You will need a USB stick with at least 2 GB of storage in FAT-32 format
Download this Android image: nougatx8620160902.iso.bz2
Unzip the file with 7zip, or a similar program
Connect the USB stick to your computer
Open the program Rufus. It will detect the connected USB drive. In the dialog box, choose "ISO Image" and press the next button to find the picture in the folder just decompress
Now click on 'Start' to flash Android x86 to the USB memory
Once you've finished, restart your computer
When it loads again, enter the BIOS or UEFI and choose to boot from USB memory
Split screen Android-x86 Nougat. / © AndroidPIT
Final thoughts on Android-x86
As I mentioned above, there is a problem with how the internet works, but you can try most of the functions and new features that come with Android Nougat. It's in beta, so some niggles are to be expected. If you want a true desktop Android experience, I recommend trying the free Marshmallow Remix OS, described below.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Remix OS
Remix OS is a very stable and highly productive desktop version of Android. It draws from the Android-x86 project to but provides several extra features to make it, from my point of view, the best experience of Android on desktop.
The free download is available for 32-bit and 64-bit systems and the installation is simple.
Remix OS is the best way to experience Android on desktop. / © AndroidPIT
How to install Remix OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow
You will need a USB stick with at least 8 GB of available storage space formatted in FAT-32. You could also use a disk partition, if you prefer
Download the 32 or 64-bit Remix OS image depending on the processor of your computer
Unzip the file with 7zip, or a similar program
Inside the unzipped folder you will find instructions, an md5sum file to verify that the image is intact, the image with the .iso extension and an executable installation file
Connect the USB stick to your computer and then double-click the executable installation file
When the installation program opens search the .iso image, select the icon which refers to USB memory and click OK
When it's done, your computer will reboot
Start your computer in the BIOS or UEFI and choose the boot from the USB Remix OS to launch the Android system
Remix OS provides a unique Android experience. / © AndroidPIT
Final thoughts on Remix OS
In early 2016, I was testing the first beta for OS Remix and it worked quite well. This version, however, is far more stable, it's clearly a project which has undergone a lot of hard work. Incidentally, the founder of the Android-x86 project now works on Remix OS. It's a full desktop experience where the Android OS perfectly adapted to a big screen and mouse. Check it out.
Android emulators for PC
Remix OS Player
Another way to get the large-screen Android experience is to use an emulator. One of the best, and the only running with Marshmallow, is Remix OS Player. This is a version of OS Remix mounted on a virtual machine to run directly in a Windows environment.
You only need to download Remix OS Player, unzip it and run the RemixOSPlayer.exe file located in the folder. At first, it will prompt you to set up a few things and takes a few minutes to boot. To use the mouse emulator window press Ctrl + Alt.
On the right, you have several options and a menu where you can change aspects of the emulation like battery status, location, network signal and save screenshots. To move files from the system to the emulation simply drag .
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