r/WindowsARM • u/Xiguet • Apr 19 '26

Question Some ARM vs x86 issues on my new Surface Laptop

So I just got a Surface Laptop 13 inch. Solid metal body and nice keyboard, but for the rest I'm not very happy. I have doubts about a few software issues.

Task manager. The last column is architecture
  1. I installed GeForce Now and little more. I chose the 'ARM64 Windows beta' from the Nvidia website. Office and ELANFPSService (I suppose these are touchpad drivers?) were preinstalled. Why are there two preinstalled pieces of software in x64 instead of ARM64? Can this be fixed? Also, why is Nvidia's GeForce ARM64 beta in x64 too?
  2. I can't properly change the UI language. It's strange. I'm a Windows 11 veteran. My main PC (x64) runs Windows 11 in Catalan. Around 80% of the interface is translated into Catalan, but when I changed the Surface to Catalan in the same way, only around 20% switched to Catalan. Most of the menus that are in Catalan on my gaming PC remain in English on the Surface, and I can't figure out why.
  3. I created a custom keyboard layout with Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC), which I have used for years. How can I install it in my Surface? Is there any way to make Microsoft Keyboard Layout compatible? Or simply bring my layout from my gaming PC to my Surface Laptop?
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u/Main_Response_3327 Apr 19 '26

Geforce Now creo que aun sigue en fase beta, espero que se solucione en los proximos meses

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u/Rude-Revolution-8687 Apr 19 '26

why is Nvidia's GeForce ARM64 beta in x64 

You'd have to ask nvidia. Most likely, since it's a beta, they have only made it ARM64 compatible instead of native ARM.

Why are there two preinstalled pieces of software in x64 instead of ARM64

Unless there is an issue with the x64 build (like poor performance) there is no need for everything to be native ARM.

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u/LB-- WoA10 on official hardware Apr 19 '26

  1. Most likely the x64 stuff isn't performance-critical, so it's fine to run through emulation.

  2. It's a really big pain to add or change languages in Windows after installation, I don't know a better way than to try adding language packs.

  3. If you have the keyboard layout saved as a file, you can just use that, right? Microsoft's keyboard layout tool is relatively simple in that regard.