MAY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 83The different hardware ‘postures’ for Microsoft’s
Windows 10X, specifically the Surface Neo
Windows 10’s tiled Start interface? That’s gone, too.
Everything within Windows 10X looks simple and clean.Windows 10X understands
what the hardware is doing
Microsoft expended quite a lot of effort hammering
home why dual-screen devices are cool, both from a
developer and user perspective. Two displays – though
separated by a physical hinge – offer a variety of ways
of communicating information. But there’s two separate
aspects, including the hardware and the software.
Microsoft envisions five separate hardware modes:
laptop, book, tablet, dual tablet, and tent. The three
most interesting include tablet mode, where the rear
display folds back out of sight and shuts off, to save on
power and mistaken input. Tent mode, as with currently
available 360-degree convertible laptops, is optimized
for presentations. Last but not least, the Surface Neo’s