#Windows on Arm

Microsoft is making strides to expand Windows on Arm by introducing advanced emulation capabilities that could soon bring a wider variety of x64 software and popular games to Arm-powered PCs. This enhancement, which comes with the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27744, is now available for testers in the Canary Channel and specifically aims to boost software compatibility on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors. The update focuses on Microsoft's new "Prism" emulator, which aims to make it easier for more complex, high-performance applications to run smoothly on Arm-based systems, even if they don't have native ARM64 versions. Microsoft hopes that with Prism, x64 games like Starfield and Helldivers 2—which use AVX2 for complex graphics and physics simulations—will work seamlessly on Arm-based devices. The new emulation could help bridge compatibility gaps that have held back Windows on Arm devices, enabling them to run more Windows applications and potentially becoming viable options for serious gamers and professionals. For example, Adobe Premiere Pro 25, initially blocked from running on Arm, now operates on Arm-powered PCs under limited-use testing while Adobe continues developing a native ARM64 version. Similarly, Adobe Photoshop and popular streaming and browsing apps like Hulu and Chrome are already fully compatible with Windows on Arm. Read more in our articles including "Microsoft's New Emulator Could Bring More Games and Apps to Windows on Arm Devices" and "Gaming Handheld Price List in the Philippines (2026)".