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Microsoft Website Suggests Windows 10X Will Come to Traditional Laptops

Despite Microsoft keeping quiet on Windows 10X, new information shows the variant was developed for “clamshells and foldables”.

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Earlier this month at its Surface hardware event, announced , a specialized version of its platform. Specifically, this new flavor of Windows is a modular variant that works with the upcoming dual-screened Surface Neo. However, some expected details about Windows 10X did not emerge.

It was widely expected the variant would be available on other devices. Developed as Windows Core OS (WCOS) and also known as Santorini or Windows Lite, the modular nature of Windows 10X allows it to function across different form factors. In other words, it could work on a dual-screened or a regular laptop.

Microsoft watcher WalkingCat has posted a link to a Microsoft website (password locked, Santorini.os.azurewebsites.net). Fellow Twitter user Boris later posted what that website shows. Perhaps the most interesting piece of information shows that Microsoft indeed developed Windows 10X for “both clamshells and foldables”.

This seems to confirm Microsoft has eventual plans to bring the platform to normal laptop forms. You may remember this is part of the point behind the development of Santorini. Microsoft wants it to be the Windows alternative to Google's Chrome OS and related Chromebooks.

Development

It is likely we will have to wait until OEMs start manufacturing devices with Windows 10X before seeing how the platform will be used. We guess companies building more affordable may decide to bake in 10X over the normal Windows 10 SKU.

Boris also posted other information from behind the link (the website has since been removed by Microsoft):

  • The Start Menu experience on 10X will be called the “Launcher”. We are interested to see if this will look similar to the company's Microsoft Launcher for Android devices.
  • Microsoft's recent Windows Search overall will be the focus of the 10X UI.

Last Updated on April 9, 2020 12:04 pm CEST by Luke Jones

Luke Jones
Luke Jones
Luke has been writing about all things tech for more than five years. He is following Microsoft closely to bring you the latest news about Windows, Office, Azure, Skype, HoloLens and all the rest of their products.

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