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The landscape of portable PCs is about to change asWindows on Armbecomes faster than Apple.

The good news is that practically everything works.

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How do ARM-native apps differ from x86-64?

However, that shouldn’t discourage most users from using a Windows on Arm gadget.

Windows on Arm is as close to perfect as it has ever been.

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Since its release, the Surface Pro X has featured two Arm processor variants and brought support for Windows 11.

Surface Pro X SQ2 Flat

Since its release, the Surface Pro X has featured two Arm processor variants and brought support for Windows 11.

Skype running on Arm as an x64 application with webcam enabled

Windows task manager shows Skype running on Arm as an emulated x64 application with webcam and microphone support intact.

Surface Pro X printer selection on SQ1 Arm processor

Adding a wireless printer with default drivers on Windows 11 works without issue on an Arm-based Surface device.

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