P: LrC Windows 11 on ARM (in emulation mode)

[Sunny UK]

With a slew of new laptops (including MS Surface Pro 11) being built on the ARM Snapdragon platform, does anyone know categorically whether it is possible to install and run Lightroom Classic on Window-on-ARM in emulation mode?

According to the system requirements (https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/system-requirements.html) it needs an Intel or AMD processor.

However, I've found this analysis (paid for by Microsoft) of the performance of the new Surface: https://signal65.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/NewSurfaceLaptop2024_Signal65LabInsights.pdf . On page 24, there is an assessment of the performance of LrC running in emulation mode on the Surface 11. That suggests that it is possible.

If this needs to be raised as a feature request, can anyone point me in the direction of how I should do that?

[Ian Lyons]

I don't have an answer to your question and doubt that other users will have either. That being said, I'm sure that it will shortly generate significant interest.

I've moved your post to the 'Ideas' forum.

[johnrellis]

Lightroom Classic (Intel) does run on Windows 11 (ARM).  I've run LRC (Intel) in a Windows 11 (ARM) virtual machine in a Parallels / Mac / Apple Silicon (ARM) host for over a year.  It's not super speedy (mainly because the Parallels / Mac host doesn't provide the Windows virtual machines with access to the GPU), but it's fast enough for me to thoroughly test my LR plugins on Windows and help answer questions here in the forums.

See here for details:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/can-t-install-classic-in-parallels-on-m...