Windows on ARM

Overview

We are now seeing Windows computers running on ARM processors. This holds gives us the possibility for cooler running, high-performance machines with great battery life.

Drawing tablets compatibility with Windows on ARM

Windows on ARM devices require special ARM compatible tablet drivers. Below you'll see the current state of tablet drivers support for Windows on ARM.

As of 2025/02/12:

  • Xencelabs (ARM support available)

    • Separate ARM driver available since version 1.3.4-75 (released on 2024/09/27)

      • NOTE: For Xencelabs the ARM driver is a separate download

    • I have tested this driver on an Windows 11 ARM PC and can confirm it works.

  • Wacom (ARM support available)

    • ARM support is available since driver version 6.4.9-2 (released on 2025/02/12)

    • I have tested this driver on an Windows 11 ARM PC and can confirm it works.

  • XP-Pen (ARM support available)

    • ARM support is available starting with driver version 4.0.6.241211 (released on 2025/01/14)

    • I have tested this driver on an Windows 11 ARM PC and can confirm it works.

  • Huion (ARM support in progress)

    • Huion is actively working on an ARM driver.

    • It is not available for download yet.

Older Windows ARM devices

Microsoft previously released versions of the Surface Pro with using the SQ1 and SQ2 ARM processors. Interestingly, the new Windows improvements for ARM processors seem to be improving performance on these old devices.

See this reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/1czcxoc/windows_11_24h2_update_made_my_arm_tablet_faster/

Native ARM applications

Your best performance will be with those apps that are built for ARM.

Go to https://armrepo.ver.lt/ for a list of apps that are available with native ARM support.

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