While still not 100% feature complete, this port is based on the OpenJDK tip branch (16+) and can run most workloads, including SPEC SERT – after our contributions towards the new platform combination gets accepted – and all of the SPEC Java suites. For many workloads and user preferences, Windows is the OS of choice, and because of that, the Java Engineering Group moved forward with this port to support those users. With much higher energy efficiency, the use of ARM64 can drastically reduce the cost of data centers and extend the battery life of personal devices. Microsoft has seen great enthusiasm in the market and the increased adoption of ARM64 architecture on laptops, and recently on servers. Read Monica’s message to the OpenJDK mailing list.

An Early Access binary is available via our GitHub project, and developers are welcome to download and try it. The port, led by Monica Beckwith with support from Ludovic Henry and other engineers from the team and partners, has been submitted to the OpenJDK project in partnership with Red Hat. Today, our team is excited to share that it has completed the first phase of porting OpenJDK™ for Windows 10 on Arm® (AArch64) based devices, and now we are in the process of upstreaming the initial changes to the OpenJDK project.

This kicked off the beginning of our Java Engineering Group in Microsoft’s Developer Division, helping deliver on the vision of any developer, any app, and any platform. Last year Microsoft announced the acquisition of jClarity to optimize Java™ workloads on Azure.

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