A weekly look at all things Microsoft, including Windows, Office, Xbox, and more, from two of the foremost Windows watchers in the world, Paul Thurrott of Thurrott.com and Mary Jo Foley of All About Microsoft. Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
Windows 11 is here, as is Mary Jo's Bloomberry ice cream. Windows 11 is Generally Available Windows 11 Review: Fresh, Familiar, Incomplete Microsoft's Windows 11: How to get it now (or later) Windows 11's Broken Promises Let's Fix Windows 11 Mozilla Firefox is Coming to the Microsoft Store A new generation of Surface PCs and devices arrives Microsoft Surface Pro 8 First Impressions Hands-On with the Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Hands-On with the Surface Slim Pen 2 Hands-On with the Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse Mary Jo Foley tries Windows 11 Bloomberry ice cream Microsoft 365 Microsoft's new non-subscription Office 2021 starts at $150 and arrives on October 5 Microsoft to add new education-focused M365 A1 per-device subscription plan Microsoft's Cloud for Financial Services to be generally available November 1 Xbox Xbox Console Shortage to Last Into 2022 Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for October Xbox Cloud Gaming Expands to New Countries Microsoft Reveals Forza Horizon 5 PC Requirements Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Members with EA Play Can Join the Battlefield 2042 Open Beta Starting Today - Xbox Wire Twitch Suffers from Massive Leak Tips and picks Tip of the week: Turn off installed apps in Start's Recommended section in Windows 11 App pick of the week: Start11 gets a big update Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 11 Security Baseline is now available Codename pick of the week: Project Beluga Beer pick of the week: Transmitter S1X Wild Blueberry Saison Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 Melissa.com/twit plextrac.com/twit
Windows 11 launches soon Redesigned Microsoft Paint Heads to Public Testing Microsoft Whiteboard is Getting a Big Update Microsoft Leaks New Media App for Windows 11 More Windows News Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468 Windows 11 Heads to Release Preview Epic Games is Coming to the Microsoft Store in Windows 11 Opera, Yandex browsers and the Amazon and Epic storefronts are coming to the new Microsoft Store Windows 10 Version 21H1 Jumps to 38 Percent Usage Microsoft 365 Microsoft Announces Coming Skype Features Microsoft Brings New Phone Features to Teams Xbox Microsoft Brings Dolby Vision to Xbox Series X|S New Microsoft Edge Lands on Xbox Microsoft Reveals Games with Gold for October Minecraft Dungeons is Available on Steam Tips and picks Tip of the week: You can upgrade to Windows 11 right now Tip of the week: New Docking/Undocking Experience Enterprise pick of the week: SysInternals virtual conference with MarkR Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft's administrator portals at your fingertips Codename picks of the week: Zeus, Nabu, Kahuku, Caspar, Luca, Moro Cocktail pick of the week: Oh Rickey, You're So Lime Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Compiler - WW podium.com/ww
Microsoft unveils a new generation of Surface PCs and devices The Surface is Back, Baby Microsoft refreshes its Surface PC portfolio including Android-based Duo 2 Surface Laptop Studio Specs and Photo Gallery Surface Pro 8 Specs and Photo Gallery Surface Go 3 Specs and Photo Gallery Surface Duo 2 Specs and Photo Gallery Microsoft takes another crack at a dual-screen Android phone with Duo 2 Surface Pro X Photo Gallery Surface Peripherals Photo Gallery Surface, Can You Spare a Part? HP PCs HP Launches 16-Inch Spectre x360, Consumer PCs, and Peripherals Windows 11 Microsoft Issues Near-Final Build of Windows 11 Microsoft Begins Rolling Out Photos App Redesign Microsoft is readying a new Windows Server certification Office Microsoft makes its non-subscription Office LTSC release available for Windows, Mac Tips and picks App pick of the week: PC Health Check App pick of the week: PowerToys Enterprise pick of the week: Choose your OS for the new Surface devices Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 11 requirements hit VMs Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Welcome Back Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: wwt.com/twit akamai.com/ww udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75
Microsoft talks hybrid work, Teams A study of Microsoft employees shows how remote work puts productivity and innovation at risk Microsoft readies more Teams hybrid meeting features; frees up more LinkedIn remote-work courses Microsoft acquires student-tutor collaboration platform TakeLessons Microsoft No Longer Plans a Return to Office Date Brad Smith is Now the Vice Chairman of Microsoft Windows 11 Microsoft slammed the Magic Windows shut on Insiders testing Windows 11 Microsoft Says No to WOA Support on M1 Macs Analysis: Microsoft's Windows 11 Performance Claims Dev and Beta Channels Get New Windows 11 Builds Microsoft Releases New Dev Build of Windows 11 Mozilla Bypasses Default Apps Interface in Windows 11 The First Windows 11 Ad is ... Curious Microsoft accounts go passwordless Microsoft Account Goes Passwordless Microsoft Dev Microsoft Delays .NET MAUI to Mid-2022 Xbox You Can Now Stream Games From Consoles or the Cloud to Windows 10 Microsoft Announces More Game Pass Titles for September Tips and picks Tip of the week: Remove the password from your Microsoft account App pick of the week: Microsoft Authenticator Enterprise pick of the week: Patch your Linux VMs on Azure right now Codename pick of the week: Project Rocket Beer pick of the week: Grimm Pina Pop Sour Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: BANDWIDTH.COM/WW
Windows 11 updates, Clipchamp, Microsoft Start Windows 11 moves past 1.0 Microsoft moves Windows Insiders on Dev Channel to a new Windows 11 branch Beta Channel Just Gets Windows 11 Bug Fixes Microsoft makes Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11 previews available for commercial testing Android Subsystem for Windows placeholder app appears in the Microsoft Store Windows Subsystem for Android Arrives in the Microsoft Store Microsoft Teases Updated Photos App for Windows 11 Dumb, da-dumb dumb, dumb Microsoft Issues Fixes for Windows 11 Instability Those Windows 11 Instabilities Were Caused by a Microsoft Ad Microsoft 365 Microsoft buys video-editing vendor Clipchamp Microsoft Purchases Web-Based Video Editing Solution Microsoft rebrands its news feed as 'Microsoft Start' Hardware Intel to Spend $80 Billion on European Chip Plants Lenovo Launches New Laptops, Tablets, and Chromebooks Xbox Microsoft Delivers Flight Simulator World Update VI Tips and picks Tip of the week: Use EdgeDeflector to Enforce Your Browser Choice in Windows 11 App pick of the week: YouTube Music Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft moves the Federal team under Azure Enterprise pick of the week: Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 Beer pick of the week: Zero Gravity Oktoberfest Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Modern Finance CrowdStrike.com/twit
Windows 11 to launch on October 5: The Good Microsoft to kick off Windows 11 launch on October 5 Microsoft Will Release Windows 11 on October 5 Microsoft rolls out more fixes and a new 'Microsoft 365' widget in the latest Windows 11 test build release Windows 11 to launch on October 5: The Bad Microsoft Keeps Windows 11 Hardware Requirements, But Will Placate Enthusiasts Microsoft leaves a loophole for those wanting to run Windows 11 on 'unsupported' hardware Windows 11 to launch on October 5: The Ugly The Great Windows 11 Dipsy-Doo (Premium) Thanks for Testing Windows 11, Now Leave HP Reports Flat PC Sales in the Previous Quarter Dell Has a Record Second Quarter Windows 11 to launch on October 5: The Uncertain Microsoft Windows and Surface Chief Panay added to Senior Leadership Team Panos Panay Elevated to Microsoft Senior Leadership Team Microsoft CEO Meets with Biden, Agrees to Quadruple Cybersecurity Spending Microsoft announces its fall Surface event for September 22 Xbox Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for September Microsoft Reveals the Games for Gold for September It's Official: Halo Infinite to Launch on December 8 Tips and picks Tip of the week: Check out these incredible hidden gems from Microsoft's past App pick of the week: Google Chrome Enterprise pick of the week: Hyper-V Server 2022 Enterprise pick of the week: CosmosDB has a Jupyter meltdown Cocktail pick of the week: Pina Colada, done right Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: akamai.com/ww Compiler - WW Melissa.com/twit
Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 commercial is getting a price hike in March 2022 Power Apps portal misconfiguration exposed data for 38 million users. But it's fixed now. Microsoft Ignite 2021 Part II: The Quickening is in November again, but still virtual. Microsoft Teams for Education gets a Reading Progress app Microsoft is ending support for the Android apps on Chrome OS next month Windows 11 WWMJFD? Windows 11 Dev channel builds are about to get less reliable/stable. Here's what to do. New Windows 11 build (Dev and Beta) adds focus sessions. Plus there's our first ISO! Microsoft teases updated Paint app Xbox Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Xbox Series/One this holiday Microsoft introduces a new wired Xbox headset Halo Infinite will not include co-op single-player, Forge at launch. And you thought the disappointment was behind us. Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting World Update VI, new aircraft, and more Quake, Quake II, and Quake III Arena come to Game Pass! But it's complicated. Here comes a new Call of Duty! What's old is old again. Listener Q&A Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get to know your Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts There are some new and different shortcuts in Windows 11. App pick of the week: Quake for Xbox The Xbox version of Quake is a delight and it delivers an incredible amount of content. And it's just $9.99. Plus: Momentum New Tab browser add-on Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server 2022 is here! Lucky we found it since Microsoft hasn't said almost anything about it so far. A very odd "launch" Codename pick of the week: Pinebrook Xbox console cloud gaming had/has a codename, according to the Xbox fairies. That codename is Pinebrook. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 plextrac.com/twit
Windows 11 updates, PrintNightmare continues, Xbox Game Pass Microsoft lights up more Teams Chat features and delivers updated Windows 11 inbox apps for Insider testers Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps Microsoft Consumer Microsoft hires former Uber exec in effort to grow its Teams consumer business PrintNightmare Microsoft Tries, Again, to Get in Front of Printing Vulnerabilities Microsoft vs. AWS Microsoft protests Amazon's $10 billion NSA cloud contract win Amazon Retail Sales Surpass Walmart Xbox Microsoft Reveals More Game Pass Titles for August Microsoft is Testing a Higher Resolution Dashboard on Xbox Series X Sea of Thieves Now Has 4.8 Million Active Users Tips and picks Tip of the week: Try Game Pass App pick of the week: elementary OS 6 Enterprise pick of the week: An updated M365 Roadmap site is coming Buzzword pick of the week: Ransomware Beer pick of the week: Off Color Brewing Beer for Beaches Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: CrowdStrike.com/twit wwt.com/twit
Here come the Windows 11 apps Microsoft to consolidate multiple OneNote for Windows apps into a single new version Microsoft Teases Spotify Integration with Windows 11 Microsoft to replace its many mail variants with 'One Outlook' Here come the foldable apps Microsoft Partners with Samsung on Foldable-Aware Apps Edge may get a new, super-secure mode Microsoft tests Super-Duper Secure Mode for Edge Microsoft fixes Windows 10 PrintNightmare flaw with this update Windows 11 Microsoft Releases New Build of Windows 11 to the Dev Channel Xbox Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to Xbox App for Windows Parallels Desktop 17 to Bring Windows 11 to the Mac Tips and picks Tip of the week: Run Windows 11 on your Mac App pick of the week: Start11, Firefox 91 SSO Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server Summit Enterprise pick of the week: Peer5 Beer pick of the week: Untitled Arts Non-Alcoholic Italian Pilsner Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: hover.com/twit akamai.com/ww
Windows 11: Now in the Beta Channel Windows 11 Comes to the Insider Beta Channel Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps Intel Exec Leaks Thunderbolt 5 Microsoft Adds "My Day" Pane to Outlook.com, Outlook on the Web Windows 365/Cloud PC launches, pricing revealed Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service will range from $20 to $162 per user per month Microsoft Pauses Free Trials of Windows 365 Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365 Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad Microsoft mandates COVID-19 vaccinations Microsoft to require COVID-19 vaccination proof for U.S. employees, vendors Microsoft pushes back earliest "full reopening" to October 4 Xbox Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for August The $499 PlayStation 5 is Already Profitable Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get a Halo theme in Waze App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 Field Service on-prem is going away Codename pick of the week: Project Arno Beverage pick of the week: June Shine Blood Orange Mint Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: Modern Finance
Microsoft beats earnings estimates Microsoft Posts Revenues of $46.2 Billion in Q2 2021 Microsoft: Component shortages not going away any time soon Microsoft Teams hits 250 million monthly active user milestone Microsoft says LinkedIn is now a $10 billion business Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition | Petri Apple Posts Revenues of $81.4 Billion in Q2 2021 Alphabet Reports Revenues of $61.9 Billion in Q2 2021 AMD Revenues Doubled in the Previous Quarter Intel Reports Record Revenues from PCs Intel Delivers a New Product Roadmap Windows Microsoft Issues Another Pre-Release Windows 11 Update 26 Percent of Windows 10 PCs are Running 21H1 Microsoft Releases Edge 92, Outlook Extension for Edge Windows Server moves back to a sane servicing schedule Microsoft outlines its new support plans for Windows Server Microsoft's rumored fall hardware launch Alleged images of Microsoft Surface Duo 2 dual-screen Android device leak Xbox Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for August Sony Has Sold 10 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles Tips and picks Tip of the week: Save big on Xbox and PC games App pick of the week: Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass App pick of the week: Flight Simulator Hardware App pick of the week: Parallels Toolbox 5 Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 – things to know ahead of next week Enterprise pick of the week: PowerApp price cuts are coming! Beer pick of the week: Drekker Chonk Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
Office visual refresh, Windows 365 costs, Microsoft Exchange hack Windows 11 Build 22000.71 Brings More Small Refinements Microsoft starts testing Teams integration with Windows 11 Developers Can Extend Context Menus and the Share Dialog in Windows 11 Microsoft acknowledges it's dropping its Stores for Business and Education in early 2023 Hands-On with the Office Visual Refresh More Windows Microsoft reveals $31 per user per month price tag of one of the coming Windows 365 SKUs Microsoft rolls out first Windows 10 21H2 test build Microsoft's Printing Nightmare Continues Microsoft Issues Workaround for New Windows Vulnerability Microsoft to Begin Extended-Release Cycle Option with Edge 94 More Microsoft The U.S. Accuses China of Hacking Microsoft Microsoft acquires privileged access management vendor CloudKnox Security Xbox Corner Flight Simulator, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass Soon Xbox Just Had a Record Month in the U.S. Microsoft is Still Bringing DirectStorage to Windows 10 Too Valve's Steam Deck is a $400+ Portable Gaming PC Tips and picks Tip of the week: Check out the Inspire sessions Tip of the week: Check out Just JavaScript App pick of the week: Chrome 92 App pick of the week: DuckDuckGo's Email Protection service App pick of the week: Visual Studio Code (with built-in JavaScript debugging) Enterprise pick of the week: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Codename pick of the week: Project Moca Beer pick of the week: Finback Orange Crush Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: akamai.com/ww wwt.com/twit
Windows 365 & Cloud PC, Windows 11 updates, RiskIQ Microsoft brings Windows to the cloud with Windows 365 and Cloud PC More Windows 11 handwringing Microsoft updates Windows 11 with a bunch of fixes for Dev Channel testers Microsoft Could Miss an Opportunity with Windows 11 (Premium) PC Market PC Sales Growth is Slowing Down More Microsoft Microsoft to Acquire RiskIQ Xbox Corner Xbox Family Settings App Adds Spending Management Google Makes Stadia More Attractive to Developers Tips & Picks Tip of the week: How to use Snap Groups in Windows 11 App pick of the week: Firefox 90 App pick of the week: Google Drive desktop client App pick of the week: DeskScapes on Steam Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft cloud for sustainability Enterprise pick of the week: Teams and Dynamics 365 get even more chummy Drink pick of the week: Switchel Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: plextrac.com/twit Endava Podcast - Tech Reimagined
Windows 11: Start Your Update Engines Windows 11: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns Microsoft Delays Preview of Office Visual Refresh Should You Test Windows 11 Yet? Microsoft Talks Windows 11 Lifecycle and Servicing So, What About Windows 10? Qualcomm Drops Arm to Compete in PC Market Apple and Intel Reportedly First in Line for TMSC's 3nm Chipset Process Microsoft is Actively Investigating PrintNightmare Vulnerability Here Comes Cloud PC Here comes Microsoft's Cloud PC virtualization service Microsoft Inspire Partner Event Goodbye, JEDI. Hello, JWCC Pentagon Cancels Microsoft's $10 Billion JEDI Contract Pentagon terminates controversial $10 billion JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft Xbox Xbox Console Supply Will Not Improve Anytime Soon Microsoft Announces More Xbox Game Pass Titles for July Nintendo Unveils OLED Version of Switch Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Microsoft Store back-to-school sale App pick of the week: Opera for Android Enterprise pick of the week: SQL Server on Windows Containers is no more Enterprise pick of the week: Office 365 for IT Pros, 8th Edition Beer pick of the week: Deschutes Fresh Squeezed Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: business.eset.com/twit Melissa.com/twit
A rough week for Windows 11 Windows 11 Outrage TPM Outrage Microsoft May Change the Windows 11 Minimum System Requirements Microsoft to require Microsoft Account and network connection to set up Windows 11 Home Windows 11 in Perspective Windows 11 is the New XP Windows 11 to move to just one feature update per year Windows 11 is now available for testing Microsoft rolls out first test build of Windows 11 Windows 11: What's coming in the revamped Microsoft Store Microsoft to integrate Chat from Teams into Windows 11's taskbar Windows 11 Build 22000.51 Screenshot Gallery Microsoft is Bringing Dynamic Refresh Rate Support to Windows 11 Microsoft: Here comes the Windows Subsystem for Android Microsoft Office updates Microsoft rolls out visually updated Office preview, plus native 64-bit Office for Arm Microsoft Announces Native 64-Bit Office for ARM Microsoft Announces ARM64EC Windows on ARM The Second Coming of Windows on ARM (Premium) Xbox Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to Windows, Apple Devices Microsoft Brings Designed for Xbox Mobile Accessories to iPhone Doom Eternal is Now Optimized for Xbox Series X|S Microsoft Unveils the Games with Gold titles for July 2021 Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Paul Thurrott will be covering Windows 11 in-depth App pick of the week: WhyNotWin11 Developer pick of the week: GitHub Copilot Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft's 5G support in Azure gets a boost Beer pick of the week: Grimm Gravity of Chill Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Endava Podcast - Tech Reimagined podium.com/ww att.com/activearmor
Windows 11 announced - now in rounded corners! Availability: Free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs beginning this holiday Compatibility: 64bit processor with 2+ cores, 4GB RAM, TPM 2.0 required Android Apps: From Amazon Appstore using Intel's Bridge technology Microsoft Store: App devs can now bring their own commerce to keep 100% of the revenue Microsoft Teams: Chat app integrated into the taskbar New UI: Simplified design, Snap Layouts & Groups, improved touch experience Gaming: Auto HDR, DirectStorage for faster load times, Xbox Game Pass app Widgets: AI-powered news, weather, notifications, and more Other news Microsoft reaches a $2 trillion market cap Satya Nadella takes a jab at Apple at the end of the Microsoft Windows Event Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: wwt.com/twit att.com/activearmor
Windows 11 Leaks Windows 11 First Impressions Windows 11: A Few More Screenshots Windows 11: A Few More Observations Windows 11: Clean Install Leaked Windows 11 build shows a Windows 10X-like interface Microsoft 365 Microsoft to Host Hybrid Work Event on June 17 Google Makes Workspace Free for Everyone Xbox Microsoft's Gaming Strategy? Xbox Everywhere Xbox is Building Standalone Streaming Devices for Cloud Gaming Microsoft makes its case for why it's all-in on gaming 10 More Bethesda Games Land on Xbox Game Pass Today Microsoft Shows Off Halo Infinite Multiplayer Action Microsoft Announces the June Xbox Update Microsoft Announces 40 New Indie Game Demos for Xbox Consoles Amazon Luna Goes Live for All Prime Members on June 21 Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Don't forget to check out the Xbox summer sale! Xbox is Hosting a Summer Games Sale App pick of the week: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Enterprise picks of the week: Microsoft peripherals certified for Teams are now available Microsoft Teams certified accessory tour More new security features for iOS, Android phones with Defender for Endpoint Microsoft adds to its Android and iOS security tools Beer pick of the week: Grimm Clover Club Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: att.com/activearmor udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 BANDWIDTH.COM/WW
Making sense of Windows 11 Microsoft pauses Windows 10 preview builds ahead of 'Windows 11' event Microsoft's doc sheds light on upcoming Windows 10 versions Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows Sun Valley update Is an Android emulator coming to Windows 11? More Windows Microsoft Renames Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop Microsoft rebrands WVD as 'Azure Virtual Desktop'; adds new app-streaming pricing option Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla Partner on Browser Extensions Samsung Galaxy Book Go Brings Snapdragon on the Cheap Microsoft 365 Microsoft Brings New Voice Features to Outlook for iOS Microsoft begins rolling out its Scheduler meeting service, plus more Outlook voice features on iOS Microsoft adds 'lightweight' Visio web app for no extra fee to Microsoft 365 for business plans OneDrive to be M1-Native on Mac by Late 2021 Xbox Xbox Series X Revisited Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Check out the Xbox summer sale! Save up to 75 percent on games at the Xbox Deals Unlocked sale. App pick of the week: Vivaldi 4.0 The new Vivaldi adds beta Mail, Calendar, and Feeds app, integrated translations, lots of privacy controls, and some new modes. Enterprise pick of the week: The Empire strikes back (over SAP) There's been noise lately about whether SAP is going to continue to say its preferred cloud is Azure (or if it will default to customer choice). Today, Microsoft struck back with a blog post of its own on the matter, proclaiming SAP is all in on Azure Codename pick of the week: Fire Steel Fire Steel is an internal Microsoft tool related to Windows 11 development. Windows Central's Zac Bowden said Fire Steel is what MS is using to build "Cherry Hill" (experience packages for Win11) for Sun Valley. Beer pick of the week: Transmitter T1 Triple Belgian triples are excellent. I hadn't had one for a while but this past weekend had an excellent one from Transmitter, an NYC brewery. 9.1%, lots of Belgian yeast, stone fruit flavor. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit att.com/activearmor
Microsoft to unveil what's next for Windows on June 24 Here Are the Specifications for the Snapdragon Developer Kit The Future of Windows App Development is Getting Clearer (Premium) Microsoft Releases WinGet 1.0 Microsoft .NET 6 Set for November 9 Release Microsoft Plans New Share Experiences Across Microsoft 365 Shared Calendars Update for Outlook for Windows is Now Available PCs Lenovo Announces Record Quarterly and Annual Results HP Posts Record Revenues Acer Announces Another Tsunami of Hardware Products Intel Refreshes 11th-Generation Core U-Series Processors Web browsers Microsoft is Bringing Automatic HTTPS to Edge Microsoft Edge 91 Adds Price History, Bing Rebates, More Mozilla Releases Firefox 89 with Simpler New Design Microsoft Microsoft Warns of a New Russian Cyberattack Xbox Xbox Has a Two-Year Console Exclusive on Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos (Updated) Microsoft Announces First Xbox Game Pass Titles for June Microsoft Schedules an Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase for June 13 Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Catch up on your Build sessions App pick of the week: Tell Me Why Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server 2022 is almost soup Enterprise pick of the week 2: Microsoft buys ReFirm Labs Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Rainbows Everywhere IPA Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: att.com/activearmor audible.com/windows or text windows to 500-500 itpro.tv/windows use code WW30
Here's what happened at Microsoft Build 2021 Microsoft Build 2021 Keynote Build 2021: Windows 10 Windows 10 Throwback: January 21, 2015 (Premium) Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows 10 on ARM Microsoft support for Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 coming later this year The Windows Developer's Guide to Microsoft Build 2021 - Windows Developer Blog Power Platform/AI Microsoft to make coding 'in plain English' easier with PowerFx and GPT-3 AI model Teams and Office365, Microsoft 365 Microsoft adds more developer hooks into Teams, Microsoft 365 Build 2021: Microsoft Teams Azure Microsoft takes another stab at a Blockchain-powered ledger service Microsoft enables more Azure services to run anywhere via Azure Arc Windows (not Build-related) Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21390 | Windows Insider Blog Microsoft Previews a Math Solver for Edge Hardware USB-C 2.1 to Support 240 Watts of Power Arm Announces Armv9 Architecture Xbox Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase: Sunday, June 13 Microsoft Announces Games with Gold Titles for June Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Supports Touch Controls for Dual-Screen Devices Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 BANDWIDTH.COM/WW
Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X isn't happening Microsoft Confirms 10X Death, Will Bring Some Features to Windows 10 Windows 10 Version 21H1 is Now Available Microsoft Details Deprecated and Removed Features in Windows 10 Version 21H1 Microsoft shares more on what's coming in Windows Server 2022 Microsoft is planning a big refresh to the Windows 10 UI with 'Sun Valley' in 21H2: Report Here's why we think it's time Microsoft made a Windows 11 More Windows Microsoft is dropping support for IE on many versions of Windows 10 on June 15, 2022 Adobe Photoshop is Now Native on Windows 10 on ARM Notebook PC Sales Almost Doubled in Q1 Google I/O Google Announces Android 12 Beta Google Maps is About to Get a Lot More Useful Google beefs up Workspace security with these new features Microsoft to open source Fluid Framework; previews end-user experience Google I/O 2021: A peek into 3D video chat booth Project Starline Google Announces Flutter 2.2 Microsoft Build Microsoft Build: MyBuild Microsoft's Visual Studio 2022 is moving to 64-bit MyBuild - Your home for Microsoft Build Teams 'Personal' features are live Microsoft makes Teams consumer features generally available Xbox Microsoft Announces Game Pass Titles for the Rest of May Tips and picks Tip of the week: HD and lossless audio is coming, deal with it correctly App pick of the week: Windows 10 version 21H1 Codename picks of the week: Nickel, Cherry Hill Beer pick of the week: Jack's Abby Post-Shift Pilsner Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: wwt.com/twit BANDWIDTH.COM/WW
Windows 10X delayed once again Microsoft drops Windows 10X before it ever launched The Way Forward for Windows More Windows HP Elite Folio First Impressions Intel Launches 11th-Generation Core-H Processors for Mobile Google Says it Will Move Towards No Passwords What's new in Windows Holographic Version 21H1 All Windows 10 upgrade safeguards have been lifted Microsoft 365 Microsoft starts rolling out its Webinars feature in Teams Microsoft Brings Webinar Capabilities to Teams The Pentagon May Cancel Microsoft's JEDI Contract Microsoft Fixes Outlook Email Bug Microsoft to Allow EU Customers to Store All Data in the EU Linux Microsoft brings Threat and Vulnerability Management capability to Linux Porting Linux's eBPF to Windows 10 and Windows Server Xbox Microsoft Doesn't Make a Profit on Xbox Consoles Xbox Introduces a Console Purchase Pilot Sony Now Expects PS5 Shortages Through 2022 Nintendo Switch Hits 85 Million Units Sold Microsoft Announces the May Xbox Update(s) Tips and picks Tip of the week: Jump on the "no passwords" train App pick of the week: Call of Duty Mobile Enterprise pick of the week: Bye, bye Azure Blockchain Codename pick of the week: Santorini Beer pick of the week: Deciduous Lollipop Forest Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: hover.com/twit Melissa.com/twit udacity.com/TWiT
Windows 10 Microsoft Gets Ready for Windows 10 Version 21H1 Microsoft to Remove Flash from Windows in July Linux Microsoft buys Flatcar Container Linux creator Kinvolk Microsoft's new open-source tool could stop your AI from getting hacked Microsoft 365, Office 365 Microsoft to add 'Reading Progress' tool to Teams for Education Microsoft: It's 90 days until the end of Skype for Business Online, here's what to expect Show Changes is Now Available in Excel for the Web Xbox Microsoft Eases Fees for PC Game Developers Microsoft's Store Fee Change Could Come to Xbox Too Halo Infinite to Support Cross-Play and Cross-Progression Epic Won't Release Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming Nearly 100 Xbox Titles now Support FPS Boost Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for May Sony Partners with Discord Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get Windows 10 version 21H1 right now App pick of the week: Vivaldi 3.8 Enterprise pick of the week: Goals! Enterprise pick of the week, 2: Windows Server 2022 Cocktail pick of the week: Pink Paloma Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: BANDWIDTH.COM/WW itpro.tv/windows use code WW30
MSFT Q3 FY21 earnings Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition Microsoft Posts Huge Numbers in Latest Quarter Microsoft says Windows 10 now on 1.3 billion monthly active devices Microsoft: Teams is now at 145 million daily active users Sony Has Sold Almost 8 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles Microsoft: LinkedIn topped $3 billion in ad revenue in last year, outpacing Snap and Pinterest Spotify Now Has 356 Million Users Intel Reports Flat Revenues Despite PC Boom AMD's Datacenter Revenues More Than Doubled in Quarter Alphabet Announces Quarterly Results Fun Microsoft Wants a New Font MyBuild Yusuf Mehdi | Twitter Windows 10 Windows 10 Version 20H2 Hits 40 Percent Usage Share Releasing Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3740.0 to the Beta & Release Preview Channels Microsoft to bring News and Interests feature to Windows 10 users running 1909 and above Microsoft 365 Microsoft makes previews available of its non-subscription Office products Amazon Announces New Fire HD 10 Tablets Viva Learning Enters Public Preview Microsoft Classroom Pen 2 Arrives Next Week Tips and picks Tip of the week: Games with Gold App pick of the week: Xbox Cloud Gaming Beta Enterprise pick of the week: Cheat sheet: How to join Teams meetings from work conference rooms Codename pick of the week: Alexandria Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin Stay Home (version 3, the Royal Treatment) Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
Microsoft Cloud PC, Linux GUI apps on WSL, Edge 90 What's new in Windows Microsoft marches toward launching its 'Cloud PC' service, possibly this summer New Windows 10 test build adds first preview of Linux GUI apps on WSL News and Interests Flyout Comes to Beta and Release Preview Rings Microsoft is (Probably) Killing Timeline Now, Too Microsoft is building a new app store for Windows 10 in major revitalization effort Microsoft wants to close the UWP, Win32 divide with 'Windows Apps' Edging along ... Microsoft rolls out Edge 90, with new history search, Kids Mode, to mainstream users Microsoft Edge 90 Launches with Password Monitor, More Microsoft takes a step toward unifying its Edge codebase across all platforms You Can Test the Unified Microsoft Edge Codebase on Android Microsoft Doesn't Commit to Blocking FLoC Dev Microsoft's Visual Studio 2022 is moving to 64-bit Microsoft Announces ID@Azure Xbox Microsoft talks with Discord end with no buy for now: Report Microsoft Brings Cloud Gaming to iOS and the PC in Beta Microsoft Partnered with Rainway on Xbox Cloud Gaming Microsoft Announces More Xbox Game Pass Titles for April April Updates for Xbox Bring Changes to Console, Mobile Tips and picks Tip of the week: Use OneDrive's Known Folder Backup App pick of the week: Stardock Multiplicity KVM Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft has big datacenter build-out plans Codename pick of the week: Santa Cruz Beer pick of the week: Brewing Ectogasm Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: BANDWIDTH.COM/WW wwt.com/twit
Microsoft buys Nuance, new Surface devices, Patch Tuesday The nuances of Microsoft's $19.7b Nuance acquisition Microsoft makes its second-largest acquisition with Nuance for $19.7 billion Nadella's acquisitions: How Nuance stacks up New Surfi, peripherals debut Surface Laptop 4 Prices, Specs Leak Microsoft rolls out Surface Laptop 4 alongside new headsets, a webcam, and a speaker Baby Steps Don't Win the Race Dell Updates Inspiron Laptops, Adds OLED Option to XPS 13 Patch Tuesday tidbits MS Patch Tuesday: NSA Reports New Critical Exchange Flaws FBI cleans up infected Exchange servers Microsoft details its legacy Edge browser phase-out strategy More Windows Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21359 Microsoft is (Probably) Killing Timeline Now Too OneDrive for Windows is Finally Going 64-Bit Xbox New Flight Simulator World Update Targets Europe Amazon Launches New Feature for the Xbox Skill for Alexa Tips and picks Tip of the week: Block Google FLoC App pick of the week: Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac Enterprise pick of the week: WVD finally gets a much-touted feature Codename pick of the week: Bari Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Bat Flip Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit
OpenJDK, Paint in the Windows Store, Azure outages, Azure immersion cooling Microsoft rolls out a preview of OpenJDK mikMicrosoft rolls out its OpenJDK preview release Sun vs. Microsoft battle over Java drags on Programming Windows: Hello, Visual J++ Google Wins Java Copyright Case Android Now Supports Rust for Low-Level Code Windows 10 Microsoft Paint is Finally Available in the Microsoft Store, Sort Of Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21354 Surface Here Comes Surface Laptop 4 Cloud Microsoft Cloud services were down for some users Microsoft: Here's what caused our Azure cloud-computing outage Microsoft gets two-phase immersion cooling running in an Azure data center Corporate Microsoft pushes back 'full' Redmond campus reopening to September 7 It's official: Microsoft Build will be May 25 to 27 Xbox More Games Are Coming to Xbox Game Pass This Month MLB The Show 21 is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One Tips and picks Tip of the week: Kensington's VeriMark Windows Hello fingerprint reader App pick of the week: Parallels Toolbox 4.5 for Windows and Mac Enterprise pick of the week: How to use Word/Teams as a teleprompter in presentations (Fake) Codename pick of the week: Boa Beer pick of the week: Grimm Black Forest Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: itpro.tv/ww code: WW30
Discord acquisition, Project Reunion, Cortana mobile. LinkedIn Microsoft's push to join the 'creators' bandwagon now extends to LinkedIn Discord Report: Microsoft in "Exclusive" Talks with Discord Developer Microsoft's 'Project Reunion' hits the 0.5 milestone Microsoft 365 Windows 10 Version 20H2 Hits 30 Percent Usage Share Kensington Announces a Windows Hello Fingerprint Reader Microsoft Kills Cortana on Mobile Immersive Reader Comes to PowerPoint for the Web, OneDrive, More Xbox Backward Compatible Games Come to Xbox Cloud Gaming Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for April Microsoft Highlights 60 Indie Games Coming to Xbox Bang & Olufsen Xbox Headset Arrives in April for $500 Microsoft Introduces Two New Xbox Wireless Controllers Tips and picks Tip of the week: Save big at the Microsoft Store Tip of the week: Stop web tracking for good Enterprise pick of the week: Azure ACS is now generally available Enterprise pick of the week: More courses for the 10 most popular digital skilling jobs for FREE Cocktail pick of the week: Peter Rabbit's Downfall Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: podium.com/ww business.eset.com/train
Microsoft might buy Discord, Intel's U.S.-based fabs, Xbox Live renamed. Corporate Microsoft to Soft Open its Headquarters on March 29 Microsoft to partially reopen its Redmond campus March 29 and possibly fully reopen on July 6 Microsoft creates 15,000-member 'Digital Transformation Platform Group' in latest reorg An update on Exchange hacks Intel to Build Two U.S.-Based Fabs Windows 10 New Windows Insider Dev Build Brings New Explorer Icons, More Windows 10 21H1 now available for 'commercial pre-release validation' Web browsers Microsoft and Google Partner on Web Browser Compatibility Google Brings Live Captioning to Google Chrome Vivaldi 3.7 Makes Massive Performance Gains Xbox Microsoft May Buy Discord for $10+ Billion Microsoft Renames Xbox Live Microsoft Partners with Twitch on Indie Games Showcase First Impressions: Xbox Wireless Headset GeForce NOW Raises Prices, But Not for Founders Tips and picks Tip of the week: Convert a Word document to a PowerPoint presentation App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge Dev Enterprise picks of the week: Microsoft Workplace Index 2021 Codename pick of the week: Narya Beer pick of the week: Great Notion Afterglow Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: business.eset.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit
Intel's "Go PC" campaign and its response to Apple Silicon You're a PC. I'm a PC. We are all PCs. Justin Long is No Longer a Mac in New Intel Ads Intel Releases 11th-Generation Core Desktop Processors AMD Launches Ryzen Pro 5000 Series Mobile Processors Windows Microsoft makes changes to Windows 10 inbox apps with the latest Dev Channel test build Microsoft to block users from getting paid apps from the Microsoft Stores for Business, Education as of April Microsoft Releases Windows Community Toolkit 7 Edge Microsoft to add new 'Extended Stable' Edge option, updating every eight weeks Cloud Microsoft's latest cloud authentication outage: What went wrong Microsoft Testifies at House Hearing, Google Lashes Out Microsoft 365 Skype Desktop App Now Supports Noise Cancelation PowerPoint Presenter Coach is Now Available Xbox Xbox Wireless Headset is Now Available Here are the Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in Late March 5 Bethesda Games Get FPS Boost on Xbox Series X|S Tips and picks Tip of the week: Switch to Microsoft for password management and autofill App pick of the week: Xbox Game Pass Enterprise picks of the week: A one-click mitigation tool for the Exchange hack, Moar Azure Availability Zones Beer pick of the week: Burley Oak Shamrock Shake Stout Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Guests: Ryan Shrout and Josh Newman Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: wwt.com/twit conga.com/twit
Exchangegate, UserVoicegate, Invokegate Controversies of the year of the week Exchangegate: Hackers Have Exploited at Least 30,000 Exchange Servers UserVoicegate: Microsoft is moving to its own alternatives to UserVoice for customer feedback Invokegate: Harman Kardon Removes Cortana from Invoke Windows 10 Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21332 Microsoft Edge Gets Vertical Tabs, More Support Ends for Microsoft Edge Legacy Microsoft to Move to a Single Edge codebase Google is Speeding Up the Chrome Release Schedule Chromebook Turns 10 Microsoft to Unveil New Webcam this Spring Dark Mode, More Coming to OneDrive Xbox Microsoft Cleared in US and EU to Close Bethesda Acquisition The March Xbox Update is Rolling Out Forza Horizon 4 Available Now on Steam Xbox Starts Testing 'New' Edge for Xbox Tips and picks Tip of the week: Be portable in all things App pick of the week: Visual Studio Code Enterprise pick of the week: New deployment service for firmware, drivers Codename pick of the week: Spartan Beer pick of the week: Fifth Hammer Prickly Whiskers Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT Melissa.com/twit
Recapping Microsoft's 2021 Ignite announcements. Microsoft Ignite 2021 Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Ignite 2021 Special Edition Microsoft shows off its Mesh mixed-reality collaboration platform Microsoft Announces its Mesh MR Platform - Thurrott.com Envisioning the Future with Windows Mixed Reality Panay Touts "the Next Generation of Windows" Guide to Microsoft Ignite 2021 for the Windows Enthusiast Microsoft shares more on what's coming in Windows Server 2022 Power Automate Desktop App for Windows 10 is Now Available Microsoft Ignite 2021 Book of News Windows 10 Windows 10 Version 20H2 Pushes Past 20 Percent Usage Share Hardware Qualcomm Launches the Snapdragon Insider Program HP's PC Business Surged in the Most Recent Quarter Xbox Halo Infinite a "Spiritual Reboot" of the Series, Microsoft Says Xbox Suffered a Big Outage Last Night Here Are the First Titles Coming to Xbox Game Pass in March Tips and picks Tip of the week: When it comes to content, where is as important as what App pick of the week: Flutter 2 Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Deprecations: How to keep up Codename pick of the week: The Walking Cat's collection of Mesh-related codenames Beer pick of the week: Foam Brewers Zero Day Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
Updating Windows, Microsoft Ignite, and Power Fx Microsoft Office Microsoft announces two new Office updates for 2021: Office LTSC Office 2021 for commercial and consumer customers Windows 10 Microsoft is cutting Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC support from ten years to five Microsoft Brings Another FEP to the Windows Insider Beta Channel Microsoft to talk about the future of mixed reality' at Ignite conference next week Power Platform Microsoft readies Power Fx, a new Power Platform low-code language Too late; P# already exists Surface Microsoft is Selling Replacement SSDs for Surface Pro 7+ Microsoft Microsoft Concludes Its SolarWinds Investigation Microsoft Calls for Australian-Style Media Arbitration in EU Microsoft unveils three more 'industry clouds' for financial, manufacturing and nonprofit Xbox Microsoft Announces Games for Gold for March Fall Guys Lands on Xbox This Summer Sony is Bringing VR to PlayStation 5 Sony is Bringing PlayStation Games to the PC Tips and picks Tip of the week: Buy cereal, get Xbox Game Pass Ultimate App pick of the week: Tiles 2.0 Developer pick of the week: .NET Conf Focus on Windows Enterprise pick of the week: Automatically translate Word docs into PowerPoints Beer pick of the week: Delirium Black Barrel Aged Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: business.eset.com/twit conga.com/twit
Windows 10 21H1, Intel vs. Apple, Microsoft may buy Pinterest Windows 10 Microsoft finally confirms Windows 10 version 21H1, stating that it will be a minor cumulative update like 2004 and 20H2. Yes, 21H1 is a Thing! New Windows Insider Build Adds a Few Minor Improvements Intel Takes on Apple M1 with New Series of "Go PC" Ads Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge Now Uses Adaptive Notifications Microsoft to add 'Kids Mode' to Chromium-based Edge browser Microsoft 365 Microsoft's unified Office app is now available for iPad Why did it take a year for Microsoft to bring Office app to iPad? Surface Surface Duo Drops to $999, Heads to the UK More Microsoft Why does Microsoft keep trying to buy its way into the consumer market? Microsoft Collaborates with VW on Automated Driving Platform Xbox Microsoft Announces the Xbox Wireless Headset Microsoft Brings FPS Boost to Backward Compatible Games Xbox Cloud Gaming for the PC Moves Closer Towards Release Here are the Next Titles Coming to Game Pass This Month Flight Simulator Update Brings Enhanced Visuals for the UK and Ireland Tips and picks Tip of the week: Pay for what matters App pick of the week: LastPass Dev pick of the week: Dapr 1.0 Codename pick of the week: Atlas Beer pick of the week: Maine Second Dinner Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Gabi.com/WINDOWS udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT
Windows 10 Microsoft details its legacy Edge browser phase-out strategy Windows 10 Version 2004 is Finally Reliable Enough for Everyone Microsoft 365 Microsoft outlines plans for Viva, an employee-experience platform anchored in Teams Microsoft Adds Two New Power Apps to Teams Microsoft to add new webinar and 'meeting intelligence' capabilities to Teams via Teams Pro Microsoft is Testing a New Dark Mode for Word More Microsoft Intel Sues Engineer Who Left for Microsoft Xbox Minecraft Dungeons Now Reaches 10 Million Players Forza Horizon 4 is Coming to Steam on March 9 Tips and picks Tip of the week: Use your Xbox Wireless Controller with two devices Learning pick of the week: Learn iOS development from Stanford Dev pick of the week: Updated WinUI roadmap on GitHub Codename pick of the week: SurfaceFleet Valentine's Day cocktail: Sparkling Sangria Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit forwardnetworks.com/twit hover.com/twit
Comparing Microsoft earnings to other big tech companies Windows 10 Microsoft Edge picks up a better roadmap for future features Windows 10 "in cloud" configurations are now available Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365/Teams saw big education success but struggle against Chromebooks Related: It's not just PCs, 2020 Was the Best Year Ever for Chromebook Microsoft to highlight improvements to the 'employee experience' in Feb. 4 event Microsoft to add new voice command, video, and other features to Office mobile apps Microsoft Announces a Slew of Mobile App Updates Office Lens is Renamed to Microsoft Lens Xbox Game Pass titles for the first half of February Now Xbox Series X|S supplies will be constrained through mid-2021 Sony shipped 4.5 million PS5 units in Q4, less than the 6 million expected, but Sony's best quarter ever And Nintendo has now shipped 80 million Switches Google kills internal games dev at Stadia More earnings Microsoft - $43.1 billion in revenues Amazon - $126 billion Apple - $111.4 billion Google - $56.9 billion Samsung - $55.3 billion Microsoft underperformed all of those companies last quarter Tips and picks Tip of the week: Use some common sense when it comes to game streaming services App pick of the week: iCloud Passwords Also: Vivaldi adds a second tab row for tab groups. Enterprise pick of the week: Roadmapwatch.com Codename pick of the week: JET Blue Beer pick of the week: The Bruery: Bakery: Coconut Macaroons Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: barracuda.com/windows
Microsoft Q2 Earnings Report Microsoft reported a net income of $15.5 billion on revenues of $43.1 billion for the quarter ending December 31, 2020. Pre-COVID spending levels are coming back, leading to Azure, Windows growth Xbox had a huge quarter Surface was pretty flat, Windows was mixed Related: New Surface ad is a bit disingenuous Related: Intel had a huge quarter It happens in threes Kurt DelBene is retiring from Microsoft. Plus: Rich Turner is joining Project Reunion. Windows Windows Insider Program shows off a second Feature Experience Pack. You can install that leaked Windows 10X build on a Surface Pro 7 if you're daring and technical enough Another new Dev Channel build today with not much in it (besides some touch keyboard tweaks) Web browsers Edge 88: This is the big one, 'Lizabeth. One year later, Edge is finally "complete" and mature. Chrome 88 is out with password improvements, and Chrome OS 88 is out with sign-in, lock screen improvements Microsoft Edge now supports profiles in PWAs And Google Calendar gets basic offline support (again) YouTube is now a PWA Mozilla is killing the Firefox PWA feature Xbox Microsoft Backtracks, Xbox Live Gold Pricing Won't Change 5 more titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass this month Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get your free audiobooks on Spotify App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge & Brave Browser Enterprise pick of the week: New Dynamics 365 and Power Platform feature plans are available now Enterprise pick of the week: IT Ops: All Things Hybrid Beer pick of the week: S'mores Bourbon Barrel-Aged Framinghammer Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: udacity.com/twit coupon code TWiT business.eset.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT
Combing through the Windows 10X leak Windows 10X leaks Windows 10X: Microsoft's 'cloud-powered' Chrome OS competitor inches closer Paul Thurrott explores Windows 10X: Setup, Desktop and Start, Taskbar and Action Center, Microsoft Edge, Built-in Apps Microsoft touts more Windows 10 PCs, some with LTE options, at BettFest education show Microsoft Pushes PCs, Teams at Education Event Industry Microsoft's Azure marketing chief Julia White joins SAP Microsoft invests in General Motors' self-driving subsidiary Cruise New Intel CEO Wants to Beat Apple Xbox Microsoft Announces More Game Pass Titles for January Microsoft Highlights the 2021 Xbox Console Exclusives Microsoft's Making the Xbox OS More Agile Tips and picks Tip of the week: Paul Thurrott's next book is on the way. App pick of the week: Chrome 88 & Brave Enterprise pick of the week: Ignite Part 2 is coming. Codename pick of the week: VAIL Beer pick of the week: Tree House Brewing New Decade Do-Over Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: conga.com/twit
CES 2021 There isn't really TOO much excitement, but major announcements from both Intel and AMD will impact the PC industry in 2021. New PCs, as expected, nothing truly unique. Intel CEO Swan to be replaced by VMware CEO Gelsinger Qualcomm buys CPU design firm Nuvia PCs The PC market surged in 2020, had its best year since 2015. Microsoft announced Surface Pro 7+ for businesses and not Surface Pro 8 as expected. Windows 10 Dev build adds improvements to that new news feed feature Microsoft Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson is leaving Microsoft for Qualtrics Microsoft is finalizing its transition to Azure Microsoft rolls out its second vertical cloud bundle – for retail Xbox Microsoft denies Duracellgate is a thing! Microsoft Announces Xbox Wireless Controller in Pulse Red Tips and picks Tip of the week: Paul's photo management system App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft increases file upload size for M365 Codename pick of the week: Project Peabody Beer pick of the week: 3Floyd's Gumballhead Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: SmartDeploy.com/twit
SolarWinds hackers viewed MS source code, 21H1 and the future of Windows 10, and Xbox Series X|S shortages. The future of Windows 10 (and lack of information): Microsoft tests 'news and interests' feature in the taskbar, and rumor is testers should move soon if they want to keep testing 21H1. Microsoft mulligans: New 'Sun Valley' Windows 10 UX for version 2021, 'One Outlook' to unify desktop and web-based clients, and history/tabs sync is coming to Edge. Cloud: More on Microsoft's Azure-in-a-shipping-container MDC More SolarWinds fallout: Microsoft says hackers viewed some of its source code but didn't try to attack the corporate domain. Xbox: Microsoft to address Series X|S shortages, RIP Minecraft Earth, the first Game Pass titles of 2021, and Bloomberg's piece on Xbox's creation and 20-year history. Tips and picks Tip of the week: Paul's OCD file management tips App pick of the week: Newsfeed apps The Old Reader and NewsBlur Developer pick of the week: Learn web dev on GitHub Enterprise pick of the week: Azure AD is going to four nines Beer pick of the week: Threes Brewing Volition Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: tibco.com/podcast axonius.com/windows
Microsoft news from the past two weeks Microsoft is designing its own ARM chips Windows 10 version 20H2 is already on 13.6 percent of Windows 10 PCs Google and Facebook colluded on online ads Apple's response to Facebook full-page ads is priceless Microsoft Edge is out for M1-based Macs Together Mode comes to Skype Flight Sim is now available in VR Games with Gold for January Our 2021 predictions Five Microsoft technologies to watch in 2021 Windows Windows 10 Windows 10X Windows on ARM Android on Windows 10 (Project Latte) Cloud PC Windows Server Surface Surface Duo 2 New Surface Pro, ProX, Book Any 10X devices from Surface in 2021? Rumors say no. Cloud M365: Teams, first-line workers, and bears (oh my) Azure – more regions, more AWS-competitive services, more AI Universal Search and MetaOS/Fluid Framework Gaming Console Cloud streaming Consumer Chredge, Bing, and MSN Teams consumer v. Skype Dev Project Reunion .NET MAUI PWAs Tips and picks Tip of the week: Lose yourself in a tech podcast App pick of the year: Affinity Photo Enterprise picks of the week: Using Microsoft 365 Defender to protect against Solorigate, Azure free account users get 5 more services Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin Happy New Beer Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
The best of Windows Weekly from 2020: Microsoft sort of ends support for Windows 7. The company released a "final" update for Windows 7 in early January. Microsoft's Panos Panay gets a promotion, becoming the Head of Windows and Hardware. Some cracked Surface Laptop 3 screens result in another "gate" — Crackgate. Mary Jo and Paul share the highlights of Microsoft Build 2020. Microsoft decides to shutter the streaming platform Mixer. Rumors suggest Microsoft may be interested in purchasing TikTok — and the president wants a cut of the profits. Leo reviews Microsoft's Surface Duo. Microsoft buys Bethesda. Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Capossela, shares his hidden gems of the year and answers questions from Mary Jo, Paul, and Leo. Host: Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela Chris has some hidden gems, and we have some questions. Windows 10 Microsoft brings x64 emulation to Windows 10 on ARM (in Insider) Paul tested it Microsoft 365 Microsoft converts most Office apps to M1-compatible universal binaries on Mac OneDrive and Teams are notably absent Google Workspace user? You can now edit Office documents natively when sent as attachments This follows a few years of updates bringing native Office capabilities to Docs, etc. Semi-related: Google buys Neverware, which will formally support Chrome OS on any PC. Surface Surface Duo is coming to four more countries in 2021. Xbox PS5 destroyed Xbox Series X|S in November, at least in the US Microsoft piles on the games in Game Pass this month Flight Simulator to come to Xbox Series X|S — but not Xbox One — in 2021 You can get Master Chief in Fortnite now EA Play for Xbox Game Pass for PC is delayed to 2021 Call of Duty BO CW Season One arrives Tips and picks Tip of the week: Microsoft Authenticator App pick of the week: Brave newsreader, Amazon Luna on Android and the web, Firefox on M1 Macs. Enterprise picks of the week: Studio Alpha, Microsoft certifications getting free renewals Cocktail pick of the holidays: If Nana Only Knew Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Guest: Chris Capossela Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Technology Powers X - WW tibco.com/podcast LastPass.com/twit
Cats vs. Dogs, Android on Windows, Halo Infinite Microsoft's holiday 2020 ad is an affront to cat lovers and will not stand Microsoft's Holiday Commercial is for the Dogs Windows 10 So why would anyone want to use Android apps on Windows? Which apps make the cut? Lightroom finally makes it onto Windows on ARM Microsoft 365/Cloud Microsoft to change how users can test Teams features Azure Government Top Secret cloud is revealed Microsoft announces this week two more cloud datacenter regions coming "soon": Denmark and Chile. Xbox Microsoft delays Halo Infinite to November 2021 A record year of engagement for Xbox. The big news: Confirmation of Cloud gaming on PC, iOS in 2021 Minecraft RTX is available for Windows 10! And Minecraft is the most-streamed game on YouTube ... by far. Tips and picks Tip of the week: Turn off stupid crap in the Facebook shortcut bar. App pick of the week: HBO Max Enterprise pick of the week: Deploy SSUs and CUs together Developer pick(s) of the week: A few GitHub announcements from GitHub Universe Beer pick of the week: Finback Cats are People Too DIPA Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/windows Melissa.com/twit BANDWIDTH.COM/WW
Windows Feature Packs, Slack acquisition, Android apps on Windows Windows 10 Here comes the first Windows Feature Experience Pack Windows 10 version 20H2 is on 9 percent of Windows 10 PCs in the first full month Also: Let's revisit the Android apps in the Microsoft Store rumor. Could this be related to Android support coming to WSL? Microsoft 365 Microsoft is dramatically improving the calling experience in Teams In the wake of privacy complaints, Microsoft overhauls its Productivity Score feature Salesforce to acquire Slack for $27.7 billion. Surface + mobile Surface Pro 8, Laptop 4 coming in early 2021. Don't expect too much (external) change. Update on MJ's Surface Laptop Duo about to get international availability and to come in black Smartphone sales fell again in Q3 Xbox November 2020 Xbox Console Update heads out to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S Game Pass explodes with new titles in the first half of December - Including Doom Eternal on PC! Tips and picks Tip of the week: There are two ways to consolidate multiple email accounts. Neither is perfect. App pick of the week: Game streaming. Enterprise pick of the week: Take the Power Platform plunge. Codename pick of the week: Project Burgundy. Beer pick of the week: KCBC Penguins Take Manhattan Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Wasabi.com offer code WINDOWS BANDWIDTH.COM/WW Technology Powers X - WW
Android apps on Windows, coupons on Edge, Microsoft Bob. Windows + PC Is the pandemic PC buying frenzy over? Data point: HP PC sales were flat YOY. Mary Jo Foley says: Buying a PC right now is not easy. Ask me how I know. Chrome support for Windows 7 is extended by 6 months. There have been more Insider builds since last week but no new features. Microsoft may be looking to allow Android apps in the Microsoft Store. Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 Business Premium is on sale this week. Microsoft finally begins adding consumer features to Teams on desktop and web. Microsoft adds shopping features to Microsoft Edge. There are many other new features for Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Microsoft co-founder looks back on what he got right and wrong in "The Road Ahead". Microsoft among firms petitioning court to protect its data from Google during antitrust case. Xbox A weak final 2020 outing for Games with Gold. Is this promotion coming to a close? Flight Simulator makes the US look prettier. When is it coming to Xbox? Microsoft to bring Game Streaming to smart TVs in 2021. What about console, PC, Mac, web, and iOS? No consoles for you in Xbox Black Friday deals. Related: GeForce Now comes to iOS via the web too. Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Meet Now is available on the web and in the latest version of Windows 10, on the taskbar. App pick of the week: Vivaldi Enterprise pick of the week: Salesforce could buy Slack. Codename pick of the week: Utopia Cocktail pick of the week: Thanksgiving Cranberry Cider Sipper Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT barracuda.com/windows BANDWIDTH.COM/WW
Pluton, Mac vs PC, Xbox Series X Microsoft's Pluton security processor What is Pluton? Coming to Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors starting next year Precursors: TPM ... and then Xbox security processor and the Pluton security subsystem in Azure Sphere Macs vs. PCs The first reviews of Apple's Silicon devices are in. And, not surprisingly, they're very positive Related: Microsoft explains how Office will work on new Macs Related: Photoshop comes to Arm on Windows and macOS Meanwhile: Microsoft publishes end of device support dates for Surface devices What does this mean? Are there any exceptions? How does this relate to the Windows support lifecycle? Windows 10 New Dev Channel build today with fixes/no features and still no word from MS on what's next Microsoft pauses optional updates for December for the holidays - It's like Christmas in December! A quick check-in on issues affecting Win 10 20H2 Microsoft Edge notifications are about to get better What's next for Microsoft Search? Windows Search integration, Dynamics 365 integration, more semantic capabilities, and lots more starting in December Project Reunion update Preview 3 of WinUI 3 is here In other developer news: Look who's working for Microsoft now. All hail the Python BDFL! Xbox Biggest. Xbox. Launch. Ever. Also, Commercial Cloud. Where have all the Xboxes gone? Long time passing. When will they ever learn? With the release of Halo 4 for PC, Halo: The MCC is now optimized for Xbox Series X|S Tips and picks App pick of the week: Google Photos App pick of the week #2: Halo 4 remastered for PC and Halo: MCC optimized for Series X|S Enterprise pick of the week: Dataflex, Project Oakdale, and now Dataverse Codename pick of the week: Sabre Beer pick of the week: Torch and Crown King Elizabeth Barleywine Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit try.eset.com/twit expressvpn.com/windows
Apple Silicon Macs arrive: What does this mean for Windows PCs? And Apple told us almost nothing beyond that it is starting with low-end Macs only. Microsoft: Hey, we're working on even more with Qualcomm! Go, Team(s) Oh, about that multiple account support on Microsoft Teams ... It's not happening this year Instead, we're getting the ability to switch between a personal MSA and a work account. Sigh Speaking of Teams... Did you know Apple Airpods aren't compatible with it? Windows Is 10X really Edging closer? New Dev Channel build today with nothing much beyond fixes, known issues MS pushing those still on 1903 to 1909 (ahead of end of support) Windows Holographic 20H2 has a bunch of mostly minor updates Microsoft has a workaround for the Win 10 2004 apps forgetting passwords issue NET 5.0 Microsoft takes its first step towards unifying .NET with .NET 5.0 ... But there's more work to be done Xbox Xbox Series X and Series S launch a subdued affair because... No new/next-gen/exclusive games No hardware availability Reviews: Xbox Series X is a quiet beast, but the Xbox Series S is perfect for the living room. Or it would be but for two issues. Related: Actually, Series S can do 4K/60 fps ... sometimes Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now access Disney+ for 30 days for free Tons of new games are on the way EA Play is here for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC next month PUBG is moving to Microsoft Azure BREAKING: HALO TV SERIES IS ON, and Jen Taylor will reprise her role as Cortana! Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get started with Xbox Series X|S Tip of the week #2: Stop using SMS for MFA. The best way to secure your online accounts is with an authenticator app, not SMS. Related: MS Black Friday deals (not sure if anything's worth calling out) Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft appoints a new Biz Dev chief. Here's why you should care that former McAfee CEO is now the new Peggy Johnson. Codename pick of the week: CBL-Mariner. It's not exactly a "codename," but CBL-Mariner is a new Microsoft-made Linux distribution that's meant for internal use. It's for Azure first-party services and edge appliances. Beer pick of the week: Goose Island Bourbon County Kentucky Fog Stout. It's time for the seasonal releases of the Goose Island Bourbon County Stouts. This year, there's an interesting addition to the line-up: Kentucky Fog Stout. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: BANDWIDTH.COM/WW NetSuite.com/ww Melissa.com/twit
Big Tech's Big Earnings Week, "Sun Valley" UI Refresh Windows Microsoft moves the Windows Insider Dev channel to a new build branch. What does this mean? Another build for Dev Channel today from the Fe branch Any reports of problems with 20H2? More earnings learnings In the wake of Microsoft's earnings announcement, Amazon, Apple, and Google all announced their own earnings. Key takeaways: Amazon earnings are more than Microsoft and Google combined. And Google outpaced Microsoft. Also: IT on-premises spending is showing cracks Microsoft 365 Teams is getting multi-user sign-in. Microsoft is giving Excel database-like capabilities. What's next? Microsoft's Cloud for Healthcare builds on Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and the Power Platform. Xbox New Xbox reviews are coming soon. New Xbox consoles are arriving early for some customers Apple is going to hold a virtual Mac event on the day the Xbox Series X|S launches... but you can watch the Xbox launch instead! 343 botched the launch of Halo Infinite. Tips and picks Tip of the week: Download any version of Windows 10 App pick of the week: Xbox app for Android and iOS Enterprise pick of the week: Get a year free of basic call-in conferencing for Teams Codename pick of the week: Aquila Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin's "IT'S 'BAILEY'S IRISH CREAM COFFEE' NOT 'BAILEY'S, IRISH CREAM, & COFFEE'" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: NetSuite.com/ww BANDWIDTH.COM/WW Wasabi.com offer code WINDOWS
Microsoft Earnings, Xbox Series X Unboxing Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott For full show notes on this episode, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/696 Sponsors: barracuda.com/petsmart canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT try.eset.com/twit
It's Windows 10 20H2 time! Also, Edge on Linux Microsoft releases the October 2020 Update to 'seekers' Here are the "biggest" new features Here are the known issues Here is when Microsoft will halt the release because of problems. Kidding. Maybe. More Windows News New Dev channel build brings theme-aware splash screens to some built-in apps Windows 10 comes to Chromebook (Enterprise) via Parallels Desktop. Semi-related: A Your Phone rant by MJF. This should be a great app. It's not but I hope it's fixable. The Office PWA saga continues Office PWAs were being installed on Insider PCs. And then on normal PCs. Now, Microsoft says it's just a bug in Edge and will be fixed. That said... Shouldn't these apps be installed in Windows 10? And speaking of PWAs: There's a way to start testing by putting them in the Microsoft Store with PWA Builder Hell freezes over. Again. Microsoft releases Edge browser preview on Linux. Semi-related: Chromium-based WebView2 starts rolling out (Win32 only) Cloud News Microsoft launches Azure into space. Microsoft launches Azure in a container (again?) Xbox News Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a 120 fps upgrade on Xbox Series X|S October Update for Xbox is available. And yes, this is what the Xbox Series X|S UI will look like too. Related: Sony PS5 UI looks ... familiar. Tips and picks Tip of the week: How to get Windows 10 20H2. If you're on Windows 10 version 1903 or newer, check for updates: If your PC configuration is not blocked, you'll get it. More technical users who aren't worried can simply get the update from the Update Assistant or the newly-available ISO. Tip of the week #2: Here's how to "fix" Alt + Tab in 20H2. Don't like how Edge tabs appear as their own "apps" in Alt + Tab? Here's how to fix that problem. (I hate it.) Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft, the live events consultant. Microsoft isn't running just its own live events. It's now seemingly in the business Codename pick of the week: Akri. Is Kubernetes driving you over the edge? You need Akri. Akri (translates to "edge" in Greek) is a new open source project. Akri (sort of) stands for A Kubernetes Interface for the edge. This is for edge devices too small to run Kubernetes themselves and which users may want to connect to Kubernetes. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/windows LastPass.com/twit expressvpn.com/windows
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