Windows 10: drop 32-bit support

josephsl commented 6 months ago

Stemming from nvaccess/nvda#16304:

Windows 10 is the last version to support 32-bit (x86/ARM) processors. AS NV Access is planning to compiling NVDA as a 64-bit program, prepare the way by dropping support for Windows 10 32-bit from the add-on.

Tentative schedule:

March 2024: present a warning message when trying to install the add-on on Windows 10 32-bit. Start with dev channel, then gradually move to beta and stable channels. The warning message will be in English at first.
June/July 2024 or when 64-bit NVDA beta 1 is released, whichever happens later: turn Windows 10 32-bit warning message into an error message and refuse add-on installation, starting with dev channel.
64-bit NVDA stable version is released: make the 32-bit error message available to beta channel.
Second 64-bit NVDA stable version release: present Windows 10 32-bit error message when installing stable add-on releases.
At least 60 days after second 64-bit NVDA stable version release: move to requiring 64-bit NVDA.

Thanks.

josephsl commented 5 months ago

Hi,

Slight change of plans: 32-bit Windows 10 warning will be a one-time event for stable channel users as Windows 10 support will be dropped in 2025 from the add-on anyway (end of support for Windows 10 from the add-on takes precedence over 32-bit systems warning). Also, instalaltion on 32-bit Widows 10 systems will be supported but overall feature development and testing will not just like Windows 10/11 LTSC and Server situation.

Thanks.

josephsl commented 4 months ago

Hi,

April 2024 update: no warning message at this time. No support for 32-bit Windows 10 is stil a thing - to be done in northern summer.

Thanks.

josephsl / wintenApps

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