Microsoft Surface Pro X
13", Microsoft SQ1, 8 GB, 256 GB
Question about Microsoft Surface Pro X
If I understand correctly, the device works with Windows 10 32bit. A special ARM version. But now Microsoft has announced that it will no longer deliver function updates for the 32-bit version of Windows from version 2005 (20.05) onwards. Hmm....could this possibly be a stillbirth as far as updates after the end of 2021 are concerned?
The Surface pro X itself runs a 64-bit operating system. So neither the computer nor the operating system running on it are affected by the announcement.
The 64-bit restrictions on the Surface pro X result from the ARM technology of the processor, due to which X86 programs currently have to be emulated. This is currently only possible for 32-bit programs. Whether 64-bit programmes will also be supported later is questionable in my view. Microsoft is currently advertising that more and more programmers are offering Arm-64 apps. This sounds like a wait-and-see approach. For normal use, this is not tragic (antivirus software preinstalled with the now quite good Defender / Photoshop can be easily replaced with the free online alternative Photopea for simple editing / CAD applications on a tablet probably don't make sense anyway).
I myself also use a Surface pro X with great satisfaction.