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Windows on ARM Gains Native 64-Bit Application Support

posted by martyb on Saturday November 17 2018, @02:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the ARM-ageddon? dept.

takyon writes:

Microsoft opens the door to better Windows on ARM apps

Microsoft is removing one of the big limitations of Windows on ARM this week by allowing developers to create 64-bit ARM (ARM64) apps. Developers will be able to recompile existing win32 or Universal Windows Apps to run natively on Windows 10 on ARM hardware. That means 64-bit app performance should get a lot better, as long as developers take the time to recompile.

Microsoft is now relying on developers to use its tools to improve its Windows on ARM efforts. That's a situation the software giant has found itself in before, relying on developers to create Universal Windows Apps for Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows Phone apps for a variety of new touch-based hardware. It's hard to say whether 64-bit app support will really help move Windows on ARM into the mainstream, but it's certainly laying the ground work for a bigger push by Microsoft.

Also at TechRadar.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 18 2018, @04:39PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 18 2018, @04:39PM (#763534)

    It will be able to run Linux downloaded through the Windows Store.