Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 arrives bringing masses of improvements to Linux

What’s new in Wine 11.0

WoW64

• The new WoW64 mode that was first launched as experimental function in Wine 9.0 is taken into account absolutely supported, and primarily has function parity with the previous WoW64 mode.

• 16-bit purposes are supported within the new WoW64 mode.

• It’s potential to drive an previous WoW64 set up to run in new WoW64 mode by setting the variable WINEARCH=wow64. This requires the prefix to have been created as 64-bit (the default).

• Pure 32-bit prefixes created with WINEARCH=win32 are deprecated, and will not be supported in new WoW64 mode.

• The wine64 loader binary is eliminated, in favor of a single wine loader that selects the right mode primarily based on the binary being executed. For binaries which have each 32-bit and 64-bit variations put in, it defaults to 64-bit. The 32-bit model can then be launched with an express path, e.g. wine c:home windowssyswow64notepad.exe.

Synchronization / Threading

• The NTSync Linux kernel module is used when out there, to enhance the efficiency of synchronization primitives. The wanted kernel module is shipped with the Linux kernel ranging from model 6.14.

• Thread precedence adjustments are carried out on Linux and macOS. On Linux, that is constrained by the system good restrict, and present distributions require some configuration to vary the great exhausting restrict to a unfavourable worth (within the -19,-1 vary, the place -5 is often sufficient, and something decrease just isn’t beneficial). See man limits.conf(5) for extra info.

• NTDLL synchronization limitations are carried out.

• On macOS, the %gs register is swapped within the syscall dispatcher. This avoids conflicts between the Home windows TEB and the macOS thread descriptor.

Kernel

• NT Reparse Factors are carried out, with help for the mount level and symlink kinds of reparse factors.

• Write Watches reap the benefits of userfaultfd on Linux if out there, to keep away from the price of dealing with web page faults in person house.

• NT system calls use the identical syscall numbering as current Home windows, to help purposes that hardcode syscall numbers.

• On ARM64, there may be help for simulating a 4K web page measurement on prime of bigger host pages (usually 16K or 64K). This works for easy purposes, however as a result of it isn’t potential to utterly cover the variations, extra demanding purposes might not work appropriately. Utilizing a 4K-page kernel is strongly beneficial.

Graphics

• The OSMesa dependency is eliminated, and OpenGL bitmap rendering is carried out with the {hardware} accelerated OpenGL runtime.

• The EGL OpenGL backend is prolonged, and utilized by default on the X11 platform. The GLX backend is deprecated however stays out there, and is used as fallback if EGL is not out there. It can be compelled by setting the worth UseEGL=N within the HKCUSoftwareWineX11 Driver registry key.

• The VK_KHR_external_memory_win32, VK_KHR_external_semaphore_win32, VK_KHR_external_fence_win32, VK_KHR_win32_keyed_mutex extensions and the associated D3DKMT APIs are carried out.

• In new WoW64 mode, OpenGL buffers are mapped to 32-bit reminiscence house utilizing Vulkan extensions if out there.

• Entrance buffer OpenGL rendering is emulated for platforms that do not help it natively.

• OpenGL context sharing implementation in wglShareLists is improved.

• The Vulkan API model 1.4.335 is supported.

• Picture metadata dealing with is healthier supported in WindowsCodecs.

• Many extra conversions between varied pixel codecs are supported in WindowsCodecs.

Desktop integration

• X11 Window Supervisor integration is improved: window activation requests are despatched to the Window Supervisor, and the EWMH protocol is used to maintain the X11 and the Win32 lively home windows constant.

• Unique fullscreen mode is supported, and D3D fullscreen mode is improved, particularly enhancing older DDraw video games.

• Formed and color-keyed home windows are supported within the experimental Wayland driver.

• Efficiency of a number of windowing-related features is improved, utilizing shared reminiscence for communication between processes.

• Clipboard help is carried out within the Wayland driver.

• Enter Strategies are supported within the Wayland driver.

Direct3D

• {Hardware} decoding of H.264 video by means of Direct3D 11 video APIs is carried out over Vulkan Video. Observe that the Vulkan renderer have to be used. As in earlier Wine variations, the Vulkan renderer can be utilized by setting renderer to vulkan utilizing the Direct3D registry key or WINE_D3D_CONFIG atmosphere variable.

• Direct3D 11 sampler minimal/most discount filtering is carried out if GL_ARB_texture_filter_minmax is offered (when utilizing the GL renderer) or VK_EXT_sampler_filter_minmax (when utilizing the Vulkan renderer).

• The next legacy Direct3D options are carried out for the Vulkan renderer:

  • Level measurement management.
  • Level sprite management.
  • Vertex mixing.
  • Fastened-function bump mapping.
  • Colour keying in attracts.
  • Flat shading.
  • Alpha take a look at.
  • Person clip planes.
  • A number of useful resource codecs.

  Moreover, the bundled copy of vkd3d-shader consists of many enhancements for Shader Mannequin 1, 2, and three shaders, together with notably help for Shader Mannequin 1 pixel shaders and fundamental Shader Mannequin 1 texturing. The Vulkan renderer just isn’t but at parity with the GL renderer, and is due to this fact not but the default.

Direct3D helper libraries

• D3DXSaveSurfaceToFileInMemory is reimplemented for PNG, JPEG and BMP information, enabling help for codecs and different edge circumstances not supported by WindowsCodecs. It additionally helps saving surfaces to TARGA information.

• D3DX 11 texture loading features are carried out, utilizing code shared with earlier D3DX variations.

• Field filtering is supported in all variations.

• D3DXSaveTextureToFileInMemory helps saving textures to DDS information.

• D3DX 9 helps studying 1-bit, 2-bit, and 4-bit listed pixel codecs, in addition to the CxV8U8 format.

• D3DX 10 and 11 help compressing and decompressing BC4 and BC5 codecs.

• D3DX 10 and 11 help producing mipmap ranges whereas loading textures.

• ID3DXEffect::SetRawValue() is partially carried out.

• ID3DXSkinInfo::UpdateSkinnedMesh() is carried out.

Enter / HID units

• Compatibility with extra Joystick units is improved by means of the hidraw backend. Per-vendor and per-device registry choices can be found to selectively choose into the hidraw backend.

• Drive suggestions help is improved, with elevated compatibility for joysticks and driving wheels, and higher efficiency.

• Higher help for gamepads within the Home windows.Gaming.Enter API and with the evdev backend when SDL just isn’t out there or disabled.

• There’s a configuration tab for the Home windows.Gaming.Enter API within the Recreation Controllers Management Panel applet.

• DirectInput compatibility with older video games that use motion maps and system semantics is improved.

• Extra system enumeration APIs from Home windows.Gadgets.Enumeration and cfgmgr32 are carried out.

Bluetooth

• The Bluetooth driver helps scanning and configuring host system discoverability, with some fundamental help for pairing through each the API and a wizard. At this level, that is solely supported on Linux methods utilizing BlueZ.

• Bluetooth radios and units (each basic and low-energy) are seen to Home windows purposes.

• Functions could make low-level RFCOMM connections to distant units utilizing winsock APIs.

• There may be preliminary help for Bluetooth Low Vitality (BLE) Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) providers and traits, making them seen by means of the Win32 BLE APIs.

Scanner help

• DAT_IMAGENATIVEXFER is supported.

• Scanner choice and configuration are saved within the registry.

• TWAIN 2.0 API for scanning is carried out, which permits scanning to work in 64-bit purposes.

• Multi-page and Computerized Doc Feed scans are supported.

• There’s a person interface displaying scanning progress and error messages.

• The scanner person interface not blocks the appliance utilizing it.

• Home windows-native scanner drivers could be loaded in the event that they’re put in in Wine.

Multimedia

• The Multimedia Streaming library implements a customized allocator for DirectDraw streams, decreasing the variety of buffer copies required for filters which help a downstream customized allocator.

• Dynamic format change is supported within the DMO Wrapper, AVI Decoder, and GStreamer-based demuxer and rework filters.

• GStreamer-based demuxer filters help the Indeo 5.0 codec.

• The DirectSound Renderer filter extra correctly indicators end-of-stream. Beforehand end-of-stream may very well be signaled too early, clipping the top of an audio stream.

• The ASF Reader filter helps in search of.

• The AVI Decoder filter helps nontrivial supply and vacation spot rectangles.

DirectMusic

• SoundFont(SF2) helps extra options:

  • Parsing of preset, instrument and default modulators.
  • Layering help required for a lot of SF2 devices.
  • Reuse of downloaded waves and zero-copy entry pattern knowledge to forestall out-of-memory errors.
  • Instrument normalization.

• The Synthesizer is improved:

  • The latency clock is derived from the grasp clock to repair uneven playback in sure tracks.
  • Voice shutdown is instantaneous and the synth higher handles channel strain occasions and LFO connections.
  • Setting the quantity is supported and is routinely completed when making a synth or including a port.

• The DX7 model of the Fashion type is supported.

• Cache administration enhancements within the loader.

• Extra MIDI meta occasions are supported.

Mono / .NET / WinRT

• XNA4 purposes run primarily based on SDL3, and render utilizing the brand new SDL_GPU API by default.

• A textual content structure engine supporting System.Home windows.Paperwork APIs is added to WPF (Home windows Presentation Framework).

• Theming works in Home windows Varieties.

• WinRT metadata information could be generated by widl, and there may be an preliminary implementation of the loader lessons.

• WinRT C++ exceptions are supported.

Internationalization

• Locale knowledge is generated from the Unicode CLDR database model 48. The next further locales are supported: bqi-IR, bua-RU, cop-EG, ht-HT, kek-GT, lzz-TR, mww-Hmnp-US, oka-CA, pi-Latn-GB, pms-IT, sgs-LT, suz-Deva-NP, and suz-Sunu-NP,

• Unicode character tables are primarily based on model 17.0.0 of the Unicode Normal.

• The timezone knowledge is predicated on model 2025a of the IANA timezone database.

Web and networking

• MSHTML exposes DOM attributes as correct DOM nodes in standards-compliant mode.

• JavaScript typed arrays are supported.

• The MSHTML objects DOMParser, XDomainRequest and msCrypto are carried out.

• Ping is carried out for ICMPv6.

Databases

• MSADO helps writing adjustments to the database.

• A lot of the MSADO Recordset features are carried out.

• ODBC remaps Unicode strings to help ANSI-only Win32 drivers.

Debugging

• The PDB file loader in DbgHelp is reimplemented, to help giant information (> 4G), quicker loading, and use fewer reminiscence assets.

• NT system calls could be traced with WINEDEBUG=syscall. In contrast to WINEDEBUG=relay, that is clear to the appliance, and avoids breaking purposes that hook system name entry factors.

• It’s potential to generate each DWARF and PDB debug info in a single construct.

Builtin purposes

• The Audio tab of WineCfg permits configuring the default MIDI system.

• The Command Immediate device cmd can create reparse factors with mklink /j, and show them in listing listings.

• The Command Immediate device cmd helps extra advanced directions, and file identify auto completion in interactive immediate.

• The Console Internet hosting utility conhost helps F1 and F3 keys for historical past retrieval.

• The timeout utility is carried out.

• The discover device helps choices /c (show match depend) and /i (case insensitive matches).

• The whoami device helps output format specifiers.

• There’s a fundamental implementation of the subst command

• There may be an preliminary implementation of the runas device.

Miscellaneous

• Frequent Controls model 5 and model 6 are absolutely separated DLLs, and v6-only options are faraway from the v5 DLL for higher compatibility.

• The PBKDF2 key derivation algorithm is supported in BCrypt.

• The well-known shell folders UserProgramFiles, AccountPictures and Screenshots are supported.

Improvement instruments

• The IDL compiler can generate Home windows Runtime metadata information (.winmd) with the --winmd choice

• The winedump device helps dumping MUI assets, syscall numbers, embedded NE modules, and huge PDB information (>4G).

• The wine/unixlib.h header is put in as a part of the event bundle, as a primary step in direction of supporting use of the Unixlib interface in third-party modules. That is nonetheless a piece in progress.

Construct infrastructure

• The X11-derived install-sh script is reimplemented in C, to allow putting in a number of information in a single program invocation. This quickens the file copying section of make set up by an order of magnitude.

• Compiler exceptions are used to implement __try/__except blocks when constructing with Clang for 64-bit MSVC targets.

• The WineHQ Gitlab CI helps ARM64 builds.

Bundled libraries

• The LLVM Compiler-RT runtime library model 8.0.1 is bundled, and used when constructing modules in MSVC mode.

• The TomCrypt library model 1.18.2 is bundled and used to implement cryptographic primitives within the RsaEnh and BCrypt modules.

• Vkd3d is up to date to the upstream launch 1.18.

• Faudio is up to date to the upstream launch 25.12.

• FluidSynth is up to date to the upstream launch 2.4.2.

• LCMS2 is up to date to the upstream launch 2.17.

• LibMPG123 is up to date to the upstream launch 1.33.0.

• LibPng is up to date to the upstream launch 1.6.51.

• LibTiff is up to date to the upstream launch 4.7.1.

• LibXml2 is up to date to the upstream launch 2.12.10.

• LibXslt is up to date to the upstream launch 1.1.43.

Exterior dependencies