Windows® 11 IoT Enterprise on ARM

In addition to the already known Windows® 10 IoT Enterprise on ARM, Windows 11 IoT Enterprise 2024 on ARM is now available. Through the intensive collaboration between Microsoft and hardware suppliers, Windows IoT on Arm is an attractive product that offers the advantages of ARM CPUs in terms of smaller footprint, lower power consumption and lower cost without compromising Windows application compatibility or graphics capabilities.

One new feature is Arm64EC (“Emulation Compatible”). Arm64EC is a new application binary interface (ABI) for apps running on ARM devices with Windows 11. It is a Windows 11 feature, requiring the use of the Windows 11 SDK, and is not available on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise on ARM.

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise on ARM now adds the ability to run unmodified x64 Windows apps on Arm devices. This is a big change compared to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise on ARM. The ability to run x86 & x64 apps on ARM devices provides confidence to OEMs, that the majority of their existing apps & tools will run well even on new ARM-powered devices.

For the best performance, responsiveness, and battery life, OEMs should use ARM-native Windows apps, which means that developers will need to build or port ARM-native Windows apps.

More information can be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/overview