18 PCWorld MARCH 2021NEWS
IMAGE: MICROSOFTWindows 10X leaks: Hands-on with
Microsoft’s new, simplified OSs
Microsoft’s new Windows 10X continues to look boring, but that’s okay. BY MARK HACHMANM
icrosoft’s Windows 10X has
leaked, and it’s boring.
Well, it’s designed to be
boring. Simple, really—
uncomplicated, straightforward, without the
fuss and clutter of “traditional” Windows. We
wrote last year that Windows 10X now
appears to be the new Windows 10 S
(Windows 10 in S Mode [go.pcworld.com/
n10s]); after spending some hands-on time
with the leaked build, we believe those
impressions have been confirmed.We’d like to say that Windows 10X has
been graphically overhauled with a variety of
new features. However, the fact is that if you
read our early Windows 10X coverage a year
ago (go.pcworld.com/h10x)—when Microsoft
was visualizing Windows 10X as the future of
dual-screen devices—little has changed.
(Here’s our original Windows 10X hands-on
video for reference: go.pcworld.com/10xc.)
Well, there’s been one major tweak, of course:
Windows 10X is now designed for single-
screen PCs (go.pcworld.com/snsc).