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China’s State-Linked Firms Are Moving Away From Windows 10 Due To Security Concerns, Despite The Custom OS Developed By Microsoft Under Stringent Supervision

China orders state-link organizations to move away from a custom version of Windows 10

A “Government Edition” of Windows 10 running on various computers in China is being removed from systems of the country’s state-operated organizations. According to the latest report, the Ministry of State Security has issued the order due to cyber vulnerabilities, which is a strange turn of events, especially given that Microsoft and another firm, C&M Information Technologies (CMIT), were tasked with developing a custom version of Windows 10. CMIT originally planned to move away from Windows 10 in February 2027, but plans have changed The custom Windows 10 version was introduced in 2016 after meeting several of China’s security requirements. […]

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