Windows 11’s x86 emulator just got a big upgrade
Windows 11 PCs with Arm processors are getting a big upgrade for Insiders today. Microsoft is now rolling out build 27744 in the Canary channel, and it comes with a major upgrade to the Prism emulator that allows x86-based apps to run on Arm devices, opening support to a wider range of apps that may not have worked on these devices before. The Prism emulator gets an upgrade on Windows 11
Microsoft introduced the Prism emulator with Windows 11 version 24H2, and it was a linchpin in enabling the new wave of Windows on Arm PCs to be better than ever. However, it still faced some limitations, as certain apps just failed to run on the new chips. The examples weren’t all that common, but still, it meant that an Arm PC still couldn’t be a full replacement for a traditional computer for everyone.
This new build of Windows 11 introduces a major upgrade to the Prism emulator that enables support for additional CPU extensions in its emulated x86 processor.
