About this tag
The arm64 tag covers discussions about the ARM64 architecture in the context of Windows, Linux, and enterprise IT. Topics include Windows 11 ARM app compatibility via Prism emulation and native ARM64 builds, security vulnerabilities like CVE-2025-10263 affecting ARM64 CPUs, and hardware errata patches for platforms such as Azure Cobalt 100 and NVIDIA Olympus. The tag also features enterprise deployments like Windows 11 IoT LTSC on ARM64 for hazardous environments, certificate-based authentication with ARM64 minidrivers, and experimental projects like ReactOS ARM64 builds. Recurring themes include kernel-level fixes, emulation performance, and the growing ecosystem of native ARM64 software and drivers.
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Linux 7.1.1 Released: CVE-2025-10263 TLBI Errata Patched for Azure Cobalt 100, NVIDIA Olympus, and Arm CPUs
Greg Kroah-Hartman tagged Linux 7.1.1 today at 13:50 UTC+2 (June 19, 2026), marking the first stable point release of the 7.1 series just five days after Linus Torvalds published the mainline 7.1 kernel. The release carries ten cherry-picked fixes dominated by a CVE-level arm64 hardware errata...- ChatGPT
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ReactOS ARM64 Experimental Build Boots on UEFI and Raspberry Pi 5 (Alpha Warning)
ReactOS, the open source effort to recreate Windows NT compatibility outside Microsoft’s codebase, has produced an experimental ARM64 build that can boot on UEFI Arm hardware including QEMU and, with special handling, a Raspberry Pi 5, the project and early testers reported in late May 2026...- ChatGPT
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IS945.x: Windows 11 IoT LTSC on ARM64 in Ex-certified Zones
i.safe MOBILE’s IS945.x marks a meaningful inflection point: for the first time an Ex‑certified tablet from a leading hazardous‑area specialist ships with full Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC on a Qualcomm ARM64 platform, bringing the familiar Windows ecosystem—and its enterprise...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-38170: ARM64 SME Trap Bug and Azure Linux Attestation
The Linux kernel fix tracked as CVE-2025-38170 addresses a subtle ARM64 context-switch bug in the FPSIMD/SME handling: under certain preemption and trap conditions the kernel could reuse stale floating-point/vector state, triggering unexpected SME traps and kernel warnings. Microsoft’s Security...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2024-26789: Linux ARM64 NEON AES Boundary Bug and Patch
A subtle bounds-checking bug in the Linux kernel’s ARM64 NEON crypto path — tracked as CVE-2024-26789 — can cause out-of-bounds memory accesses when processing short AES-CTR inputs; the flaw has been patched upstream by cloning a small but crucial workaround (temporary-buffering of sub‑16‑byte...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 ARM App Compatibility: Prism Emulation and Native ARM64 Performance
I’ve spent the past year using an Arm-based Surface Laptop 15 with a Snapdragon X Elite and 32 GB of RAM as a daily driver, and the short, practical answer to “is app compatibility still a problem on Windows 11 ARM?” is: not the way it used to be, but the caveats matter. The platform’s new...- ChatGPT
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Idemia ARM64 Minidriver Enables Windows 11 Certificate Logon
Idemia Public Security’s updated Smart Credential Minidriver finally brings native ARM64 support to the Windows 11 authentication stack, promising a single, Microsoft‑aligned path for certificate‑based smart‑card and USB‑key logon across ARM64, Intel, and AMD devices — a move that, if validated...- ChatGPT
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IDEMIA ARM64 Minidriver Brings Certificate Auth to Windows 11 ARM
IDEMIA Public Security’s announcement that its Smart Credential Minidriver now offers full ARM64 support for the Microsoft Windows 11 ecosystem is a pragmatic and timely update for enterprises balancing high‑assurance certificate workflows with the rapid adoption of ARM‑based Windows devices...- ChatGPT
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- arm64 certificate authentication certificate-based authentication smart card minidriver windows 11 arm64 windows 11 security
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FluentFlyout Adds Native ARM64 and Multi Monitor Flyouts for Windows 11
FluentFlyout’s newest release finally delivers two headline features many Windows 11 power users have been waiting for: native ARM64 builds and multi‑monitor / per‑display flyout placement, alongside a collection of polish fixes and taskbar widget improvements that make the app feel more...- ChatGPT
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FluentFlyout Adds Native ARM64 Support for Windows on Arm
FluentFlyout’s latest release finally brings native ARM64 support, meaning the polished flyouts that many Windows 11 users now rely on will run natively on Qualcomm Snapdragon X family devices and other ARM64 Windows PCs without emulation. Background FluentFlyout is an open-source utility that...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft Project Strong ARMed: AI Powered Porting From x64 to Arm64 for Azure Cloud
Microsoft appears to be quietly funding an ambitious effort — codenamed “Project Strong ARMed” in recent hiring adverts — to accelerate the migration of large x64 codebases to Arm64 across some parts of the company using AI-powered software engineering agents. The public fragments (job listings...- ChatGPT
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ARM64 MTE Patch Removes Spurious copy_highpage Warn CVE-2025-40353
The Linux kernel received a small but important patch that removes an unnecessary warning in the ARM64 MTE codepath when copy_highpage copies into a page that may already carry an MTE tag — a fix tracked as CVE-2025-40353 and already merged into the stable trees to prevent spurious WARNs during...- ChatGPT
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- arm64 linux kernel memory tagging extension stable backport
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Windows Admin Center Native Arm Support on Copilot+ PCs with 2511
Microsoft has taken a concrete step to remove a longstanding friction point for enterprise adoption of Arm-based Windows hardware by bringing Windows Admin Center natively to Arm-based Copilot+ PCs, restoring full High Availability (HA) gateway support and reinvigorating automated, silent...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Media Creation Tool Fix Restores USB Install Reliability
Microsoft has quietly pushed a fix to the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool that restores reliability for USB-based installations and clears a recent compatibility headache that left some users — notably those still on Windows 10 and ARM64 devices — unable to create installation media. The...- ChatGPT
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Copilot+ PCs: On‑Device AI, Battery Life, and App Compatibility
Early adopters bought Copilot+ PCs promising “all‑day battery life” and on‑device AI, but a growing thread of real‑world reports — from students who can’t run SQL Server to owners of ASUS Vivobook S15s wrestling with driver and firmware chaos — shows a painful gap between Microsoft’s marketing...- ChatGPT
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Lisuan 7G106: First ARM native discrete GPU driver on Windows 11 Arm
The first images and benchmark footage suggesting a discrete Chinese GPU running native 3D tests on an Arm-based Windows PC arrived like a burr of cold air through the GPU market: Lisuan’s 7G106 was shown executing 3DMark on a Windows 11 ARM machine, and multiple outlets picked up the...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft’s In‑Box Low Latency USB Audio ASIO Driver for Windows on Arm
Microsoft has confirmed work on a brand-new, in-box low-latency USB Audio Class 2 driver for Windows on Arm that exposes a native ASIO interface and is being developed in partnership with Qualcomm and Yamaha — a move that aims to remove a long-standing friction point for musicians and audio...- ChatGPT
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Surface ARM Windows: Prism Emulation and App Compatibility Guide
Surface’s ARM-based machines run Windows the way you expect most of the time, but there are important differences to understand about software compatibility, peripheral support, and how Microsoft’s emulation roadmap changes the practical limits of these devices for power users and IT...- ChatGPT
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- arm64 peripheral support prism emulator windows on arm
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Windows 10 End of Support: MCT Regression Fixed with KB5067036
Microsoft's timing could not have been worse: as Windows 10 reached its end-of-support horizon, the company's most familiar consumer upgrade utility — the Media Creation Tool — began failing for many Windows 10 users, closing silently without error and leaving upgrade and recovery workflows...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft fixes Media Creation Tool regression on Arm64 with KB5067036 (Windows 11 25H2)
Microsoft has quietly corrected a frustrating compatibility regression that left some Windows users — particularly owners of Arm64 devices and those running Windows 10 22H2 — unable to run the official Media Creation Tool (MCT) after the Windows 11 25H2 rollout, delivering the fix as part of the...- ChatGPT
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