Anonymous sources have told ZDNet that Windows 10X is now scheduled for spring 2021. Then the operating system will be available for single screen devices. Only in the spring of 2022 will Windows 10X also be compatible with dual-screen devices.
Of ZDNet sources say that Windows 10X will be available to corporate customers and educational institutions from next spring. For business customers, Microsoft focuses mainly on employees who are in direct contact with customers. A year later, the operating system also comes to more devices, including dual-screen devices.
The site emphasizes that these are internal plans and targets; Microsoft can therefore decide to change it at any time. However, if the rumors are correct, the Surface Neo tablet appears to have been postponed until the spring of 2022. Earlier rumors were still talking about a postponement until 2021.
Then Microsoft Windows 10X unveiled last October, the tech company was still talking about a release before the end of this year. Back then it was an operating system specifically designed for dual-screen devices. However, Microsoft said a few months ago the OS also to single screen devices to bring. Because of the corona virus, we would now live in a ‘completely different world’, in which users make more use of cloud services.
ZDNet also confirms an article by Windows Central, which claims that Windows 10X will not be able to run Win32 applications after the first release. Instead, the operating system would only support UWP apps and web apps. Microsoft decided to do this according to Windows Central, as the operating system is now primarily designed for cheaper, Chromebook-like devices. Such devices would not be powerful enough to run the Win32 apps through a container.
Instead, certain Win32 apps could be streamed through Microsoft servers to the Windows 10X device. According to ZDNet, Microsoft has not specified the Win32 container, but will not be available to the operating system until 2022.
Finally, the ZDNet sources say that Microsoft wants to take development time away from Windows 10 so that these developers can focus on Windows 10X. As a result, Microsoft would only release one Windows 10 feature update per year. The company plans to schedule these updates with new features in the fall so it can release Windows 10X updates in the spring. Microsoft did not want to comment on the Windows plans to ZDNet.
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