Microsoft is reportedly working on a revolutionary version of
Windows 10, codenamed Windows Core OS, that will take a modular
approach to computing. Windows Core OS is supposed to
use CShell, an entirely new graphical user interface to
allow Microsoft to scale Windows 10 to a variety of devices,
such as smartphones, tablets and desktops.
Microsoft enthusiast, watcher and developer Tero Alhonen
recently spotted a reference to Windows Core Device Family
in latest SDK of Windows 10. Tero explains that the definition
is new and it’s from the SDK Build 17723.
The term could be a reference to Windows Core OS devices such
as the long rumoured Microsoft Andromeda and the Surface Hub 2.
Windows Core Device Family pic.twitter.com/9xjcceobch
— Tero Alhonen (@teroalhonen)
July 31, 2018
Windows Core OS
Windows Core OS will act as a base for all future Windows
iterations. For example, the Andromeda OS will be the
version used in mobile devices and Polaris could be the one you
run on your desktop or laptop and it will ditch traditional
desktop applications for a modular approach.
The idea behind Windows Core OS is to turn Microsoft’s ageing
Windows platform into something more secure, less resource
intensive, and it power-efficient.
