The recently released Windows 11 build 25905 contains an important change for those using Windows PCs with ARM processors: the OS no longer supports arm32 UWP applications. Here is what that means.
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This week's edition of Microsoft Weekly is full of interesting news related to lots of Windows 11 2022 Update bugs, some more details on third-party Widgets, and a bunch of app updates.
The latest driver pack and UEFI update for the original Surface Duo enable all sorts of wireless connections on the dual-screen smartphones from Microsoft running Windows 10 or Windows 11.
It's been a relatively slow week due to the holidays in the U.S., but there are still notable news items you might want to catch up on including a complaint against Microsoft in the EU.
Microsoft has announced that x64 emulation is not coming to Windows 10 on ARM anymore, and that customers will need a Windows 11 on ARM machine. The reasoning behind this move hasn't been detailed.
Microsoft has confirmed that running Windows 11 on M1 Macs using virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop is not supported. So if you run into an issue, Microsoft's isn't responsible.
Alongside an announcement of its next-generation Compute Platform, Qualcomm also announced that Chromium and Firefox will be coming to Windows on ARM soon, running natively instead of via emulation.
During a Mixer broadcast that was held by the Windows Insider team today, Joe Belfiore stopped in to answer some questions, and explained why full Windows on ARM isn't coming to existing devices.
Been dying to see Windows RT in action? Nvidia has just posted a video up on YouTube that shows off the new platform and the power of its Tegra 3 processor which can power Windows RT.YR5Xh_1U35s
Microsoft's massive blog post this week describing Windows 8 on ARM-based processors is by far the most information it has revealed about its plans for the other version of the operating system.