You can even run it “within” your Windows 11 using a virtual machine:

> **[Install umbrelOS on a Linux VM](https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/wiki/Install-umbrelOS-on-a-Linux-VM)**
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> An elegant home server OS. Run OpenClaw, store your files and photos, run a Bitcoin node, and do more with over 300 apps in the Umbrel App Store. - getumbrel/umbrel