Windows is an old operating system and several core components of the operating system make it impossible for the platform to adapt to newer devices. Microsoft is aware of these issues and the ...

The centerpiece of Microsoft’s upcoming October 2 press event will be the potential launch of the mysterious dual-screen project Centaurus. But the device isn’t what I’m most curious to see — it’s ...

A development build of Windows Core Polaris was leaked online yesterday, proving that Microsoft was actively developing the operating system designed for low-performance devices. For those unaware, ...

On the team building the Windows Core OS: the basis for future iterations of Windows 10, Windows Mixed Reality (HoloLens), and Xbox system software. Managed a multiple-team effort to develop an ...

Despite numerous leaks (which have appeared on this blog and elsewhere) about Windows Core OS, a k a WCOS, Microsoft never has publicly explained this terminology. In part, this may be the result of ...

Interface developer Synaptics has announced a new partnership with AMD to help secure many of the operating systems of the future with a new fingerprint sensor. One of those operating systems could ...

Official details about Microsoft's supposed work on making Windows 10 'modern' and more modular in nature have been scant, but a flurry of documents and insider reports over the last year have given ...

Microsoft has restructured its Windows Core Operating System Division into five teams in a move designed to better focus on PC hardware and provide a richer set of customer solutions. The software ...

Something to look forward to: A support document for Windows 10 (1903) indicates that Microsoft plans to introduce a new modular version of Windows 10 called Windows Core OS. The software is ...

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