Codename Polaris: The Future of Windows on PC

[Ink]

Video by Windows Central



Read Understanding Windows Core OS and Microsoft's 'Polaris' for modern PCs by Windows Central​

Window Core OS and OneCore​

To understand how Microsoft's vision of Windows will work, it is essential to understand some of the OS architecture. Here's a list of key elements:

• Windows OneCore – Microsoft successfully unified its kernel and OS core system across devices in 2015.
• The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) – Microsoft unified its app platform, which runs on Win32 systems (x86, x64), ARM, and Xbox.
• Windows Core OS – As reported by our Senior Writer Zac Bowden, Microsoft is making Windows 10 modular. Once finished, Windows 10 will look the same, but components like Win32 and telephony support for cellular calls can be added or removed by OEMs. Windows Core OS will also pave the way for a true UWP-version of Windows 10 without any native Win32 support that will eventually supplant Windows 10 S.
• Windows CShell – With the same kernel, a flexible core, and unified app platform, the last piece is the shell – or UI – that itself adapts to the screen. Taking the idea of Continuum to the OS level, CShell lets devices adjust their UIs for different tasks and experiences. A device running full Windows 10 for the desktop would be able to take on a Windows 10 Mobile UI to run in phone-mode, for example. Or, a Windows 10 PC could take on the Xbox UI when in gaming mode.

The idea here is simple: Windows will share the same kernel (OneCore) and now the same OS-level components (Windows Core OS), but the shell is variable and configurable based on the hardware being created.

 

[Ink]

More News: Another LinkedIn profile confirms Microsoft's modular Windows Core OS
Today, we have come across an alleged LinkedIn profile of a Microsoft software engineer who was working on the Windows Core OS (WCOS) project.

The profile page has revealed that Windows Core OS is not only a modular platform but also a security-focused operating system. The LinkedIn profile hasn’t revealed the release date or any other interesting details of the Windows Core OS but it looks like Microsoft is planning to enable the next generation security features in WCOS at the OS image level.

“Our project was one of the first Windows Core (WCOS) based projects to migrate to the new image build system tooling designed to enable the next generation security features of the operating system at the OS image level,” the profile reads. This “next generation security features” hints at many security features that could make their way to future versions of Windows — something Synaptics has confirmed during a conference.

 

[Deleted member 178]

They stole my name !

 

[509322]

"But for a lot of the general consumers out there there are a lot of reasons why Chromebooks are suddenly becoming enticing." (approx. 6:35)