Windows 10X: RTM in December, Full Launch in Spring 2021

Windows 10X is Microsoft’s ambitious operating system supposed to power the dual-screen push in the PC market, and after being announced with much fanfare in the fall of 2019, this new product was supposed to go live this year on the very first models using this new form factor. However, this didn’t happen, and it’s believed it was all caused by various problems that Microsoft itself came across during the development phase. Microsoft itself confirmed earlier this year that the Windows 10X plans changed, so instead of bringing this operating system to dual-screen devices, the priority right now is to get it ready for single-screen experiences. What this means is that Windows 10X will first ship on traditional laptops and only then on dual-screen computers, with people familiar with the matter explaining that the whole thing would get to go-ahead at some point in 2022. “With Windows 10X, we designed for flexibility, and that flexibility has enabled us to pivot our ...