Category: windows 10x

Microsoft shifts the focus on Windows 10X to single-screen devices

[ad_1] Dual-screen computers are coming, but maybe not as soon as Microsoft first thought. The company originally planned to launch Windows 10X alongside new hardware — the Surface Neo — this holiday season. However, rumors from last month suggested that the forked version of the OS — which was being designed specifically for phones, tablets […]

Microsoft’s Build conference will be a ‘digital’ online-only event for 2020

[ad_1] Microsoft’s big event for developers in Seattle is traditionally where it shows off a lot of things that also impact us as consumers using Windows, Office or its other products, but this year it will be an exclusively virtual one. The company revealed in a statement to The Verge that “…we will deliver our […]

Microsoft gets the ball rolling on Surface Duo apps

[ad_1] People who want to write apps for the Surface Neo and Windows 10X will have to wait a while longer. Microsoft is planning to offer a pre-release version of the relevant Windows developer kit “in the coming weeks” through its usual Insider previews, with a 10X-ready emulator and programming interfaces appearing on February 11th. […]

Microsoft updates developers on designing apps for dual-screens

[ad_1] As 2020 draws closer, we’re also slowly nearing the debut of dual-screen devices from Microsoft and others. Now that the Surface Duo and Surface Neo have been revealed, the company’s next step is to help developers get their software ready for the new devices. While deeper details will have to wait until early next […]

Windows 10X leak reveals a mix of desktop and mobile interfaces

[ad_1] The otherwise familiar taskbar will include at least one icon for recently launched apps (akin to iPadOS), while the quick settings have two stages of detail (like what you might get from Android’s status bar). And when you wake your machine, you’ll go straight to authentication instead of a lock “curtain.” The documents also […]

Windows 10X will power dual-screen PCs from Microsoft, Dell, and more

[ad_1] Take a look at Windows 10X. #MicrosoftEvent @windows @carmenzlateff pic.twitter.com/8FsIspI5ld — Microsoft Surface (@surface) October 2, 2019 As Microsoft describes it, Windows 10X is a more modularized version of the OS, which gives the company much more control over how it performs. For example, the subsystem for Win32 apps, which is always running on […]