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Surface Pro X can't run Desktop app (GoogleDrive)

Anonymous
2021-08-14T13:48:37+00:00

Hello I have recently bought Surface Pro X and iam finding difficult to install Google Drive Desktop App.It couldn't install and fails during installation.I got to know this device needs emulator x64 to run such app ... When MS release this Build/patches??? Is there is any alternative to run Drive app on Same machine??? Iam finding difficult to work on it..

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-08-14T21:46:24+00:00

    Thank you for posting your inquiry here in Microsoft Community, MahiRane.

    We are sorry to hear that there are errors running the GoogleDrive app on your Surface Pro X. Yes, that is right, the Surface Pro X is a Windows 10 ARM based device. 64-bit (x64) apps would need emulation support to run. Without 64-bit emulation, only 64-bit (ARM64), 32-bit (ARM32) or 32-bit (x86) (using x86 emulation) apps/drives will run on the device. The 64-bit emulation will be coming soon in Preview via the Windows Insider program.

    For more details, please check this Surface Pro X article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface-pro-arm-app-performance

    Based on the GoogleDrive installation requirements, the current accepted Windows system is from Windows 7 and up. We also suggest to reach out to the Google support and see if there are workarounds for Windows 10 ARM devices.

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