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Here’s why Microsoft pushes AMD64 specific updates to Intel PCs
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Published onApril 26, 2021
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Back in 2019 a lot ofWindows 10users have noticed that Windows 10 v1903 includes AMD64 software updates even though they have anIntel based system.
BecauseInteland AMD are different manufacturers and also competitors, this raised some eyebrows. Here’s how one userdescribed it:
Microsoft Windows Professional 10 was using a64 bitintel chip was downloading only AMD64updates.[…] have to reboot into safe mode and remove the contents of the directory every time the delay ticker is met to stop a 16 hour update cycle with a 52% install and the a forced return to the previous version as theupdateis trying to apply AMD code to my windows installation on anIntel64bit processor.
And here’s a screenshot of the original OP:
Although this could seem a big problem that affects a lot of people, you don’t have to worry about it.
AMD64 update is applicable to Intel based systems
If you saw the same thing on your PC, you have to understand that AMD owns the 64-bit architecture and the AMD64 updates are applicable to AMD and Intel-based systems alike, as another savvy user confirms:
AMD invented and owns the 64bit architecture, so even if your system isIntelbased, as long as it is 64bit, thatupdatewill be applicable.
AMD64 is a generic name for an instruction set used by AMD andIntel. It doesn’t affect one or the other in any way because it’s used for64-bit processors, regarding the manufacturer of the CPU.
So if you were having the same dilemma, don’t worry about it and just leave theupdaterun its course. Everything is how it’s supposed to be and theupdate should take place without any issues.
If you encounter any problems similar to the user above, they are most likelycaused by something elseand surely not from the AMD64 update.
OneDrive is getting the 64-treatment as well
Two years after the release, anupdateto the Microsoft 365 roadmap stated that,
OneDrive is now available as a 64-bit install for AMD64-based devices.
Thanks to the 2019 AMD64 update, you don’t have to worry if you want to install the new OneDrive on an Intel PC, since they will now work.
If you have any more questions, feel free to reach for the comments section below.
More about the topics:amd,intel,windows 10 updates
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, with a complete expertise in touch-based devices, he is constantly keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest!
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Coming from a solid background in PC building and software development, he’s a Windows 11 Privacy & Security expert.
