Microsoft has finally released official Windows 11 ISOs for Arm64 PCs, marking a significant step for the platform. The ISOs, featuring version 24H2, are available on Microsoft’s website for use on virtual machines or as clean installation media for Arm64-based PCs, including the latest Snapdragon X Copilot+ systems.

The time has finally come! After dragging its feet for years, Microsoft has finally released the first official Windows 11 ISOs for PCs with an Arm64 processor

The ISO is for the current release, Windows 11 24H2, and is an indicator the Windows-maker is taking the platform seriously. This is important, as Microsoft wants customers to take its Copilot+ PCs seriously too, and Arm's CEO, Rene Haas, recently claimed a 50 percent market share on PCs was achievable within five years.

Microsoft is finally offering a Windows 11 Arm64 ISO file to download, and it includes the latest Version 24H2 update for Arm-based PCs.

Microsoft is testing a big Windows on Arm update to let more x64 software and games run under Prism emulation on Copilot Plus PC with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite or X Plus processors. The capability comes as part of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27744, rolling out to testers in the Canary Channel.

Almost six months after PC makers delivered the first Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft made Windows 11 on Arm available for download.

You can now download Windows Arm ISOs directly from Microsoft's website. Arm64 ISOs for Windows 11 24H2 are now available for installation on physical Arm hardware. The release of Arm64 ISO offers new possibilities for running Windows on Arm on various hardware,