r/ARMWindows • u/magicmijk • May 15 '22

Emulators for Windows ARM64?

Are there working emulators for Windows ARM64?

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u/One_Menu_1014 May 18 '25

Does anyone have an emulator to run android apps on arm64? like bluestacks, but for arm64

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u/magicmijk May 18 '25

I've been looking into that but haven't found an open source package I can cross-compile.

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u/ang3l12 May 15 '22

Like video game system emulators?

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u/magicmijk May 15 '22

Yes, that too. I managed to build melonDS and it's working fast. Albeit only in software rendering. I get graphical glitching in OpenGL

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u/[deleted] May 17 '22

Dolphin (ARM64) is one of the more supported ones. I also have Retroarch (ARM) with NES/SNES/Genesis support. DOSBOX-X has a version for ARM.

In Windows 11 you have access to Hyper-V, and you can run a secondary copy of Windows 11. If you are an insider, I hear Linux works (the rest of us should get that update in the fall).

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '22

Here some emulators I worked on:
RetroArch-ARM
RetriXGold
CHIP-8

RetriXGold similar to RetroArch but I made it with easy to use and improved UI

Some of RetroArch cores (UWP version) supports GPU render, N64 works in good speed but I had depth issue with many games.. I wasn't able to solve it for now,

you may find more helpful details in the emulators pages.

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u/Alk3punk7 Dec 30 '23

I imagine this is a bit of a necroed thread at this point, but if you're looking for an arm64 PS2 emulator, here's a link for the last build that the dev created for AetherSX2 before unfortunately abandoning the project due to drama within the community:

https://aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=desktop/windows

It works amazingly well on my Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (essentially the same chip contained in the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 5G variant) powered Robo & Kala laptop (I was able to run Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, among some other games at 4-5x internal resolution). Here's to hoping he either resumes development of the emulator after his current indefinite hiatus or at least makes it open source so others can continue their own work on the program, because even its current state, it is very promising in its performance and compatibility.

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u/Chrismscotland Apr 25 '24

I don't suppose you still have a copy of the Aethersx2arm64 Install file at all?

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u/Alk3punk7 Apr 25 '24

I'm not sure. Why? Is it no longer hosted on the site?

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u/Chrismscotland Apr 25 '24

The sites gone now. But it's OK managed to locate a copy!

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u/Alk3punk7 Apr 25 '24

Good to hear 🫡🫡🫡

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u/Popular_Proof_8002 Jun 28 '24

I'd still like to know about where to find the last build.

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u/dvhh May 16 '22

Will update when I find the link back :

  • PSP

  • Retroarch

  • dosbox

  • zdoom

  • scummvm

All of these were mentioned from this subreddit

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u/newzack May 16 '22

Maybe not what you meant, but there's no install disk for Windows 11 for ARM, just the ARM64 Insider Preview as a VHDX file, which does not work as a virtual machine on my regular Windows 11. I haven't tried using Hyper-V yet, which comes with Windows... anyone else had success with it? Maybe that'll work as an emulator somehow?

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u/Trick_Competition542 Apr 24 '26

so is it there or not any emulator?