3 Chrome OS features missing from Windows 10 users
The operating system (Windows 10) from Microsoft has seen many important changes since it was first launched in 2015, making it the most used computer operating system in the world, but on the other hand, other operating systems, such as: (Chrome OS) from Google, continue to evolve. As the Chromebook computers running the Google operating system offer more possibilities, especially in the field of education.
This comes because Google has become very active in introducing new features and capabilities to its operating system to be the second most used operating system in 2020, surpassing for the first time the macOS operating system from Apple, and here we will review three features present in Chromebook computers and still Windows 10 computers are missing:
3 Chrome OS features missing from Windows 10 users
1- Tablet Mode:
Google has worked to improve the placement of the tablet computer in Chromebook computers that run the Chrome OS system in a great way, unlike Microsoft, which, although it has major touch-screen devices such as the Surface Pro Tablet PC, the Windows 10 operating system does not work well with these devices.
Then we find that multitasking in Chromebook tablets is much easier than it is in the Windows 10 operating system, when you activate the tablet mode in the Chrome OS system, the device automatically changes the way the applications are displayed, and this allows you to quickly scroll to see your applications and save space in Screen to switch between open applications easily.
While other swipe gestures allow you to swipe on the left side of the screen to return to apps, or swipe up from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen, you can also use apps in split-screen mode by dragging open apps to the side of the screen.
But the same cannot be said about Windows 10, as the tablet mode has not changed much, and although Microsoft has made slight changes to phase out the traditional tablet mode so that you only see the desktop, file explorer, and taskbar, the basic experience is designed for devices. Tablet is still a mess.
In addition, Windows 10 tablet mode is a combination of two methods. Either you see the Live Tile start screen or a static list of applications, which is something that confuses the average user, as the applications are fixed, and cannot be changed or dragged as is the case in Chrome OS.
2- Application support options in Chrome OS:
Chrome OS supports three types of applications: Linux, Android, and traditional progressive web applications supported by Google Chrome, while Windows 10 only supports Microsoft Store applications, Win32 desktop applications, or progressive web applications via Microsoft Edge browser only.
With Microsoft's encouragement for developers strongly to introduce progressive web applications in Windows 10, especially with the release of the new Microsoft Edge browser, but for the user, these applications do not work smoothly when running on tablets, such as Chromebook computers.
But in Chrome OS, Google has found a way to do things differently, as developers can either codify Android apps or progressive web apps for the operating system and take advantage of touch gestures, tablet support, notifications, and more, in addition to having a lot of Android apps to install in the operating system, which gives users have more options.
3- Performance and Memory Usage:
Windows 10 has always been known to be very slow when used on computers running Intel Celeron or Intel Core M3 processors, unlike Chromebooks running Chrome OS as it works better and faster on such computers, specifically the Google Chrome browser, in addition to the security features that are considered One of the most important points of strength in Chromebook computers, as Google always focuses on the safety of its operating system compared to other systems.