Microsoft Announces 'Windows 10 China Government Edition', Lets Country Use Its Own Encryption (windows.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @02:00AM from the for-china dept.

At an event in China on Tuesday, Microsoft announced yet another new version of Windows 10. Called Windows 10 China Government Edition, the new edition is meant to be used by the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises, ending a standoff over the operating system by meeting the government's requests for increased security and data control. In a blog post, Windows chief Terry Myerson writes: The Windows 10 China Government Edition is based on Windows 10 Enterprise Edition, which already includes many of the security, identity, deployment, and manageability features governments and enterprises need. The China Government Edition will use these manageability features to remove features that are not needed by Chinese government employees like OneDrive, to manage all telemetry and updates, and to enable the government to use its own encryption algorithms within its computer systems.

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Windows 10, as it should have been. by Anonymous Coward · 2017-05-23 02:09 · Score: 5, Insightful

Controlled updates, managing all telemetry, and rolling your own encryption? Where can I buy this magical product?!?
Can I have a copy. by Anonymous Coward · 2017-05-23 02:10 · Score: 5, Funny

"remove features that are not needed by Chinese government employees like OneDrive, to manage all telemetry and updates"
Excellent! Where can I get a copy?
Meanwhile by kkoo · 2017-05-23 02:35 · Score: 5, Insightful

Everyone else continues to use Microsoft Windows 10 US Government Edition.