Enhancements to the widely used operating system to roll out later this year are designed to make applications built on Microsoft technology work more harmoniously across an array of internet-linked devices, according to demonstrations given at the company's Build developers conference in Seattle.
One key addition of the Windows 10 Fall update will allow people to leave what they are doing on one device and pick up where they left off on another -- be it a Windows, Apple, or Android driven machine.
Windows personal computers "will love all your devices," said Microsoft operating systems group corporate vice president Joe Belfiore.
Activities or files will be shifted about using cloud storage service OneDrive and artificial intelligence.
Windows 10 will be able to integrate with a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets and virtual or augmented reality gear, executives said.
"Microsoft essentially has fully embraced the usage model of moving between phone, tablet, PC, Mac, game console and in the future AR and VR headsets, regardless of the operating system," Patrick Moorhead, a principal analyst for Moor Insights and Strategy, told AFP.
"If it works as well as the demos suggest, it will be successful because the reality is, we live in a heterogeneous world of Windows, Android and iOS."
