Windows 10 for IT Professionals
Windows 10 for IT Professionals What is Windows 10? When you think of Windows, you probably think first of conventional desktop PCs and laptops. The Windows 10 release encompasses a much broader range of devices, as Figure 1-1, taken from a Microsoft presentation, makes clear. FIGURE 1-1 The Windows 10 family spans a wide range of devices, from phones to game consoles and the new HoloLens headset, with PCs in the middle. Although all these devices share a great deal of common code, it’s not the case that the same code will run on each device. The version of Windows 10 Enterprise for a 64-bit desktop PC, for example, is very different from Windows 10 Mobile or the Windows 10–based operating system that powers the Xbox One game console. But that common code has a big payoff when it comes to app development. Apps that are built on the Windows 10 universal app platform can run on all Windows 10 device families, delivered through a common Windows Store. They are also easie...