First impressions of Windows 10X: a very logical step for Microsoft

Developed specifically for dual-screen and foldable devices that Microsoft initiated, Windows 10X is still based on the basic Windows 10 experience, so you won't have to spend a lot of time getting used to it.

However, the dual-screen form factor offers new experiences, including support for moving a window from one screen to another, and you can easily do this with just one click. drag and Drop. And yet, if you drag a specific window to the area between the two screens, it will automatically expand to occupy the entire screen area when tablet mode is active (now the two screens will is opened into a plane).

The overall experience on Windows 10X so far is very simple, convenient, and everything is arranged in a very reasonable way, as expected of users. Of course, Windows 10X still needs some tweaking, but overall, this can be seen as a right direction that Microsoft has chosen for the list of new devices that are about to appear on the market.

There are features of Windows 10 that you may find quite odd, but when brought to Windows 10X, they suddenly become much more reasonable. And one of them is modern applications (UWP).

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Every time you launch a UWP app, like the Weather app, it automatically expands to fill the screen in a very natural way. Imagine having a device in your hand, and you will see how this works to make using the application easy, especially with a touch screen.

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Windows 10X will come with the Microsoft Edge browser pre-installed, so web browsing will be a natural part of the operating system. However, websites need to be optimized for devices with the new form factor running Windows 10X, because at present, some websites do not display correctly when only browsing on one screen. On the other hand, the full tablet browsing experience is really good, and you will love reading long articles or books in this mode.

Windows 10X comes equipped with two different file managers, as it supports two different types of applications. The first is the modern applications we mentioned above, which can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store just like on Windows 10 today. The second is the Win32 programs that Windows 10X will run in containers (run in an independent environment, without affecting the system). Depending on the type of application you are using, you will be provided with a different file manager - an File Explorer optimized for touch with UWP applications, and a classic File Explorer similar to File Explorer. Windows 10, for Win32 programs

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The new operating system also has a simplified Start Menu, and a redesigned Action Center. Not only do both of these components deserve to be ported to Windows 10, they fit perfectly into the whole idea of ​​Windows 10X. Everything seems to be correctly optimized for touch operations, and does not make it difficult to use the mouse and keyboard - a really smart point of Windows 10X. This operating system can adapt to whatever type of input you're using, and that's why Microsoft has always been persistent with touch support on Windows 10 despite being criticized a lot.

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It can be said that touch operation on Windows 10 has reached the perfect level with the launch of Windows 10X. Therefore, using a new device running this new operating system will not be a completely strange experience for those who are familiar with Microsoft's operating system.

Certainly Microsoft will continue to improve Windows 10X until it officially appears on the first devices, and if it goes in the right direction, this could be the first version of Windows that users have no point to criticize. blame again!

Reference: Softpedia