Also, some third-party antivirus software can't be installed. Games won't run on the Surface Pro X if they use OpenGL greater than 1.1 or if they rely on 'anti-cheat' drivers not made for ARM. There are a couple additional limitations you should know about ARM-based devices like the Surface Pro X beyond their inability to run 64-bit (圆4) apps. Other limitations: Gaming, anti-virus and Fax and Scan If not, you won't be able to run them on the Surface Pro X.

To determine whether the Surface Pro X is right for you, your best bet is to go through the list of apps that you frequently use and see if they are in the Microsoft Store or if there is a 32-bit version available.

Generally, the apps only offered in 64-bit are demanding legacy programs. For example, within the Adobe Suite, Premiere Pro CS5 and After Effects CS5 are 64-bit only while the other apps natively run in 32-bit. We've also had all sorts of trouble running benchmarks on these devices. In our own experience, we found that 1Password wouldn't work correctly on the ARM-based HP Envy x2 and that the 32-bit version of Chrome ran rather slowly.

What the Surface Pro X can't run are 64-bit apps without a version built specifically for ARM. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, WhatsApp desktop and Slack for Windows are just a few programs with 32-bit options. That's because most developers offer 32-bit versions of apps along with their full 64-bit versions. It will have all the same tools and interfaces when you first boot it up and even run most, if not all, of your apps. What does this mean for you? To start, the Surface Pro X will act like any other Intel-powered Windows 10 tablet.

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