Microsoft Introduces x64 Emulation to Windows 10 on ARM PCs

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Those of you who own a Surface Pro X or other Windows 10 on ARM device may want to check out Microsoft’s latest preview build (21277), as it introduces a feature that’s been long awaited: support for x64 apps. This is a major boon for fans of productivity software and games such as Autodesk Sketchbook and Rocket League, as these programs are available in 64-bit versions only. The new emulation capability also allows applications with both x32 and x64 support (e.g., Google Chrome) to run in 64-bit.



“When we first launched Windows 10 on ARM in late 2017, the long tail of apps customers needed were dominated by 32-bit-only x86 applications, so we focused our efforts on building an x86 emulator that could run the broad ecosystem of Windows apps seamlessly and transparently,” Microsoft...

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[Zarathustra]

I'm interested to see how this emulation performs!