It's not entirely clear, but it looks like they may be considering ending support for 32-bit systems.

https://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=239153

You can't install it on x86 OSs and there're no "FL.exe" and "FLEngine.dll" files.

 

Last edited: Sep 20, 2020

Good, get rid of that legacy shit.

 

Funny at all. They were unable to provide x64 for years, now they drop x86

 

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This installer can only be used on a 64bit version of Windows.

What exactly isn't clear about this, if I may ask?

 

32bit is dead time to drop it

 

The more funniest: dropped windows 7/8.1 support, but still no full support for windows 10. And what to do? Huhuhuh)

 

I thought we'd all moved to x64 - I mean why wouldn't you?

 

People want vintage analog x86 32bit vibes, not these x64 AI quantum computer with HD ultraprecision computing of future

 

who is still using a 32 bit system?

 

The reason I said it is not entirely clear is that they say on their site that many updates and features will be added in the future. Possibly suspending their 32-bit support is temporary and for more focusing on the new features and changes they want. Focusing on both at the same time raises mistakes.

Also I noticed they have deleted all 32-bit plugins. Stopping at once seems fairly unlikely from such a company. Maybe there is someone in their team who hates x86 and has furtively removed them that their manager still doesn't know.

 

Because some old projects have been made using 32-bit versions and deleting them means "we aren't much interested to give even a flying f..k about your projects."

This shows the importance of naming files and folders. These problems will be inevitable if they are not named intelligently from the beginning.

 

Ok, they should've announced it, I'll give you that.

 

Maybe they know that users would object to their dirty plan and wanted to do it surreptitiously. Of course, these are all possibilities.

 

and who still use FL "studio"

 

damn, i just bought 32lives .. lol

 

It's a good thing, but this was bound to happen, and not only with FL.

"Microsoft has stated that future versions of Windows 10, starting with the May 2020 Update, will no longer be available as 32-bit builds".

 

Millions of people probably..

Im pretty sure you can still open old projects

 

Except Wasp, Wasp XT and Soundfont Player will basically disappear now. You could still use them on FL x86 but if FL x86 disappears, they will too.

 

This is all of Windows 10 versions:



If you google, you would see that all of them support both x86 and x64.