Windows On Arm
The latest Windows On Arm coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
2026 Surface Pro and Laptop Prices Jump to $1,499 and $1,599 as Microsoft Goes Premium-Only
Microsoft will launch its next-generation Surface Pro and Surface Laptop in 2026 with a pricing strategy that abandons the sub-$1,000 entry point entirely. The new tablets and laptops, powered by...
Microsoft Launches Dedicated Beta Channel for Windows 11 26H1 on Next-Gen Arm PCs
{ "title": "Microsoft Launches Dedicated Beta Channel for Windows 11 26H1 on Next-Gen Arm PCs", "content": "Microsoft's Windows Insider Program took a notable turn on June 8, 2026, with the...
Isolate app or system lag first to fix HP OmniBook 5 14 slowdowns on Arm
Sluggish performance on a brand-new HP OmniBook 5 14 running Windows on Arm can sour an otherwise promising laptop experience. When the device feels more like a PowerPoint slideshow than a modern PC,...
Microsoft Opens Surface Pro 11 Preorders with Snapdragon X Elite as Copilot+ AI PCs Go Mainstream
On May 20, 2024, Microsoft opened preorders for the Surface Pro 11th Edition, its first Arm-powered flagship tablet since the Surface Pro X. The new 2-in-1 marks a pivotal shift: it runs exclusively...
Nvidia RTX Spark Petaflop AI Chip Demands Microsoft's Windows on Arm Overhaul
Nvidia has dropped a bombshell at GTC Taipei 2026, running alongside Computex from June 1 to 4, with the unveiling of RTX Spark, a new Grace Blackwell-based superchip designed explicitly for Windows...
Getac ZX80W rugged tablets ship July 2026 with fanless Qualcomm QCS6490 Arm chip.
Getac is putting Windows 11 on Arm into the hands of field engineers, utility crews, and hazmat teams. On June 3, 2026, the company announced that its ZX80 family of eight-inch rugged tablets will...
Basel-Stadt Deploys 11,000 Surface Pro 11 Arm PCs for Grades 5–9 AI Learning
On June 10, 2026, Basel-Stadt’s Department of Education announced a sweeping expansion of its school digitalization initiative, issuing 11,000 Microsoft Surface Pro 11 devices to every student in...
Surface Laptop Ultra debuts this fall with 128GB unified memory, Blackwell RTX GPU
Microsoft has pulled the wraps off the Surface Laptop Ultra, a new flagship that marries Windows on Arm efficiency with raw NVIDIA RTX graphics power. The 15-inch laptop, due this fall, packs an...
macOS 27 vs Windows 11: AI Can’t Replace a Stable Desktop
At WWDC 2026 on June 8, Apple lifted the curtain on macOS 27 Golden Gate, a release that will define the next era of Mac computing when it ships this fall. The preview centered on Apple Intelligence,...
Snapdragon X2 Gets Exclusive Windows 11 26H1 Build 28100 with AI Scheduler Tweaks
On June 8, 2026, Microsoft released not one but two Windows 11 Insider Preview builds in a single day. This isn't just another routine flight; it's a deliberate cleaving of the 26H1 development cycle...
Nvidia RTX Spark: A New Dawn for Local AI on Windows-on-Arm with 20-Core CPU and Blackwell GPU
Microsoft and Nvidia chose Computex 2026 in Taipei to jointly unveil RTX Spark, a groundbreaking Windows-on-Arm PC platform that promises to bring workstation-class local AI performance to a new...
WinUI 4, Arm PCs, on-device AI: Microsoft redefines Windows 11 at Build 2026
Microsoft kicked off its Build 2026 conference in San Francisco with a barrage of announcements that fundamentally reposition Windows 11 around native code, Arm silicon, on-device AI, and a new breed...