Microsoft has a brand new version of Windows 10: Windows 10X. The company’s new version of its operating system has been in the news for a while, and we are finally getting our first official look at the new version of Windows 10.
Windows 10X is built for the next generation of PCs. Microsoft says Windows 10X is designed for dual-screen and folding-screen PCs. That essentially means that Windows 10X will offer a modified interface that suits the needs of dual-screen and folding-screen devices, much like Microsoft’s upcoming dual-screen Centaurus device. The new OS is essentially the Windows 10 you know, but with modifications that make it work well on these new types of devices.
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That’s not the only difference, though. Windows 10X is a stripped-down version of Windows 10, meaning it’s built to run modern applications instead of the classic Win32 apps. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to run your classic apps, though — when you open up a Win32 app in Windows 10X, it will run that app within a container, which will also offer an added level of security. The performance of these apps running within a container won’t be as good as running them in the traditional way, though. So yes, Windows 10X is basically what Microsoft tried with Windows 10 S, but better. The new version of Windows 10 is expected to launch with Windows 10 20H2, which should arrive in late 2020.
dontbeevil
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I'm gonna love to use all the UWPs on this device, like the latest adobe fresco, and don't forget to follow the UWP sessions at MS ignite twitter.com/gcaughey/status/1179080387491971078</span></p>
Thom77
<p>Wasn't the whole point of the creation of Windows 10 was to have one operating system where everyone was using the same thing at the same time on the same update and to put all this compartmentilization to rest?</p><p><br></p><p>This article (excellent by the way) reminds me of all the great videos on youtube that try to explain away how horrible the Last Jedi was by predicting really creative theories about how everything will make sense in the third installment … when the truth is that the people coming up with the theories put WAY MORE EFFORT and was way more competent at story telling … the Disney was.</p><p><br></p><p>I think your giving way too much credit to Microsoft, Thurott. I think your analysis makes sense if Microsoft … wasn't Microsoft.</p><p><br></p><p>Windows 10 S was the warning sign that the decision makers in Microsoft not only had no clue what they were doing … but more importantly, werent even remotely learning from the past.</p><p><br></p><p>At this point Occams Razor points to the reality that Microsoft is throwing mud at the wall in hope that something will stick.</p><p><br></p>