Windows 10: Microsoft prepares Win32 apps streaming support for Windows 10X

Microsoft is working on a new model called “Cloud PC” that will offer Windows 10 and productivity apps via a subscription fee. While the Cloud PC is aimed at businesses and enterprises, we have enough reasons to believe that Microsoft will use Cloud PC or similar technology to run Win32 apps in Windows 10X.

The ‘Cloud PC’ service was first spotted in a LinkedIn job posting, which confirmed that the company’s long-term intention is to make Windows a service. It will be a paid service with Windows, Office 365 and other cloud productivity applications.

The software giant intends to roll out its Cloud PC in Spring 2021 when Microsoft is expected to announce Windows 10X for single-screen PCs.

This new Cloud PC technology is built on top of Windows Virtual Desktop and it uses Azure to offer managed Windows 10 experience to businesses.

Earlier today, a leak revealed that Microsoft has actively started developing Cloud PC service for Windows. According to the leak, Cloud PC service will be offered in three configurations:

• 2 vCPU, 4GB RAM and 96GB SSD.
• 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM and 96GB SSD.
• 3 vCPU, 8GB RAM and 40GB SSD.

Notably, sources familiar with the development believe that Microsoft also plans to use Cloud PC or similar technology to enable Win32 support in Windows 10X

As we reported last month, Windows 10X will be finalized without the desktop apps in December, but the operating system will support streaming Win32 apps through an Azure-based service.

This technology could play an important in the enterprise market for Windows 10X.

Windows 10X was originally supposed to launch with a technology known as ‘VAIL’, but reports revealed that Microsoft delayed the native solution for Win32 apps until 2022. As a result, users will be stuck using UWP and PWA apps, which could limit the usability of the operating system.

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Concerns about Windows 10X

These days I read in the press that Windows 10X for low-cost devices (and in educational areas) will be delivered without local Win32 application support. It is rumored that Win32 applications may be running over a cloud service instead, but the authors
weren´t sure.

I hope very much that also low-cost devices running with Windows 10X will also support Win32 applications - even when a cloud service will be used. So-called "legacy apps" are often used in educational areas, e. g. when you need to use special learning software.
If Windows 10X do not support that somehow, it will be propably a flop.

I tried W10X on an old PC in the emulator - despite the PC I used is from 2009, Win32 apps were running successfully in the container (sometimes slow - but slow is better than a completely missing support).

ChromeOS, the main competitor of W10X, is running also Android apps (and also Windows apps soon, as I heard). The same should be also possible on low-cost Windows 10X devices with Win32 apps. Otherwise users will wonder where the benefits are and buy a Chromebook
instead, because they or their children can use all their Android apps and games on it that they know from their smartphone.

If the user cannot use the same applications that they use on their PC (except high-end software, games etc.) there will be no incentive to buy a W10X device.

Win32 applications are also often used in companies. It´s an advantage to know how to use them when you start to work after your graduation. Companies do not need people who knows how to play colorful smartphone games but who don´t know how to use Excel,
tax programs or image editing software.

I don´t know if the rumors are true - but I hope that Win32 support will be included somehow.

Why should Windows 10X be called "Windows" then?

This post is meant to be constructive.

 

Concerns about Windows 10X

This is one of the articles: Windows 10X may not support Win32 programs through virtualization - gHacks Tech News