Intros x64 emulation for Windows on Arm – but only on Windows 11
Microsoft has officially released the Windows 10 November 2021 Update, and revealed that the OS will henceforth only be upgraded once a year. Redmond has also made life hard for those who like to emulate x64 apps on Windows 10 for Arm. What a day. The November 2021 Windows 10 Update was unveiled in July 2021 and offers… not much. Headline features are improved Wi-Fi security, allowing Windows Subsystem for Linux to use GPUs, and more elegant passwordless deployment of Windows devices. Redmond’s announcement of the 21H2 update doesn’t even bother detailing any new features, because there’s bigger news: there won’t be another major Windows 10 update for a year. «We will transition to a new Windows 10 release cadence to align with the Windows 11 cadence, targeting annual feature update releases,» wrote John Cable, Microsoft’s veep for Program Management, Windows Servicing and Delivery. Windows 10 has previously offered twice-yearly upgrades. When Microsoft announced that cadence, in 2017, the software biz explained it by stating: «We’ve also heard our customers want more predictability and simplicity from this update servicing model to help make deployments and updates of Microsoft products easier.» The 2017 post also promised to keep seeking customer feedback on ways to ease deployment.
