20 PCWorld MARCH 2021NEWS WINDOWS 10X LEAKS
used for home or business,
however, seemingly implying
that you’ll be able to buy a
Windows 10X machine at retail.
Windows 10X actually goes
to some pains to advise you of
what data it collects, and allows
you to select among a variety of
privacy options available for
the OS, such as permitting
targeted advertising. At least
on our build, there seems to be
none of the usual stalling while
Windows checks for
subsequent updates. Once
you choose your privacy
settings, Windows 10X ushers you into the
main screen.THE MAIN
WINDOWS 10X UI
If you’re unfamiliar with
Windows 10X, the interface
admittedly may come as
somewhat of a shock.
The Start menu, for
example, doesn’t pop out
from the bottom left corner,
as it does on Windows.
There’s no explosion of
colorful Live Tiles, either.
Start simply appears as a
monochromatic icon on the
taskbar on the bottom of thescreen. When clicked, it slides up to reveal an
“app drawer” that looks very similar to what
you’d see on a Chromebook.The default view for WIndows 10X: search on the top, apps in the
middle, documents below.Not all apps are shown by default; you can click to expand the view.