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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...
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    Windows 11 26H1 Rumored for Snapdragon X2 Elite on Arm Laptops

    Microsoft appears to be preparing an intermediary Windows 11 release — version 26H1 — that will arrive early next year but only on a narrow class of new Arm-based laptops powered by Qualcomm’s freshly announced Snapdragon X2 family, according to reporting that surfaced this week. The report says...
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    Windows on Arm AVX Emulation unlocks Copilot+ gaming with Prism

    Microsoft’s long‑promised fix for running legacy PC games and x86 apps on Arm‑based Copilot+ laptops has finally landed in a monthly cumulative patch — and for many users the change could be the difference between a shelfbound novelty and a genuinely useful Windows alternative. The October...
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    Windows on Arm: Prism Emulator Now Emulates AVX and AVX2 for x64 Apps

    Microsoft’s long-running bet on Arm for mainstream Windows PCs just took its most consequential compatibility step yet: the Prism emulator in Windows 11 has been updated to advertise and emulate key x86-64 CPU extensions — most notably AVX and AVX2 — so many games and heavyweight creative apps...
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    Windows 11 WinRE Input Break After KB5066835 Patch

    Microsoft’s October cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5066835) created an urgent problem for many users and IT teams by rendering the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) non‑interactive: after installing the update, USB keyboards and mice stopped responding inside WinRE while continuing to...
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    Windows 11 KB5066835 Breaks L Connect 3 UI - Quick Rollback Guide

    Lian Li owners reporting a disappearing L‑Connect 3 UI after Patch Tuesday’s October cumulative (KB5066835) now have a practical — if temporary — workaround: pause Windows Update, remove KB5066835, and reboot. Background / Overview Microsoft shipped the October 14, 2025 cumulative update for...
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    Surface Pro 11 OLED Snapdragon X Elite: the ultimate portable work and creative 2 in 1

    Microsoft’s Surface Pro 11 has quietly become the easiest product to recommend when someone asks for a single device that can handle serious work, creative play, and comfortable travel — and the OLED-equipped Snapdragon X Elite configuration is the reason why. Background: why this moment matters...
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    Surface Pro Copilot+ OLED 13 Inch: Snapdragon X Elite AI Tablet Deals

    Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro Copilot+ PC has landed in the conversation as both a hardware statement and a pricing headline this week, with deal write-ups claiming the 13-inch OLED Snapdragon X Elite model (16 GB RAM / 256 GB SSD) has been discounted to roughly $899 during Amazon’s Prime Big...
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    Surface Pro 11 Review: ARM Power, OLED Display, and 2-in-1 Flexibility

    Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 still feels like the most sensible Swiss Army knife in Microsoft's hardware shed: a powerful tablet that will happily masquerade as a laptop when you need it, and an excellent drawing surface when you want it. The flagship 13-inch model—available with Qualcomm's...
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    Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: Arm Windows PCs Target Premium Laptops

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 announcement isn’t a modest refresh — it’s a full-throttle attempt to reposition Arm-based Windows PCs as contenders in the premium laptop and creator workstation markets, with jaw-dropping headline numbers (up to 18 cores, a record 5.0 GHz boost, an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU...
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    Microsoft Surface Pro 12 inch India Pre orders Copilot+ 2 in 1 with Free Keyboard

    Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12-inch has arrived in India as a compact, Copilot+‑capable 2‑in‑1 and—for a limited time—comes with a free Surface Pro Keyboard when pre‑ordered, positioning Microsoft squarely in the premium tablet market ahead of the festive buying season. Overview Microsoft has opened...
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    Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme: Local AI, 18‑core CPU for Windows PCs

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon X2 Elite promise to rewrite the rules for Windows laptops by delivering a dramatic mix of raw single‑thread speed, expanded multi‑core throughput, and a leap in on‑device AI that aims to make Copilot+ and other agentic workflows truly local...
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    Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite: Windows on Arm Reaches Premium Tier

    Qualcomm’s claim that the Snapdragon X2 Elite family delivers “the fastest and most efficient processors for Windows” is ambitious—and the company backed it with numbers that, on paper, reshape the argument for Windows on Arm: a 3 nm‑class process node, up to 18 CPU cores in top bins, a...
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    Snapdragon X2 Elite for Windows on Arm: 5.0 GHz, 80 TOPS NPU, 18 cores

    Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Elite family promises to rewrite the rules for Windows on ARM by delivering dramatically higher clock speeds, an 18‑core top bin, and an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU — claims that put Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme squarely into contention with Apple’s...
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    Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: Windows on ARM Aims to Rival M4 Macs

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme doesn’t just promise a step forward for Windows on ARM — it promises a potential leap that could finally make a high‑end Windows laptop a credible, everyday alternative to Apple’s M‑series machines for creators, data scientists, and power users. The...
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    Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme: Arm Windows PCs Arrive in 2026

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite family arrived swinging: the company revealed two next‑generation Arm PC chips — the Snapdragon X2 Elite and the flagship Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme — promising significantly higher single‑thread clocks, a much larger core count option, a beefed‑up Adreno GPU, and...
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    Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: ARM Windows Laptops Challenge the M4

    Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 family promises to reshape the premium Windows laptop market by pushing ARM-based silicon into territory long dominated by Apple’s M-series and high-end x86 chips — and on paper the company’s flagship, the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, looks built to do exactly that...
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    Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: A Bold Leap for Windows on ARM

    Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 family — led by the new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and the slightly scaled X2 Elite — marks a deliberate, high-stakes push to make Windows-on-ARM a first-choice platform for premium laptops, creators, and enterprise Copilot+ devices by combining higher single‑thread...
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    Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Aims to Rival Apple Silicon in Windows Laptops

    Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 family — and especially the flagship Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme — marks the most aggressive push yet by an ARM vendor into the premium Windows laptop market, promising a combination of blistering peak clocks, a vastly larger on‑device NPU, and memory and GPU...
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    Arm Powered Copilot+ PCs: 90% Native Apps, Prism Emulation, Windows 10 Migration

    Microsoft’s latest push to move Windows 10 users onto new Copilot+ PCs has a fresh twist: Arm silicon is front and center. The company’s messaging now leans heavily into claims that the Arm ecosystem is mature — most apps people use today run natively on Arm — and positions Arm-powered Copilot+...
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