Microsoft is building a true 'modern' version of Windows 10 for PCs codenamed Polaris

Microsoft is building a new version of Windows 10, codenamed Polaris, for traditional PC form factors that strips out legacy components in favor of a more modern OS.

Last September, I exclusively revealed "Windows Core OS," an internal project at Microsoft that aims to turn Windows 10 into a truly modular OS. This new modular base opens the door to many new configurations of Windows 10, giving Microsoft the flexibility to build new Windows experiences for device form-factors that exist today and, more importantly, will exist in the future.

In that article, I mentioned that Microsoft is looking to build a truly modern version of Windows 10 for desktops, codenamed Polaris. Our friends over at Surface-Phone.IT later reported hearing the same. So far, however, I've only really talked in detail about Microsoft's plans for Windows Core OS in the mobile space, which I'm told will be the first Windows Core OS based variant to ship publicly. This new mobile version of Windows 10 is codenamed 'Andromeda OS' and is built from the ground up for dual-screened, foldable, pen first form-factors.

Alongside that effort, Microsoft is building new Windows experiences for other devices too, all powered by Windows Core OS. As said in the past, Windows Core OS is the future of Windows 10 as Microsoft is hoping to slowly but surely move every Windows-powered device type over to its new Windows Core OS base. So today, let's finally talk about what I've heard in regards to Polaris: the future of Windows on more traditional PC form factors.

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