Microsoft spokespeople are confirming plans to bring some of Windows 10X’s innovations and features over to the existing version of Windows 10 as the company moves to refocus investment in the Windows operating system. Windows 10 and Windows 10X will co-exist side-by-side on PCs next year, and Microsoft wants to provide the best of both worlds on either platform.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and there's plenty of news this week in the world of Microsoft! New Surface products are real and available soon! Zac and Daniel cover the announcements and share their favorite features from the devices. They also chat about the future of Windows 10X, the recent and upcoming Xbox Series X events, and the Surface...
Microsoft's Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay, has today published a new blog post that details his thinking behind the future of Windows, and how Microsoft can innovate with Windows 10X going forward. Panay was recently put in charge of the Windows client in addition to his hardware responsibilities, allowing him greater control of both the hardware and software that Microsoft ships.
Some people like the look of the Windows 10X centered taskbar. With TasbarX, you can center your taskbar on Windows 10 and customize it even further.
The Microsoft Emulator now includes an option to run Windows 10X on a single screen. Recent reports state that Microsoft will focus it's Windows 10X efforts on single-screen devices.
Windows 10X is rumored to be launching on laptops and tablets in addition to folable PCs next year. This could have serious repurcussions, but only if Microsoft fumbles the launch. Windows 10X needs to be perfect right out of the gate, otherwise we'll just have another Windows RT on our hands.
Laptop computing is undergoing a massive shift especially with the work-from-home trend and the current pandemic. But there are other reasons why laptops are moving towards extreme, localized computing power and a vastly different cloud-based, thin-client computing model. Here is what that future looks like and why it's happening.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, Daniel reviews the Dell XPS 13 (9300) and explains why it's the perfect 13-inch Ultrabook. There are some leaks to support rumors a re-designed XPS 15 will follow suit. Zac provides details on a new Windows 10 build for Slow ring insiders. In one of this week's major stories, Windows 10X and Surface...
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10X and Surface Neo products may not be shipping in time for the holiday after all, according to a new report from ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley. This means that other Windows 10X devices from third-party manufactures also won't be launching at the end of this year like originally planned. Microsoft's dual-screen Windows 10X effort has been put on pause.
A job listing from Microsoft outlines some of the ways that it's planning on improving Windows. According to the listing, Microsoft wants to improve Windows Indexer, the reliability of the Windows Notification system, and more.
Microsoft's Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay, has today shared a video celebrating one billion users on Windows 10 that gives us an interesting look into what Microsoft is thinking about when it comes to UI design on Windows 10. Panos Panay recently took charge of the Windows user experience, and in this video, we see a number of new user interface designs that may hint at where...
Inside Windows 10X is a brand new emoji panel that has several new features and enhancements, including better animations and a redesigned user interface. It also has new content options that enrich the emoji panel experience and, in my opinion, makes it more useful too. Let’s dive in and take a closer look.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, Microsoft Build 2020 has been canceled and reborn as a digital event due to coronavirus, but Microsoft still has plenty of announcements planned for the year. An online Surface event could possibly happen in April. All that, and more.
Microsoft launched a new WinUI website today to help developers create experiences on Windows 10 and Windows 10X. The site breaks down the advantages of building apps with WinUI and how it future-proofs apps for the future of Windows.
Windows 10X build 19578 is here, and in it is a number of minor enhancements such as a complete dark theme for the Control Center, along with a new File Explorer beta app and a (semi) working out of box experience. We go hands-on with all the new changes in our video, which you can watch via the embed above.
Microsoft’s first dual-screen PC is launching later this year under the name Surface Neo, and it’ll also be Microsoft’s first device to ship with Windows 10X. It’s a new form factor, which means there’s a lot of exciting potential for Microsoft and customers to take advantage of this new device. We still don’t know a lot about Surface Neo, so here are a few things we’re hoping to see...
One of Windows 10X’s more interesting design choices is one that forces all apps to run full screen, just like Windows 8. If you’ve tried the public build released to developers, you’ll know that you cannot make an app run in a normal window. The button to restore a window down has been outright removed from the title bar. It’s just the close and minimize buttons on Windows 10X.
Microsoft is finally developing a new modern File Explorer, and it will be preloaded on Windows 10X when it launches later this year. This new File Explorer is a simplified, lightweight explorer for browsing your OneDrive storage, and syncing files back and forth between the cloud and your local machine. It's a very early build of the new File Explorer, so hopefully, there's more to...
Microsoft released fresh updates for both the Microsoft Emulator and the Windows 10X preview image today. The biggest news is that you no longer have to be running an Insider build to use the new Windows 10X image.
Windows 10X is Microsoft's modern take on what Windows as an OS can be in 2020 and beyond, featuring an entirely new user interface built with contemporary and fluid design at the forefront of its experience. Today, we're taking a closer look at the new Action Center that Microsoft is building out for Windows 10X. It's quite the departure from the experience on Windows 10 and is an...