Windows 10X
| Version of the Windows 10 operating system | |
Screenshot of Windows 10X | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| OS family | Microsoft Windows |
| Working state | Scrapped |
| Source model | Closed-source |
| Initial release | 2020 (planned launch) |
| Update method | Windows Update |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (Windows NT kernel) |
| Succeeded by | Windows 11 (2021) |
| Support status | |
| No support was ever issued; cancelled in 2021 | |
Windows 10X is a cancelled edition of Windows 10, a major release of the Microsoft Windows series of operating systems. Announced by Microsoft on October 2, 2019, it was initially developed as an operating system to support dual-screen devices, such as the unreleased Surface Neo. 10X was expected to be released in 2020, but Microsoft later announced that the project had been cancelled in May 2021. However, some features and design changes from 10X were integrated into the newer Windows 11. While the operating system was originally designed for dual-screen devices, Windows 10X shifted its target to single-screen devices in 2020 due to increasing demand for traditional computers from the COVID-19 pandemic.