Windows CorePC would be a new project that Microsoft wants to work with upgrade your operating systems. If the forecasts come true, it will be released with Windows 12 in 2024.

The editor of Windows Central tells us about it in a very interesting article, where he breaks down the main features of the platform: modularity, customization, use of artificial intelligence, faster updates and better security.

Windows CorePC, which Core OS was not

If you follow us regularly, the name of this project will sound familiar to you, the spiritual successor to Core OS, which we were excited about at the time and which ended up in nothing after saying goodbye to Windows 10X. But Microsoft is aware of the need to modernize its platform and abandon older components that have been with us since Windows 95.

The central idea of ​​both is the same, although its development will be different. Modify the operating system modular and more customizable so it can run in different forms without requiring legacy components for all of them. For example, designs that do not require native support for legacy Win32 applications will not.

There will be other relevant changes. According to the information, Windows CorePCs would be separated by what they call “states”, meaning will be installed on multiple partitions and not in a write-access only one like Windows until now. Similar to how other systems such as iPadOS or Android work, CorePC divides system files, programs and user data into several read-only partitions, thereby obtainingfaster updates, more stability and security.

Application, a big problem to overcome

A real pain and inconvenience for Microsoft not to get rid of older components would be solved by a compatibility layer, which under the code name “Neon” would allow the support of older applications. There is talk of a “native” implementation, but we’ll have to wait and see how it materializes. The results so far in Windows on ARM have been nothing but pathetic.

Microsoft changed its vision to achieve the desired “modern” Windows. If the CoreOS project was an effort to “rebuild” Windows from the ground up as a modern, configurable operating system without the overhead of supporting legacy applications, Windows CorePC starts with a full Windows desktop andwork backwards and break it down into a modular and configurable system while maintaining native support for legacy applications and workflows where needed.

different versions

Besides the general desktop version, Microsoft would be testing two more on the same basis. One of these would include a minimum of Edge, web apps, Android apps, and Office apps. It would be another attempt ocCompete with Chromebooks of Google.

The second would be more interesting, but would require dedicated chips or as Microsoft calls it: “optimized for silicon”. I would focus on strengthen AI capabilities and vertically optimize hardware and software experiences in a similar way as Apple does with its Silicon platform. Unsurprisingly, after Microsoft invested in ChatGPT, AI experiences were the key points.

If Microsoft’s plans come true, Windows CorePC would be released for the launch of Windows 12. There is no official confirmation that everything discussed in this article will come true.