---
 docs/about/build-platforms.rst  |  2 ++
 docs/about/removed-features.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
index f2a7aec56ff..8fd7da140a3 100644
--- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
+++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ unprivileged accounts can create symlinks if Developer Mode is enabled.
 When Developer Mode is not available/enabled, the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege
 privilege is required, or the process must be run as an administrator.
 
+Only 64-bit Windows is supported.
+
 .. _Homebrew: https://brew.sh/
 .. _MacPorts: https://www.macports.org/
 .. _MSYS2: https://www.msys2.org/
diff --git a/docs/about/removed-features.rst b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
index 54081a6c196..417a0e4fa1d 100644
--- a/docs/about/removed-features.rst
+++ b/docs/about/removed-features.rst
@@ -659,6 +659,21 @@ This command didn't produce any output already. Removed with no replacement.
 The ``singlestep`` command has been replaced by the ``one-insn-per-tb``
 command, which has the same behaviour but a less misleading name.
 
+Host Architectures
+------------------
+
+System emulation on 32-bit Windows hosts (removed in 9.0)
+'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+Windows 11 has no support for 32-bit host installs, and Windows 10 did
+not support new 32-bit installs, only upgrades. 32-bit Windows support
+has now been dropped by the MSYS2 project. QEMU also is deprecating
+and dropping support for 32-bit x86 host deployments in
+general. 32-bit Windows is therefore no longer a supported host for
+QEMU.  Since all recent x86 hardware from the past >10 years is
+capable of the 64-bit x86 extensions, a corresponding 64-bit OS should
+be used instead.
+
 Guest Emulator ISAs
 -------------------
 
-- 
2.34.1

On 20/02/2024 18.44, Peter Maydell wrote:
> ---
>   docs/about/build-platforms.rst  |  2 ++
>   docs/about/removed-features.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++
>   2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
> index f2a7aec56ff..8fd7da140a3 100644
> --- a/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
> +++ b/docs/about/build-platforms.rst
> @@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ unprivileged accounts can create symlinks if Developer Mode is enabled.
>   When Developer Mode is not available/enabled, the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege
>   privilege is required, or the process must be run as an administrator.
>   
> +Only 64-bit Windows is supported.
...


Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>

On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 05:44:10PM +0000, Peter Maydell wrote:
> ---
>  docs/about/build-platforms.rst  |  2 ++
>  docs/about/removed-features.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>


With regards,
Daniel
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Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org> writes:

> ---
>  docs/about/build-platforms.rst  |  2 ++
>  docs/about/removed-features.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>

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Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro