Security News > 2021 > May > Windows 10X on hold, features coming to Windows 10 instead
Microsoft has now shifted its focus to the Windows 10 Sun Valley Update that will ditch sharp corners for rounded corners, Windows 95 icons for Fluent icons, and enable a new Start menu experience.
The company also confirmed that Windows 10X features would be coming to Windows 10 with the Sun Valley and other upcoming features updates.
"Instead of bringing a product called Windows 10X to market in 2021 like we originally intended, we are leveraging learnings from our journey thus far and accelerating the integration of key foundational 10X technology into other parts of Windows and products at the company," Microsoft noted in a blog post.
Windows 10X features have already started to appear in the preview builds.
Windows 10's new app container technology for services like Microsoft Defender Application Guard and Sandbox is based on technology previously developed for Windows 10X. Likewise, an enhanced Voice Typing experience, previously exclusive to Windows 10X, is also coming to Windows 10.
Microsoft may optimize Windows 10 that we use currently for dual-screen devices like Surface Neo, and Windows 10X-like product will never launch.
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