Microsoft’s latest (and
apparently “last”) computer operating system Windows 10 has been constantly improving
and evolving its user experience via regular updates since its release back in
2015. But perhaps the most significant change to it would be in accommodation
for mobile devices. This iteration is called Windows 10X, and it is a variant
of the Win-10 OS that has been optimized for gadgets that have dual screens
like the Microsoft Surface Duo. It has not officially come out yet, since they
go with some upcoming devices, but Microsoft has released an emulator for 10X
last week so that users can try the “new” OS.
As an emulator, the trial version
of Microsoft Windows 10X and its dual-screen interface option is not actually a
complete package. But as The Verge tells
it, somehow some enterprising programmers have taken the emulated Win-10X image
and installed in on actual computers, to see how well it works on existing mobile
computing hardware. So far, tech-oriented social media chatter has been
discussing the performance of the dual-screen-optimized Windows OS on an
earlier Surface Go device and even a MacBook. These gadgets only have a
single-screen display, and how Win-10X deals with them is interesting.
When a dual-screen mobile OS like
Windows 10X runs on a single-screen device such as a MacBook, it “compensates”
by dividing the display on the screen into two halves, with the much-touted
ability to run two apps, for instance, one on each half. Apparently the 10X
emulation has been packed with more features such as the ability to cast its
GUI to outside displays like projectors and TV screens. The same results were
found in another programmer’s successful attempt to install the emulation onto
a Surface Go. The dual-screen functionality was okay, and so were some of the
features except for Wi-Fi and touchscreen support.
The official rollout of Microsoft’s
Windows 10X is supposed to be on its next-generation Surface devices with the
dual screens. They are the Surface Neo tablet and the Surface Duo smartphone, with
the former having 10X preinstalled. The beta version made available on emulator
is still in its early stages despite how many functions apparently work, so it
is not recommended for actual installation on real mobile devices unless the
destination device is potentially “expendable,” and the user knows about
PowerShell commands and partitioning hard drives, among others. There is aguide for those interested.
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