One of the main issues with Windows on Arm so far has been its compatibility with x86-based apps and games. Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27744 features an updated Prism emulator for Arm PCs that adds support for additional CPU extensions including AVX, AVX2, BMI, FMA, and F16C. This means apps like Adobe Premiere Pro 2025 and game titles like Starfield and Helldivers 2 will now work on Arm PCs.
Windows devices with Arm chips like those equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite And X More SoCs can now run more legacy apps and game titles that don’t have native ARM64 versions.
In addition to the updated Prism emulator, the new Insider Preview Build brings a new on-screen gamepad keyboard, allowing you to navigate and type in Windows 11. This feature will be a great addition for gaming handhelds and touchscreen devices.
The rest of the changelog includes the ability to disconnect hard drives from the Settings app, improvements to the Task Manager, and other minor bug fixes.
Change log for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27744:
- We fixed the issue causing some Insiders on PCs with older NVIDIA GPUs (such as the GTX 970, Quadro K620, etc.) to experience issues with their displays getting stuck on a black screen and becoming unresponsive or seeing their GPUs error in Device Manager and working not correct.
- Fixed an underlying issue that prevented the Emoji panel and Clipboard History from opening on certain surfaces, including in the Registry Editor.
- Fixed an underlying issue that could prevent the clipboard history from displaying items you copied.
- Fixed an issue that affected Windows Sandbox performance for some Insiders after the latest updates.
- Fixed an issue that caused the dynamic refresh rate to be stuck at 60Hz on first boot.
- Fixed an issue that caused some Insiders to see a bugcheck with the error PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA starting with build 27723.
- Fixed an issue that caused the remote desktop connection (mstsc.exe) to crash during the previous flight.
- Fixed a msmpeg2vdec.dll related issue in the last few flights that caused some apps to crash.
- Fixed an issue where JPG rotation information could not be requested via APIs (e.g. via PowerShell).
- Fixed an underlying issue that sometimes caused the Get-WindowsCapability command to enter a state where it would fail unexpectedly until you restart your PC.
- Fixed an issue that prevented mica from working correctly when using a slideshow for your desktop background.
- Fixed an issue that could prevent certain apps from detecting a scanner even though one was connected.
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