Windows 10X won’t replace Windows 10, and it eliminates many Windows 10 features including File Explorer, although it will have a greatly simplified version of that file manager.

Is Windows 10 or 10X better?

Windows 10X is a new edition of Windows 10 designed for dual-screen devices like Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Neo, but it’s more than that. It’s a new Windows operating system that will likely come to all devices one day. … Instead, some of its features will be integrated into other editions of Windows 10.

Will Windows 10X be a free upgrade?

PCs and other Windows devices will start coming with Windows 11 pre-installed “later this year”, according to Microsoft, but existing Windows 10 users will also be able to upgrade to the new OS for free as well, provided their device meets the minimum hardware requirements (see below).