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The latest Arm64 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft’s Azure Linux 3.0 Lands as Default AKS Node OS with Kernel 6.6 and ARM64 Support
Azure Linux 3.0 has arrived, and it’s not just a version bump. Microsoft’s in-house, open-source Linux distribution—originally born as CBL-Mariner—has become the default node operating system...
VBS Is Now a Windows Hotpatch Requirement: Your Scale-Out Playbook
Microsoft has tied the future of update servicing to a deeper security infrastructure: Virtualization-based Security (VBS) must be enabled for Windows devices to receive hotpatch updates. This change...
Microsoft Ties Restartless Patches to VBS: Enterprises Face Hard Choices
Microsoft has drawn a hard line in the sand for Windows patch management: no Virtualization-based Security (VBS), no hotpatching. The message, delivered through technical documentation and Intune...
The IT Pro's Guide to Enabling VBS at Scale for Windows 11 Hotpatching Without Reboots
Microsoft’s move to let organizations apply security fixes without forcing a reboot—the long-anticipated hotpatch capability for Windows 11—has a hard prerequisite that catches many IT teams...
Xbox PC App Insider Preview Unlocks Local Game Installs on Arm Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has pushed a long-awaited update to the Xbox PC app for Windows Insiders, finally allowing Arm-based Windows 11 devices to download and run PC games locally rather than being tethered...
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 Windows 10 PCs: The Q4 2017 Launch That Redefined Always-Connected Computing
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf delivered a clear message to investors in April 2017: the first ARM-based Windows 10 PCs would launch in the fourth quarter. The statement, made during the company's Q2...
Microsoft Opens Xbox App to Arm PCs for Local Game Installs; StreamMind AI Hits 100 FPS in the Lab
Windows 11 on Arm devices can now download and install Xbox games locally, a shift from the cloud-only past that promises lower latency and offline play for compatible titles. The change arrives via...
Xbox App Preview Brings Native Game Installs to Windows on Arm Laptops
Microsoft has quietly turned a long-awaited key in its Windows on Arm gaming story: a new Insider preview of the Xbox PC app now allows select Arm-based Windows 11 devices to download and run...
KB5064071 Brings Freeform Selection to Click to Do and Window Recording to Snipping Tool
Microsoft this week pushed cumulative update KB5064071 to both Dev and Beta channels of the Windows Insider Program, delivering a set of refined features and fixes that include new selection modes...
Microsoft Enables Local Xbox Game Installs on Arm Windows 11 with Prism, Auto SR, and Anti-Cheat Ports
Microsoft has taken a decisive step toward making Arm-based Windows 11 PCs viable for local PC gaming, rolling out a staged update to the Xbox PC app that lets users download and run compatible games...
Windows 11 Dev Build Unveils Snipping Tool Window Recorder and Copilot Click to Do Upgrades
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5751 to the Dev Channel on August 15, a cumulative update packed with subtle UI refinements, new Copilot-powered Click to Do selection modes,...
VirtualBox 7.2 Lands Native Windows 11 on Arm Support and NVMe for All
VirtualBox 7.2.0, released today, shatters a long-standing barrier by letting users run Windows 11 Arm virtual machines directly on Arm-based hosts—whether that host is a Windows on Arm laptop, a...