Microsoft is working on USB Type-C connectivity in Windows

Feb 27, 2015 06:51 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating system will support the latest technologies on the market, including USB 3.1 Type-C, which allows faster transfer speeds and additional connectivity options.

Redmond itself hasn't yet confirmed this in an official announcement, but in details provided at its WinHec conference, the company explains that Windows 10 will work from the get-go with USB Dual Role and Type-C.

“Windows 10 introduces support for USB Dual Role and Type-C, which will enable new wired connectivity scenarios such a phone interacting with USB peripherals, or laptops connecting to an external display using the USB Type-C connector,” the provided information reads.

While some analysts believe that USB Type-C won't gain traction until 2016 the earliest, Microsoft sees the new standard as a big opportunity for everyone in the industry, with users obviously to have the biggest benefit after the implementation of such support.

Type-C, which has recently been approved, is the latest USB standard that allows not only faster transfer speed but also additional connectivity options, including using the same cable to connect external displays. This way, manufacturers adopting it could kill two birds with one stone, but it's still a question of how fast device makers could implement it.

Windows 10 devices with Type-C ports

Now that Microsoft is ready to bring Type-C support in Windows 10, the only problem that it needs to deal with is to convince and work together with partners to provide such ports on their new devices.

Microsoft already expects a new wave of devices running Windows 10 to launch together with the operating system or shortly after that, so the company would again have to collaborate with OEMs to make sure that Type-C ports make their way on Windows 10 tablets and laptops.

According to sources, Windows 10 should launch in the fall of 2015, so there's no doubt that manufacturers have enough time to make this possible by the time the OS sees daylight.