Microsoft has announced that Windows 10X is no longer releasing, confirming reports from earlier this month. In its blog post detailing the Windows 10 May 2021 Update, the company said that it decided the technology used in Windows 10X can be useful for more people than just a subset of Windows users. Instead of releasing Windows 10X as its own product, Microsoft says it will take what it has learned from its initial development of the OS to improve the core Windows experience and other products. Some of those improvements are already showing up in Insider Preview builds, too, like an improved voice typing experience, a new touch keyboard, and more. Going forward, the company will keep looking into what aspects of the Windows 10X technology can enhance the experience for its customers, though it's not clear what that means.
Following a year-long exploration and engaging in conversations with customers, we realized that the technology of Windows 10X could be useful in more ways and serve more customers than we originally imagined. We concluded that the 10X technology shouldn’t just be confined to a subset of customers.
Instead of bringing a product called Windows 10X to market in 2021 like we originally intended, we are leveraging learnings from our journey thus far and accelerating the integration of key foundational 10X technology into other parts of Windows and products at the company. In fact, some of this is already reflected in the core of Windows in Windows Insider preview builds, for example the new app container technology we’re integrating into products like Microsoft Defender Application Guard, an enhanced Voice Typing experience, and a modernized touch keyboard with optimized key sizing, sounds, colors and animations. Our teams continue to invest in areas where the 10X technology will help meet our customer needs as well as evaluate technology experiences both in software and hardware that will be useful to our customers in the future.
This shift in thinking is an incredible example of the company’s value of a growth mindset at work and exemplifies our customer-first focus.
Updated:12:00 PM CEST Sep,21
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