About this tag
The windows arm64 tag covers discussions about native ARM64 support in Windows applications, including recent updates to ShareX and VLC. ShareX 20 introduced native ARM64 support through the Microsoft Store alongside a rebuilt image editor and AI improvements. VLC 3.0.22 and 3.0.23 added a native Windows Arm64 build for Snapdragon-powered laptops while also maintaining compatibility with older Windows versions. These threads highlight the growing ecosystem of native ARM64 software for Windows, focusing on performance and compatibility for users on ARM-based hardware. The tag is relevant for those interested in the transition to ARM64 on Windows and the availability of optimized applications.
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    GitHub Actions Windows 11 Arm Moves to VS 2026 September 21

    GitHub has made its Windows 11 Arm64 runner image with Visual Studio 2026 generally available for GitHub Actions, and projects can select it now with runs-on: windows-11-vs2026-arm. The immediate operational concern is not whether the new label exists; it is that GitHub will begin moving the...
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    Triton Gives Windows 11 ARM64 QEMU Experimental DirectX 11

    A new project called Triton has crossed a difficult boundary for Windows virtual machines: it gives a Windows guest a DirectX 11 user-mode display driver for QEMU’s VirtIO graphics path, rather than asking each game to load substitute DirectX DLLs. As first reported by Phoronix and detailed by...
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    ShareX 20 Update Brings Avalonia Image Editor, ARM64 Store Support, AI Improvements

    ShareX 20.0.2 arrived publicly on April 24, 2026, followed by 20.0.4 on May 1, bringing Windows users a rebuilt Avalonia-based Image Editor, native ARM64 support through the Microsoft Store, and a grab bag of workflow, uploader, capture, and AI-provider changes. That sounds like a routine point...
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    VLC 3.0.22/3.0.23 Adds Native Windows Arm64 Build and XP SP3 Support

    VLC’s latest maintenance release quietly rewires two very different eras of Windows: it brings a modern, native Arm build for Snapdragon-powered laptops while simultaneously polishing compatibility for relics like Windows XP Service Pack 3, all inside a single, stability-focused update that...
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    • arm native vlc media player windows arm64 windows xp compatibility
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