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posted by martyb on Thursday May 11 2017, @12:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-security-issue? dept.

Microsoft's only choice to move forward is to throw the Win32 baby out with the bathwater. And that brings us to the introduction of Windows 10 S.

Windows 10 S is just like the Windows 10 you use now, but the main difference is it can only run apps that have been whitelisted to run in the Windows Store. That means, by and large, existing Win32-based stuff cannot run in Windows 10 S for security reasons.

To bridge the app gap, Microsoft is allowing certain kinds of desktop apps to be "packaged" for use in the Windows Store through a tooling process known as Desktop Bridge or Project Centennial.

The good news is that with Project Centennial, many Desktop Win32 apps can be re-purposed and packaged to take advantage of Windows 10's improved security. However, there are apps that will inevitably be left behind because they violate the sandboxing rules that are needed to make the technology work in a secure fashion.

"A casualty of those sandboxing rules is Google's Chrome browser. For security reasons, Microsoft is not permitting desktop browsers to be ported to the Store."


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Pino P on Thursday May 11 2017, @04:58PM (3 children)

    by Pino P (4721) on Thursday May 11 2017, @04:58PM (#508183) Journal

    You are fully entitled to replace your motherboard and keep the same Windows license.

    Good luck finding a replacement motherboard for a laptop years after its discontinuation.

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  • (Score: 1) by toddestan on Friday May 12 2017, @03:00AM

    by toddestan (4982) on Friday May 12 2017, @03:00AM (#508440)

    eBay?

  • (Score: 2) by mhajicek on Friday May 12 2017, @04:58AM (1 child)

    by mhajicek (51) on Friday May 12 2017, @04:58AM (#508483)

    Laptops are for casual users.

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    The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
    • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Friday May 12 2017, @12:22PM

      by Pino P (4721) on Friday May 12 2017, @12:22PM (#508578) Journal

      Then what is for users who want to get work done during the commute to and from the office or during cross-country travel?