Actual photo of Windows 10X on ThinkPad X1 Fold

At CES 2020, Lenovo showed the ThinkPad X1 Foldm, its folding prototype prototype laptop running Windows 10X, the optimal operating system for Microsoft's folding devices.

At CES 2020, Lenovo showed the ThinkPad X1 Foldm, its folding prototype prototype laptop running Windows 10X, the optimal operating system for Microsoft's folding devices.

A reporter from Neowin technology site had the opportunity to directly experience the ThinkPad X1 Foldm and Windows 10X on it.

Start Menu

The Start Menu on Windows 10X has been redesigned by Microsoft, simplified with app icons, completely different from the Live tiles in the Start Menu on Windows 10. Microsoft calls this new Start Menu experience a 'launcher'.

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To enter the Start Menu on Windows 10X, users still click on the Windows icon, then the icon will turn green and the Start Menu will appear with a list of all apps, pinned apps and web search.

Gesture manipulation

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Windows 10X supports gesture actions, similar to Windows 8. To open the Start Menu, users can swipe up from the bottom of the screen and to open the Quick actions menu, which can be swiped from the right edge.

Notification Center

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On Windows 10, the Action Center includes Quick actions and notification buttons, which take up about 1/3 of the screen when opened with or without notifications.

Action Center on Windows 10X has been narrowed down, focusing more on Quick actions with buttons on, off Airplane Mode, Wifi, Bluetooth . The notifications will be grouped and five on a sliding window along with quick action buttons.

Modern File Explorer

File Explorer on Windows 10X also has a new Modern interface.

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A few other real images of Windows 10X on the ThinkPad X1 Fold

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Open Mail and Powerpoint on Windows 10X.
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Group video chat on the foldable screen section, compose a slide on the bottom.
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Open Mail on one side of the screen, on the other.

 

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One side reads the newspaper and related topics on one side.
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Browse the web select photos above, below compose slides.

Currently, Windows 10X is still in the development phase, so the new features may change in the future.

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