Microsoft Windows 10 will launch in 190 countries and 111 languages

Microsoft says its new Windows 10 operating system will be coming 'this summer' in 190 countries and 111 languages.

 

In a blog post late Tuesday, Microsoft executive vice president Terry Myerson said the operating system designed for multiple devices would also have a 'small footprint' for connected devices.

 

'We continue to make great development progress and shared today that Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages,' he said.

 

Terry Myerson, who runs Microsoft's operating systems unit, announced the plan at the WinHEC technology conference in Shenzhen, China.

 

'We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10,' he said in a telephone interview with Reuters. The plan is to 're-engage' with the hundreds of millions of users of Windows in China, he said, without elaboration. 

 

Microsoft said in January it would offer free upgrades to Windows 10 for users of Windows 7 or later in an attempt to hold onto users and make up for lost revenue by selling services such as Office over the Internet.