Microsoft’s Modular ‘Windows Core OS’ Spotted in Official Documents
Sep. 17, 2019Windows Core OS, the rumored modular version of Windows 10 that’s expected to power theHoloLens 2and theSurface Hub 2, has never officially been mentioned by Microsoft, but more evidence about the software has now been found in an official Windows 10 support document on the company’s own website.
In case you’re interested in going through the entire document, you can do so fromthis link, but the dead giveaway are the three following entries listed as bullet points related to Windows Core OS under the subheading ‘Common Data Extensions.utc’:
In case you didn’t know it already, Windows Core OS is the stripped-down, modular version of Windows that Microsoft intends to use in many of its upcoming devices with different form factors, including folding laptops like the Surface Book convertibles, collaborative displays like the Surface Hub 2 and Windows Mixed Reality devices like the HoloLens 2.
According to reports, each of these devices will actually include a different version of the software, but with the same underlying platform for seamless access and universal app support across all platforms and form-factors. It is rumored to be demoed at Microsoft’s upcoming press event on October 2, but there’s no official confirmation about it as yet.
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