Microsoft officially revealed yesterday that it is developing x64 application simulation support for Windows on ARM. Currently, Windows on ARM devices such as Surface Pro X can only run native 32-bit and 64-bit ARM applications, as well as 32-bit x86 applications . But most desktop applications have been transferred to 64-bit x86, and many applications have stopped supporting their 32-bit versions.
This makes it impossible for devices like Surface Pro X to use a large number of applications, but Microsoft’s new x64 emulator means that all Windows applications will be able to run on ARM-based Windows devices. The new x64 emulation support will begin rolling out to Windows Insider testers in November and should be provided in a wider operating system update next year.
Microsoft confirmed this support in a blog today and also revealed that Microsoft Edge will be improved to be faster on ARM devices and use less power. The native Microsoft Teams client will also be launched on Windows on ARM, and Visual Studio Code has also been updated and optimized for ARM-based devices.
Naijatechnews learned that Microsoft yesterday updated the Surface Pro X tablet equipped with Arm processor, equipped with SQ2 processor, which is likely to be based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G.
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