Microsoft has made some bold claims about its forthcoming Windows 10X operating system, which will run on the dual-screen Surface Neo device.

Attendees at the Microsoft 365 Developer Day, held yesterday, were told Windows 10X will maintain state separation between the operating system, drivers and applications, which will enable Windows updates in "less than 90 seconds." The operating system is "read-only" for applications, so no more registry cleaners or "OS rot" slowdown. It will take advantage of Intel's Lakefield, a mobile chipset with both power-efficient small cores for long battery life and a high performance large core when needed.

[theregister.co.uk...]

Quick overview of new features coming soon ... dual screen, containers, and more ...

... and an increasing move to utter reliance on MS and report home auditing etc.

This will change the way some legacy programs work, though a real attempt has been made to be as backwards compatible as possible.