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IME the only major app limitations are games. All the browsers now have a native ARM version. It's possible to get ARM Emacs, R, Visual Studio etc. Most other s
by goosedragons 2y ago
IME the only major app limitations are games. All the browsers now have a native ARM version. It's possible to get ARM Emacs, R, Visual Studio etc. Most other stuff works fine over compatibility. I have run into one program that would not install because it hard-codes a check for x64. It wasn't anything major and I cant even recall what it was though.
I have heard about issues with printer drivers but I don't have a printer or any other devices that don't just use some generic driver.
- canucker2016 2y agoMicrosoft released an update to their Prism x64 emulator for ARM, see https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/6/24289844/microsoft-windows-on-arm-emulator-prism-update https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/6/24289844/microsoft-window... With this update, Microsoft’s emulator will open up support for 64-bit x86 software to use processor extensions like AVX, AVX2, BMI, FMA, and F16C. However, it says 32-bit software still won’t be able to detect the new emulator support, so some programs still might have trouble. Supporting newer-than-MMX-SIMD CPU instructions may help some games run on ARM now.