PC World - USA (2021-03)

22 PCWorld MARCH 2021

NEWS WINDOWS 10X LEAKS

require this sort of frequent update when it

is finally released.

Not surprisingly, Microsoft

appears to limit the apps that

you can download to just those

from the Microsoft Store. I was

able to download and install

Candy Crush Soda Saga from

the Store, but the 7Zip utility

just seemed to disappear after I

downloaded it and tried to

install it.

If you can’t find an app,

there’s a massive search box

that appears at the top of the

interface on the Start screen.

Typing a search term reveals

results from the web and the Store and even

local documents, if applicable.

Apps can be

snapped to one

side of the screen

or can run in a

full-screen mode.

For now, Windows

10X doesn’t appear

to have the

sophisticated

four-corner Snap

view that Windows

10 does. Microsoft

has also retained

Windows’ Task

View, which allows

you to hop

Snap works under Windows 10X, but it’s limited to just two apps. between apps by

The Windows 10X search box shows its results.