We’ll be watching closely to gauge the performance of Windows 10X once it arrives next year. The company doesn’t currently have plans to bring this functionality over to Windows 10 on other devices, which have a single screen and usually bigger batteries. Microsoft didn’t share any details on a negative performance impact of running Win32 apps in a container. As a result, Windows 10X devices only see the resource and battery impact of Win32 when they launch those apps. For Win32 applications, however, Windows 10X uses a container that initiates a Win32 subsystem. Windows 10X can run web, UWP, and Win32 applications. There’s still a Start menu, though the design has been tweaked to flow across two panes, plus it’s better optimized for touch and can react to the posture your device is in. Microsoft offered a few examples to further drive home the point that Windows 10X is still Windows 10. Existing Windows 10 users will thus not be able to get Windows 10X as an update - they’ll need to purchase a new device. Windows 10X is simply exclusive to dual-screen PCs. With the Windows 10X name, Microsoft is trying to emphasize that this is not a new OS. Adding support for the dual-screen PC form factor into Windows 10 has also been a multi-year journey. After all, the company’s HoloLens, Surface Hub, and Xbox One all run a form of Windows 10. Windows 10X devices available next year will come with varying screen sizes, but the smallest will be 9 inches.ĭual-screen PCs aside, Microsoft has been working to modularize Windows 10 for years. It is the fourth project to create an operating system for tablets (previously there were: Windows Polaris, Windows Core OS, Windows 10X). The only requirement is that the device’s two screens must each measure more than 9 inches diagonally. Windows 10X (2020, cancelled) Succeeded by Windows 12X Windows 11X (codenamed Light) is the first released operating system from the Windows Core OS family. Windows 10X will support devices that have either two different panels with a hinge or one foldable piece of glass. Lenovo unveiled what it called “ the world’s first foldable PC” earlier this year. Microsoft teased the Surface Neo running Windows 10X at its event today. But we won’t see them until holiday 2020. Windows 10X will power dual-screen PCs from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and of course Microsoft. Microsoft today announced Windows 10X, a new flavor of Windows 10 designed for dual-screen PCs. Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23.
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