The days of being able to choose between a 32-bit Windows 10 and a 64-bit one are numbered. Known as Windows 10x, Microsoft announces that 32-bit versions will no longer be available to OEMs and developers from Windows 10 in its last major update in May 2020, also known as Windows 10 2004. The change is the first step in a long, long journey that aims to turn Windows 10 into a product that is only available for 64-bit architectures and that wants to leave behind the legacy of 32-bit. Of course: the transition will be very slow, and users do not have to worry.
Windows 10X would allow users to use only PWA (Progressive Web Applications) and UWP (Universal Windows Applications) applications, and having to use virtualization through a remote desktop to use Win32 applications according to the developers. Apparently and to lessen the impact of this limitation, Microsoft would have pre-installed PWA versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, etc.
What benefits does Windows 10x give us?
The advantages of using a 64-bit operating system that only accepts 64-bit applications are remarkable: to begin with, we avoid having a 32-bit subsystem that allows us to run those applications, which affects the autonomy of our devices, their performance and the margin maneuvering when accessing memory.
At the time, and to solve the problem with Win32 applications in Windows 10X, we saw how Microsoft could opt for a system similar to Sandbox to facilitate the use of this type of development. A solution that seems to have been either abandoned or has not yet been implemented.
