88 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2020
FEATURE
Windows 10X won’t require anti-malware
As with Windows 10 S, Microsoft believes that relying
on signed and trusted applications will remove the
need for anti-malware applications, even possibly
including Windows Defender. That means the
performanceoverheadthatantimalwarerequirescan
bereallocated to other areas within the operating
system, Microsoft executives said.
Windows updates will take 90 seconds
According to Andrew Clinick, a Microsoft partner
group program manager, Windows 10X won’t require
more than 90 seconds to update your PC. How? For
one, they’ll take place in the background. Clinick also
said that Windows 10X will operate a bit differently
than Windows 10, in that the operating system will
be downloaded as a separate state, presumably as a
Developers will be able to
try out this Windows 10X
emulator from Microsoft
