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The latest Snapdragon coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft UEFI Update Locks Surface Snapdragon X Devices at 50% Charge with No Rollback
A recent UEFI firmware update from Microsoft has left many Snapdragon X-powered Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices stuck at a 50% charge limit, with the user-facing toggle to disable the battery...
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...
Build 27744 Endows Windows on Arm with AVX/AVX2 Emulation, Expanding x64 App and Game Support
Microsoft's latest Canary-channel Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27744 delivers a long-awaited upgrade to Prism, the x86/x64 emulator that powers Windows on Arm. The update exposes previously...
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...
Alcantara, Windows 10 S, and a Phantom Snapdragon: The Surface Laptop Leaks That Defined Microsoft's Education Play
The laptop that landed in Twitter feeds worldwide on May 1, 2017 didn’t have a name yet. Renderings circulated by prolific leakers like WalkingCat and Evan Blass showed a sleek clamshell in four...
Windows 11 AI Update Unlocks Settings Agent and Recall, But Copilot+ Gatekeeping Stirs Debate
Microsoft’s Release Preview channel just received Build 26100.5061, a feature-packed update that brings a conversational AI agent to Settings, a redesigned Recall homepage, and AI-powered actions...
Epic's ARM Easy Anti-Cheat Officially Lands, Unlocking Fortnite on Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs and Linux
Epic Games has shipped a native ARM version of its Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) client, removing the single biggest technical barrier that has kept competitive multiplayer titles—starting with...
Xbox PC App Preview Unlocks Local Game Downloads on Arm Windows 11 Devices
Microsoft has quietly turned on local game downloads for Arm-based Windows 11 PCs in the Xbox PC app preview, ending the forced cloud-only play that has frustrated users since the first Snapdragon...
Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat Breaks the Arm Barrier, Bringing Fortnite to Snapdragon X Laptops
Epic Games has finally bridged the anti-cheat chasm that kept high-profile multiplayer titles off Windows on Arm devices, delivering an Arm-native Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) client through the Epic Online...
Microsoft Rolls Out Local Game Downloads on Arm Windows 11 PCs via Xbox App Update
Microsoft has started pushing an Xbox PC app update that lets Windows 11 Arm users download and play games locally—no cloud required. The rollout, tied to the PC Gaming Preview in the Xbox Insider...
Microsoft Breaks Cloud-Only Barrier: Xbox App Brings Local Game Downloads to Arm Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, allows Arm-based Windows 11 PCs to download and play games locally—no longer confined to cloud streaming. The...
Epic Unlocks Fortnite for Snapdragon PCs with Native Arm Anti-Cheat in EOS SDK Update
Epic Games and Qualcomm have shattered one of the most stubborn barriers holding back Windows on Arm: kernel-level anti-cheat. With a new Epic Online Services (EOS) SDK release, Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC)...