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  Microsoft announced today that the expected support for 64-bit x86 emulation on Windows on ARM devices has arrived, provided you are running Build 21277. You’ll need to be part of Microsoft’s Windows Insider program to test the build. Instructions for installing the software, provided you’re a member, are available …

  Ever since Apple announced it would transition to its own ARM products, there have been questions about the long-term future of Windows support. The adoption of x86 chips and the option to install Windows helped improve the Mac’s market share after Apple adopted Intel chips in 2006. According to …

  Microsoft has announced that it will add hardware acceleration support for the Aomedia Video 1 (AV1) video codec to Windows 10 this fall. AV1 is an open, royalty-free codec intended to provide high-quality internet video at higher compression rates than those achieved by standards like H.264 and VP9. Typical …

  I’ve updated several Windows 10 PCs to Chromium Edge, including testbeds, and I haven’t run across any issues doing so — but that doesn’t mean folks haven’t been having problems. Update KB4559309 apparently caused performance slowdowns for a number of people. That’s particularly relevant because KB4559309 can’t be uninstalled …

  Android’s application ecosystem has proven to be versatile and developer-friendly after a bit of a slow start. You are free to develop an app for Android and publish it to the Play Store with Google’s restrictions, or you can distribute it yourself outside the Play Store. This has led …

  When Microsoft introduced Windows 10 2004 earlier this year, it shipped an errata that may have shortened your SSD’s longevity depending on how often you reboot your machine. The good news is that a fix is on the way and that the problem shouldn’t have caused too many problems …

In a virtual machine There are a lot of practical reasons to set up an OS like Windows 10 in a VM rather than using it as a native installation. If you have to deal with files you can’t trust, need to test multiple OS installations on the same system, …

Google Details Its Plans for Windows Apps on Chrome OS Google announced earlier this year that it plans to enable Chromebook users to run Windows apps thanks to a partnership with Parallels. Now, we have more information on how this will work. A new interview lays out the options Google considered …

How to Download and Install Windows 8.1 for Free (Updated) Update 7/31/2020:  Windows 8.1 is long outdated, but technically supported through 2023. If you need to download an ISO to reinstall the full version of the operating system, you can download one from Microsoft here. If you are still using …

Microsoft Working to Sunset Windows Control Panel Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to sunset the Windows Control Panel by moving its functions over to the Settings app, just as the company announced on July 1. Build 20161, which also debuts an updated Start Menu, moves the System applet to …