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ARM64 now has x64 emulation #2172

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Microsoft has released x64 emulation for ARM64 in preview builds.
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2020/12/10/introducing-x64-emulation-in-preview-for-windows-10-on-arm-pcs-to-the-windows-insider-program/

Thus, it is no longer always correct for Get-OSArchitectureWidth to always return 32 bit on an ARM64 system.

As of 0.10.14+, ARM64 architecture will automatically select 32bit width as
there is an emulator for 32 bit and there are no current plans by Microsoft to
ship 64 bit x86 emulation for ARM64. For more details, see
https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1800#issuecomment-484293844.

Previous issue: #1800

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