Microsoft Working on Three New Versions of Windows 10

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Microsoft Working on Three New Versions of Windows 10

The accidentally-released Windows 10 build 16212 comes with tons of new stuff, including here not only new features, but also information on Microsoft's long-term plans for the operating system.

The latest finding comes on the Windows 10 SKU front, as it seems that Microsoft is working on 3 new versions of Windows 10 that could be released when the Fall Creators Updates goes live later this year.

The three new versions are Windows 10 Pro for Advanced PCs, Windows 10 Pro N for Advanced PCs, and Windows Server 2016 Serverrdsh. Details are obviously missing on what each of these new SKUs is supposed to do, but it seems like they'd be offered in addition to the versions already available right now and which you can see in the table at the end of the article.

Non-consumer focus
Since two of them are variants of the Pro SKU, there's a good chance these new versions of Windows 10 are specifically built for enterprises, offering them more tools for managing apps and devices.

The N version, in particular, will target the European markets specifically, as it comes to comply with regulations on the Old Continent and allow customers to choose a series of apps, including those used for handling multimedia content. N versions of Windows 10 are already available, but it looks like Microsoft is trying to offer enterprises more options when it comes to the operating system.

And last but not least, Windows Server 2016 ServerRsdh is most likely an SKU aimed at servers configured with Remote Desktop Session Host, which play the role of servers allowing clients to connect and run the operating system in a virtualized environment.

Microsoft is yet to announce these new versions of Windows 10, but more evidence is likely to be included in the next build aimed at insiders which should go live this week.

Windows 10 versions

Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Mobile Windows 10 Team
Windows 10 Education Windows 10 Pro Education
Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB
Windows 10 Mobile Enterprise Windows 10 IoT
Windows 10 S Windows 10 Pro for Advanced PCs*
Windows 10 Pro N for Advanced PCs* Windows Server 2016 ServerRsdh*
*not yet launched, rumored to come with Fall Creators Update in September.

Windows 10 Pro for Advanced PCs Details Leaked

 

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Four main features at first.

The initial release will integrate four major features, Microsoft explains, and one of them is workstation mode to provide peak performance and reliability when compute and graphics intensive workload is detected. This means that the Workstation mode can automatically monitor the workload and boost performance when needed in an enterprise environment.

There’s also support for ReFS file system, which is the successor to NTFS, with the software giant explaining it was designed for fault-tolerance and large data volume.

Windows 10 Pro for Advanced PCs will also support faster file sharing with SMBDirect for low latency and CPU usage when accessing network shares.

And last but not least, there’s the expanded hardware support, and “users will now be able to run Windows 10 Pro for Workstation on machine with up to 4 CPUs and add memory up to 6TB.”

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