Windows 10X

Windows 10X

Developer	Microsoft
OS family	Microsoft Windows
Working state	Cancelled
Source model	Closed-source
Initial release	2020 (planned)
Kernel type	Hybrid
Preceded by	Windows 10 (2015)
Succeeded by	Windows 11 (2021)
Support status
No support was ever available.

Windows 10X is a cancelled version of Windows 10. It was announced by Microsoft on October 2, 2019. It was originally made as an OS that would support devices with dual-screens. 10X was thought to release in 2020. But in May 2021, Microsoft announced the cancellation of Windows 10X.^[1] However, some changes made were put into the newer Windows 11.^[2] The focus of Windows 10X was changed from dual-screen devices to single-screen devices in 2020 because of the higher demand for regular computers during the COVID 19 pandemic.^[3] It was also cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic.

1. ↑ "Microsoft confirms Windows 10X is dead"
2. ↑ "Windows 11 leak reveals new UI, Start menu, and more"
3. ↑ "Windows 10X will hit single screen devices first in strategy shift"