14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10X, the operating system that Microsoft announced with much fanfare in the fall of 2019 and originally supposed to launch in 2020, is now being delayed again, according to a report.
Expected in the spring of this year, it now looks like Windows 10X would actually launch in the fall, once again on a single-screen form factor.
This is what Microsoft watcher Zac Bowden revealed, explaining that Windows 10X is still expected to be finalized in the spring, with the official launch to happen in the fall of the year.
Oddly enough, it’s believed Microsoft specifically adjusted the Windows 10 feature update calendar to make room for Windows 10X, and this is the reason the upcoming Windows 10 21H1 update is going to be a small one.
With Windows 10X originally projected to launch in the spring, Microsoft wanted to focus on this new operating system first, so the major update for Windows 10 was moved to the fall. The plans might be changing again given Windows 10X is pushed back to the fall, though it’s already been confirmed that Windows 10 21H1 will ship in the form of a quality update.
Dual-screen devices delayed again?
Microsoft originally promised to release Windows 10X on single-screen devices first and only then on dual-screen models, so right now, it looks like the company’s ambitious expansion to this new form factory is way too far away.
“With Windows 10X, we designed for flexibility, and that flexibility has enabled us to pivot our focus toward single-screen Windows 10X devices that leverage the power of the cloud to help our customers work, learn and play in new ways. These single-screen devices will be the first expression of Windows 10X that we deliver to our customers, and we will continue to look for the right moment, in conjunction with our OEM partners, to bring dual-screen devices to market,” Microsoft said last year.
Microsoft obviously has remained tight-lipped on any new info on Windows 10X.