http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/new s/windows-10-latest-chinese-government-new-version-microsoft-a7643426.html Mysterious new version of Windows 10 created for Chinese government
Wednesday 22 March 2017 13:30 GMT Microsoft has built a special customised version of Windows 10 for the Chinese government. The operating system is available to consumers in China, but the country’s government hasn’t been overly keen on Windows. It placed a ban on Windows 8 for government use in the aftermath of Edward Snowden’s NSA spying revelations <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/edward-snowden-nsa-toronto-sri-lanka-filipino-shelter-aslyum-canada-hong-kong-a7624226.html>, and partnered with Canonical in 2013 in an ultimately doomed effort to create a Windows alternative called Kylin. Gadgets and tech news in pictures Microsoft has so far refused to reveal how it’s modified Windows 10, according to the Wall Street Journal <https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-modifies-windows-10-for-chinas-government-1490097182> . The company developed the Chinese government-friendly version of the software in partnership with the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group. “We have already developed the first version of the Windows 10 government secure system,” Alain Crozier, the CEO of Microsoft Greater China, told China Daily <http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/tech/2017-03/21/content_28621478.htm> . “It has been tested by three large enterprise customers.” The company is currently finalising the Windows 10 Creators Update <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/windows-10-creators-update-latest-news-features-how-to-test-new-microsoft-a7635686.html>, which looks set to arrive next month. It will introduce a raft of new features, including Paint 3D, Beam game streaming, new accessibility features, including braille support, as well as a multitude of performance and security tweaks and enhancements. However, a change in wording in a new preview build suggests that the Creators Update could expose users to huge internet data charges <http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/windows-10-update-latest-internet-data-charges-microsoft-preview-setting-automatic-plans-a7632846.html> . ------------------------------ [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> __._,_.___ ------------------------------ Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> ------------------------------ Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZzE2Nmh0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0OTAzMTE5MzU-> [image: Yahoo! Groups] <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlanY1a2hkBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQ5MDMxMTkzNQ--> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • Unsubscribe <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> __,_._,___ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
