Do you see a Surface Laptop in your future?

But he said the Surface laptop is lighter and thinner with a longer battery life than any MacBook Air or MacBook Pro on the market today.

During the event, Microsoft stressed the security aspects of this new iteration of Windows. This particular OS is only capable of running apps from the Windows Store, which will ensure that the apps are better suited to work with your machine.

Despite being a slightly confusing name to the general consumer, Windows 10 S will be a much slimmer version of Windows where everything that runs on the OS can be downloaded from the Windows Store.

Microsoft’s partners for Windows 10 S include Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Samsung and Toshiba, and Windows 10 education PCs will start at $189.

Once you’ve paid up, the Windows 10 S machine will operate just like any other Windows 10 computer, capable of downloading and running any desktop third-party app from the internet.

Microsoft introduced it’s Windows 10 S operating system yesterday while giving everyone the knowledge that there would be some restrictions in place when compared to regular Windows.

The Surface Laptop is targeted towards the student community who prefer a stylish and modern looking laptop that’s lightweight and can do fast computing. This isn’t the type of choice Windows users are typically used to, and it will be interesting to see if Microsoft is willing to alter this based on feedback from Windows 10 S users. All devices shipping with Windows 10 S will have an optional upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for $49.

Microsoft has only allowed the use of its Edge browser as the default one on a Windows 10 S computer. Windows 10 S will simply detect the key and customize all settings ready for a school. And it’s a clear effort by Microsoft to step up competition with Google and its affordable Chromebooks in the classroom, where the latter has made major inroads. It has a 13.5-inch (34.3 centimeter) touch screen, runs the latest Intel processors and gets 14.5 hours of battery life, according to Microsoft. We also got some leaks about this one and it seems that the tech giant wants to market their own premium laptop which runs the latest Windows 10 version.