Windows on Arm adds more than 7,000 verified applications before the arrival of RTX Spark

NVIDIA has shown its new features during this Gamescom held in Cologne, Germany. Among them we find the possibility of run anti-cheat software on your RTX Spark platforma platform that will presumably be launched this year and that will be ideal for Artificial Intelligence or games. For this, good compatibility of the software designed for x86 is also necessary, and that it works correctly on this Windows on Arm that the RTX Spark will carryalthough Microsoft has already confirmed that there are more than 7,000 applications that work correctly.

More than 7,000 apps run on Windows on Arm

Microsoft does not specifically refer to there being 7,000 applications that work on RTX Sparkbut are tested and verified to work well in the Windows on Arm. This also includes the future RTX Spark, since NVIDIA uses this architecture for the processor included in these laptops and soon miniPCs.

Among the 7,000 applications of different categories There are also some games. Microsoft has expanded the list including new software productivity, development, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, security and entertainment.

WPS Office, Power BI and Discord reach the list of verified applications

Among the added applications is WPS Office, Microsoft Power BI or Proton Drive within the productivity category. For creativity and entertainment, some well-known ones have been added such as Discord, Affinity by Canva, Inkscape, MAGIX VEGAS Pro or Proton Mail. There is also news for the development category where it has been added Arduino IDE, DBeaver, MathWorks MATLAB, etc.

Windows on Arm uses emulation to run more apps

But not all of these applications have to be native for ArmMicrosoft has tested and verified that they work correctly, either natively for Arm or with emulation via Prism. You can find the complete list of applications on the website Windows on Arm.