Windows 10 on ARM: S versus Pro, emulation and 64-bit app support Microsoft says that the new Windows on ARM PCs give you the "familiar Windows experience".

Windows 10 for ARM will support 64-bit x64 apps through emulation Windows Insiders can start testing the emulator in November.

The emulator is designed to address a key limitation to Arm-powered Windows devices, which can’t natively run 64-bit Windows apps originally designed for Intel’s and AMD’s x86 architecture.

Microsoft released a Windows Insider preview that allows Windows on Arm laptops like thenSurface Pro X to run the popular 64-bit X86 apps that all modern PCs can.

Currently, Windows 10 on ARM devices can only run x86 32-bit Windows applications through an emulator. Now Microsoft is expanding the support to x86 64-bit apps.

WINE can also work with external x86-on-Arm emulators such as FEX to run 32 and 64-bit Windows binaries on pure 64-bit Arm OSes. The developers have updated WINE 10's display support in multiple ...

The emulator is designed to address a key limitation to Arm-powered Windows devices, which can’t natively run 64-bit Windows apps originally designed for Intel’s and AMD’s x86 architecture.

Currently, Windows 10 on ARM devices can only run x86 32-bit Windows applications through an emulator. Now Microsoft is expanding the support to x86 64-bit apps.

Still, the company warns that the new emulator for 64-bit Windows apps may not work with every program. So expect a hit-or-miss experience.