Microsoft will release windows 10 s today

Microsoft will host a new event today during which it plans to focus on its education efforts. Specifically, the company will introduce several new products, including a new version of Windows 10.

On May 2, Microsoft will unveil a new SKU for its operating system called either Windows 10 Cloud or Windows 10 S (the first name was already used for preliminary builds prior to the Creators Update release, but it is unclear if the The company wants to keep this name also for the production version).

The autonomy of Windows 10 S would be the most outstanding feature

Windows 10 S will be limited to applications from the Windows Store and will lead the company's efforts in the education sector, as this new platform will be installed mainly on the cheapest devices whose role will be to challenge the growth of Chromebooks. Google in this same market.

As a result, Windows 10 S is more or less the successor to Windows RT, the version of the operating system released by Microsoft in 2012 that was installed on the original Surface RT and then on the Surface 2.

Microsoft is expected to highlight the autonomy of these devices, but also to talk about universal applications, a concept that is not very successful but that the company supports on all fronts.

The good thing about Windows 10 S is that the restriction of applications in the Windows Store can be removed when buying a full license of Windows 10. If devices powered by Windows 10 S can also run Win32 software, it will probably be a matter of time until they develop a jailbrak method to unlock all their capabilities.

Microsoft will share all the details of the new version of Windows 10 today, along with several of the devices that will have it installed, while its sale could start at the end of the month.

Finally, it is also believed that Microsoft could bring out its own device with Windows 10 S, potentially a new Surface limited to applications from the Windows Store.