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Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $24.1 billion on revenues of $69.6 billion in the quarter ending December 31, the second quarter of its fiscal 2025. Those figures represent gains of 10 percent and 12 percent year-over-year (YOY), respectively. Microsoft Earnings Overview Not much going on with client-side products and services, so a focus on AI Productivity and Business Processes: $29.4 billion in revenues, up 14 percent YOY. This was 42.2 percent of Microsoft's earnings Intelligent Cloud: $25.5 billion in revenues, up 19 percent YOY. This was 36.6 percent of Microsoft's earnings More Personal Computing: $14.7 billion, unchanged from the year-ago quarter. (Literally flat YOY.) This was 21.1 percent of Microsoft's earnings Windows Microsoft testing AI-powered search in Windows 11 Dev New Canary build- Windows Midi Services preview, OneDrive resume, File Explorer folder resume Microsoft is experimenting with new Windows 11 UIs Microsoft Edge text rendering comes to all Chromium web browsers on Windows - That only took a few years Microsoft explains deprecation after using the term for decades AI Week 2 of submitting to our new Chinese overlords Gemini catapults into the lead for a few days as Gemini 2.0 becomes broadly available Inspired by DeepSeek, OpenAI releases reasoning model to free ChatGPT This comes after Microsoft added it to Copilot Reasoning vs. traditional models Also, DeepSeek R1 is on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub Sam Altman discusses DeepSeek, more OpenAI offers up an AI research assistant More Earnings (Lightning Round) Intel - $14.3 billion in revenues, down 7 percent AMD: Revenues up 24 percent, market share gains on Intel Apple - Record $124.2 billion in revenues, up 4 percent Alphabet/Google: Revenues at $96.47 billion, up 12 percent - CapEx expenditures closing in on MSFT Samsung - Revenues up 12 percent to $52.2 billion Spotify is profitable for full year for the first time Microsoft 365 Designer makes its way to Photos (Windows) and Microsoft 365 Copilot app (mobile) Microsoft is removing the VPN from Microsoft 365 Family and Personal Outlook for Mac to get email recall feature Xbox Starfield is coming to Game Pass Standard this month, more Game Pass titles Forza Horizon 5 is coming to PS5 Two Age of Empires titles are coming to PS5 Remember that Microsoft partnership with Start.gg? Me neither Nintendo revenues, Switch sales fall more than expected, will no longer beat DS this fiscal year Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time for an online account audit App pick of the week: Another week of big browser update RunAs Radio this week: Entra ID Protection with Corissa Koopmans Margarita of the week: 2 oz white tequila, 1.5 oz Triple Sec, 1 oz fresh lime juice. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security 1password.com/windowsweekly uscloud.com
Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $24.1 billion on revenues of $69.6 billion in the quarter ending December 31, the second quarter of its fiscal 2025. Those figures represent gains of 10 percent and 12 percent year-over-year (YOY), respectively. Microsoft Earnings Overview Not much going on with client-side products and services, so a focus on AI Productivity and Business Processes: $29.4 billion in revenues, up 14 percent YOY. This was 42.2 percent of Microsoft's earnings Intelligent Cloud: $25.5 billion in revenues, up 19 percent YOY. This was 36.6 percent of Microsoft's earnings More Personal Computing: $14.7 billion, unchanged from the year-ago quarter. (Literally flat YOY.) This was 21.1 percent of Microsoft's earnings Windows Microsoft testing AI-powered search in Windows 11 Dev New Canary build- Windows Midi Services preview, OneDrive resume, File Explorer folder resume Microsoft is experimenting with new Windows 11 UIs Microsoft Edge text rendering comes to all Chromium web browsers on Windows - That only took a few years Microsoft explains deprecation after using the term for decades AI Week 2 of submitting to our new Chinese overlords Gemini catapults into the lead for a few days as Gemini 2.0 becomes broadly available Inspired by DeepSeek, OpenAI releases reasoning model to free ChatGPT This comes after Microsoft added it to Copilot Reasoning vs. traditional models Also, DeepSeek R1 is on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub Sam Altman discusses DeepSeek, more OpenAI offers up an AI research assistant More Earnings (Lightning Round) Intel - $14.3 billion in revenues, down 7 percent AMD: Revenues up 24 percent, market share gains on Intel Apple - Record $124.2 billion in revenues, up 4 percent Alphabet/Google: Revenues at $96.47 billion, up 12 percent - CapEx expenditures closing in on MSFT Samsung - Revenues up 12 percent to $52.2 billion Spotify is profitable for full year for the first time Microsoft 365 Designer makes its way to Photos (Windows) and Microsoft 365 Copilot app (mobile) Microsoft is removing the VPN from Microsoft 365 Family and Personal Outlook for Mac to get email recall feature Xbox Starfield is coming to Game Pass Standard this month, more Game Pass titles Forza Horizon 5 is coming to PS5 Two Age of Empires titles are coming to PS5 Remember that Microsoft partnership with Start.gg? Me neither Nintendo revenues, Switch sales fall more than expected, will no longer beat DS this fiscal year Tips and Picks Tip of the week: It's time for an online account audit App pick of the week: Another week of big browser update RunAs Radio this week: Entra ID Protection with Corissa Koopmans Margarita of the week: 2 oz white tequila, 1.5 oz Triple Sec, 1 oz fresh lime juice. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zscaler.com/security 1password.com/windowsweekly uscloud.com
Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more! Windows 11 The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end. Patch Tuesday arrives Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November? Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs??? Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta Canary: Mostly bug fixes Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X Still more earnings Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI Dev Microsoft releases .NET 9 That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X Xbox Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT App pick of the week #2: Quick Share Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito Ingredients 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping 1½ oz. London dry gin ¼ oz. Campari ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving) Preparation Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com veeam.com
Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more! Windows 11 The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end. Patch Tuesday arrives Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November? Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs??? Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta Canary: Mostly bug fixes Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X Still more earnings Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI Dev Microsoft releases .NET 9 That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X Xbox Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT App pick of the week #2: Quick Share Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito Ingredients 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping 1½ oz. London dry gin ¼ oz. Campari ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving) Preparation Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com veeam.com
Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more! Windows 11 The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end. Patch Tuesday arrives Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November? Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs??? Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta Canary: Mostly bug fixes Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X Still more earnings Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI Dev Microsoft releases .NET 9 That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X Xbox Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT App pick of the week #2: Quick Share Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito Ingredients 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping 1½ oz. London dry gin ¼ oz. Campari ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving) Preparation Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com veeam.com
Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more! Windows 11 The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end. Patch Tuesday arrives Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November? Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs??? Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta Canary: Mostly bug fixes Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X Still more earnings Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI Dev Microsoft releases .NET 9 That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X Xbox Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT App pick of the week #2: Quick Share Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito Ingredients 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping 1½ oz. London dry gin ¼ oz. Campari ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving) Preparation Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com veeam.com
Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more! Windows 11 The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end. Patch Tuesday arrives Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November? Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs??? Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta Canary: Mostly bug fixes Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X Still more earnings Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI Dev Microsoft releases .NET 9 That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X Xbox Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT App pick of the week #2: Quick Share Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito Ingredients 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping 1½ oz. London dry gin ¼ oz. Campari ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving) Preparation Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com veeam.com
Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more! Windows 11 The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end. Patch Tuesday arrives Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November? Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs??? Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here Dev and Beta: Nice new "run as admin" shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta Canary: Mostly bug fixes Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data It's dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X Still more earnings Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI Dev Microsoft releases .NET 9 That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live But there's a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X Xbox Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS Just kidding, it's some stupid purple dragon Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles ... it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT App pick of the week #2: Quick Share Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito Ingredients 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping 1½ oz. London dry gin ¼ oz. Campari ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving) Preparation Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com veeam.com
On Halloween, the last day of October, Microsoft delayed Recall again. It was supposed to preview in October, this is the third delay. No clear reason why. December now, supposedly. Plus, Paul gives an earnings recap that he didn't get to dive into much last week. Windows New 24H2 bug More features coming to Prism emulator in Windows 11 on Arm (!) New generative AI features are coming to Paint, Photos, and Notepad Beta channel: Here's the new Windows Hello experience, with explicit references to passkeys Proton VPN is native on Windows 11 on Arm Windows Server 2025 is GA (and some are being mistakenly force-upgraded. This is what you get when you share a codebase with Windows 11, apparently) Google shifts Android development cycle - Major update each Q2, minor update each Q4, monthly feature/quality updates A Tale of 2 Chips Paul reviewed the AMD Zen 5-based HP OmniBook Ultra, it's awesome. Paul is also reviewing an Intel Lunar Lake laptop, and it is not awesome Early glee around Lunar Lake was misplaced Laptop reviewers all report what Paul is seeing (for once), that the performance is horrific. You need to switch to "Best performance" power management mode for reasonable performance, but this hasn't solved all the issues COD: Black Ops 6. Average FPS under Zen 5 is 90 to 120 at native resolution/medium graphics, single and multi-player. Lunar Lake? 40 FPS with all graphics settings on low/very low Intel now says Lunar Lake is a one-off too (Meteor Lake was likewise a one-off, architecturally). It will no longer package RAM with processors because of margins. Lunar Lake rushed to market and was key contributor to recent financial issues More Earnings Learnings Amazon: $159 billion in revenues, $27.5 billion for AW Apple: $95 billion in revenues, a small uptick in iPhone revenues Microsoft 365/AI Some curious/confusing moves with Microsoft 365 for consumers: subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are getting Copilot Pro credits with base subscription (Word, Excel, etc.), Designer, ... and the long-overdue and dreaded price increase This must be a test for the U.S. and western Europe. Feels inevitable OpenAI launches ChatGPT Search. This is not the Google Search replacement you're looking for Xbox It's November, so here's the incredible list of Activision Blizzard games now coming to Game Pass! Just kidding, but we are getting Flight Sim 2024 Microsoft introduced an AI-powered support virtual agent to Xbox because something something AI Switch sales drop off a cliff, Nintendo will announce backward-compatible successor before the end of March Sony launches the PS5 Pro to meh Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 minus the MSA App pick of the week: Docs in Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Software-Defined Networking using Azure Firewall with Aidan Finn Brown liquor MOVIE pick of the week: Whisky Galore Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly lookout.com threatlocker.com
On Halloween, the last day of October, Microsoft delayed Recall again. It was supposed to preview in October, this is the third delay. No clear reason why. December now, supposedly. Plus, Paul gives an earnings recap that he didn't get to dive into much last week. Windows New 24H2 bug More features coming to Prism emulator in Windows 11 on Arm (!) New generative AI features are coming to Paint, Photos, and Notepad Beta channel: Here's the new Windows Hello experience, with explicit references to passkeys Proton VPN is native on Windows 11 on Arm Windows Server 2025 is GA (and some are being mistakenly force-upgraded. This is what you get when you share a codebase with Windows 11, apparently) Google shifts Android development cycle - Major update each Q2, minor update each Q4, monthly feature/quality updates A Tale of 2 Chips Paul reviewed the AMD Zen 5-based HP OmniBook Ultra, it's awesome. Paul is also reviewing an Intel Lunar Lake laptop, and it is not awesome Early glee around Lunar Lake was misplaced Laptop reviewers all report what Paul is seeing (for once), that the performance is horrific. You need to switch to "Best performance" power management mode for reasonable performance, but this hasn't solved all the issues COD: Black Ops 6. Average FPS under Zen 5 is 90 to 120 at native resolution/medium graphics, single and multi-player. Lunar Lake? 40 FPS with all graphics settings on low/very low Intel now says Lunar Lake is a one-off too (Meteor Lake was likewise a one-off, architecturally). It will no longer package RAM with processors because of margins. Lunar Lake rushed to market and was key contributor to recent financial issues More Earnings Learnings Amazon: $159 billion in revenues, $27.5 billion for AW Apple: $95 billion in revenues, a small uptick in iPhone revenues Microsoft 365/AI Some curious/confusing moves with Microsoft 365 for consumers: subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are getting Copilot Pro credits with base subscription (Word, Excel, etc.), Designer, ... and the long-overdue and dreaded price increase This must be a test for the U.S. and western Europe. Feels inevitable OpenAI launches ChatGPT Search. This is not the Google Search replacement you're looking for Xbox It's November, so here's the incredible list of Activision Blizzard games now coming to Game Pass! Just kidding, but we are getting Flight Sim 2024 Microsoft introduced an AI-powered support virtual agent to Xbox because something something AI Switch sales drop off a cliff, Nintendo will announce backward-compatible successor before the end of March Sony launches the PS5 Pro to meh Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 minus the MSA App pick of the week: Docs in Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Software-Defined Networking using Azure Firewall with Aidan Finn Brown liquor MOVIE pick of the week: Whisky Galore Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly lookout.com threatlocker.com
On Halloween, the last day of October, Microsoft delayed Recall again. It was supposed to preview in October, this is the third delay. No clear reason why. December now, supposedly. Plus, Paul gives an earnings recap that he didn't get to dive into much last week. Windows New 24H2 bug More features coming to Prism emulator in Windows 11 on Arm (!) New generative AI features are coming to Paint, Photos, and Notepad Beta channel: Here's the new Windows Hello experience, with explicit references to passkeys Proton VPN is native on Windows 11 on Arm Windows Server 2025 is GA (and some are being mistakenly force-upgraded. This is what you get when you share a codebase with Windows 11, apparently) Google shifts Android development cycle - Major update each Q2, minor update each Q4, monthly feature/quality updates A Tale of 2 Chips Paul reviewed the AMD Zen 5-based HP OmniBook Ultra, it's awesome. Paul is also reviewing an Intel Lunar Lake laptop, and it is not awesome Early glee around Lunar Lake was misplaced Laptop reviewers all report what Paul is seeing (for once), that the performance is horrific. You need to switch to "Best performance" power management mode for reasonable performance, but this hasn't solved all the issues COD: Black Ops 6. Average FPS under Zen 5 is 90 to 120 at native resolution/medium graphics, single and multi-player. Lunar Lake? 40 FPS with all graphics settings on low/very low Intel now says Lunar Lake is a one-off too (Meteor Lake was likewise a one-off, architecturally). It will no longer package RAM with processors because of margins. Lunar Lake rushed to market and was key contributor to recent financial issues More Earnings Learnings Amazon: $159 billion in revenues, $27.5 billion for AW Apple: $95 billion in revenues, a small uptick in iPhone revenues Microsoft 365/AI Some curious/confusing moves with Microsoft 365 for consumers: subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are getting Copilot Pro credits with base subscription (Word, Excel, etc.), Designer, ... and the long-overdue and dreaded price increase This must be a test for the U.S. and western Europe. Feels inevitable OpenAI launches ChatGPT Search. This is not the Google Search replacement you're looking for Xbox It's November, so here's the incredible list of Activision Blizzard games now coming to Game Pass! Just kidding, but we are getting Flight Sim 2024 Microsoft introduced an AI-powered support virtual agent to Xbox because something something AI Switch sales drop off a cliff, Nintendo will announce backward-compatible successor before the end of March Sony launches the PS5 Pro to meh Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 minus the MSA App pick of the week: Docs in Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Software-Defined Networking using Azure Firewall with Aidan Finn Brown liquor MOVIE pick of the week: Whisky Galore Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly lookout.com threatlocker.com
On Halloween, the last day of October, Microsoft delayed Recall again. It was supposed to preview in October, this is the third delay. No clear reason why. December now, supposedly. Plus, Paul gives an earnings recap that he didn't get to dive into much last week. Windows New 24H2 bug More features coming to Prism emulator in Windows 11 on Arm (!) New generative AI features are coming to Paint, Photos, and Notepad Beta channel: Here's the new Windows Hello experience, with explicit references to passkeys Proton VPN is native on Windows 11 on Arm Windows Server 2025 is GA (and some are being mistakenly force-upgraded. This is what you get when you share a codebase with Windows 11, apparently) Google shifts Android development cycle - Major update each Q2, minor update each Q4, monthly feature/quality updates A Tale of 2 Chips Paul reviewed the AMD Zen 5-based HP OmniBook Ultra, it's awesome. Paul is also reviewing an Intel Lunar Lake laptop, and it is not awesome Early glee around Lunar Lake was misplaced Laptop reviewers all report what Paul is seeing (for once), that the performance is horrific. You need to switch to "Best performance" power management mode for reasonable performance, but this hasn't solved all the issues COD: Black Ops 6. Average FPS under Zen 5 is 90 to 120 at native resolution/medium graphics, single and multi-player. Lunar Lake? 40 FPS with all graphics settings on low/very low Intel now says Lunar Lake is a one-off too (Meteor Lake was likewise a one-off, architecturally). It will no longer package RAM with processors because of margins. Lunar Lake rushed to market and was key contributor to recent financial issues More Earnings Learnings Amazon: $159 billion in revenues, $27.5 billion for AW Apple: $95 billion in revenues, a small uptick in iPhone revenues Microsoft 365/AI Some curious/confusing moves with Microsoft 365 for consumers: subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are getting Copilot Pro credits with base subscription (Word, Excel, etc.), Designer, ... and the long-overdue and dreaded price increase This must be a test for the U.S. and western Europe. Feels inevitable OpenAI launches ChatGPT Search. This is not the Google Search replacement you're looking for Xbox It's November, so here's the incredible list of Activision Blizzard games now coming to Game Pass! Just kidding, but we are getting Flight Sim 2024 Microsoft introduced an AI-powered support virtual agent to Xbox because something something AI Switch sales drop off a cliff, Nintendo will announce backward-compatible successor before the end of March Sony launches the PS5 Pro to meh Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 minus the MSA App pick of the week: Docs in Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Software-Defined Networking using Azure Firewall with Aidan Finn Brown liquor MOVIE pick of the week: Whisky Galore Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly lookout.com threatlocker.com
On Halloween, the last day of October, Microsoft delayed Recall again. It was supposed to preview in October, this is the third delay. No clear reason why. December now, supposedly. Plus, Paul gives an earnings recap that he didn't get to dive into much last week. Windows New 24H2 bug More features coming to Prism emulator in Windows 11 on Arm (!) New generative AI features are coming to Paint, Photos, and Notepad Beta channel: Here's the new Windows Hello experience, with explicit references to passkeys Proton VPN is native on Windows 11 on Arm Windows Server 2025 is GA (and some are being mistakenly force-upgraded. This is what you get when you share a codebase with Windows 11, apparently) Google shifts Android development cycle - Major update each Q2, minor update each Q4, monthly feature/quality updates A Tale of 2 Chips Paul reviewed the AMD Zen 5-based HP OmniBook Ultra, it's awesome. Paul is also reviewing an Intel Lunar Lake laptop, and it is not awesome Early glee around Lunar Lake was misplaced Laptop reviewers all report what Paul is seeing (for once), that the performance is horrific. You need to switch to "Best performance" power management mode for reasonable performance, but this hasn't solved all the issues COD: Black Ops 6. Average FPS under Zen 5 is 90 to 120 at native resolution/medium graphics, single and multi-player. Lunar Lake? 40 FPS with all graphics settings on low/very low Intel now says Lunar Lake is a one-off too (Meteor Lake was likewise a one-off, architecturally). It will no longer package RAM with processors because of margins. Lunar Lake rushed to market and was key contributor to recent financial issues More Earnings Learnings Amazon: $159 billion in revenues, $27.5 billion for AW Apple: $95 billion in revenues, a small uptick in iPhone revenues Microsoft 365/AI Some curious/confusing moves with Microsoft 365 for consumers: subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are getting Copilot Pro credits with base subscription (Word, Excel, etc.), Designer, ... and the long-overdue and dreaded price increase This must be a test for the U.S. and western Europe. Feels inevitable OpenAI launches ChatGPT Search. This is not the Google Search replacement you're looking for Xbox It's November, so here's the incredible list of Activision Blizzard games now coming to Game Pass! Just kidding, but we are getting Flight Sim 2024 Microsoft introduced an AI-powered support virtual agent to Xbox because something something AI Switch sales drop off a cliff, Nintendo will announce backward-compatible successor before the end of March Sony launches the PS5 Pro to meh Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 minus the MSA App pick of the week: Docs in Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Software-Defined Networking using Azure Firewall with Aidan Finn Brown liquor MOVIE pick of the week: Whisky Galore Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly lookout.com threatlocker.com
On Halloween, the last day of October, Microsoft delayed Recall again. It was supposed to preview in October, this is the third delay. No clear reason why. December now, supposedly. Plus, Paul gives an earnings recap that he didn't get to dive into much last week. Windows New 24H2 bug More features coming to Prism emulator in Windows 11 on Arm (!) New generative AI features are coming to Paint, Photos, and Notepad Beta channel: Here's the new Windows Hello experience, with explicit references to passkeys Proton VPN is native on Windows 11 on Arm Windows Server 2025 is GA (and some are being mistakenly force-upgraded. This is what you get when you share a codebase with Windows 11, apparently) Google shifts Android development cycle - Major update each Q2, minor update each Q4, monthly feature/quality updates A Tale of 2 Chips Paul reviewed the AMD Zen 5-based HP OmniBook Ultra, it's awesome. Paul is also reviewing an Intel Lunar Lake laptop, and it is not awesome Early glee around Lunar Lake was misplaced Laptop reviewers all report what Paul is seeing (for once), that the performance is horrific. You need to switch to "Best performance" power management mode for reasonable performance, but this hasn't solved all the issues COD: Black Ops 6. Average FPS under Zen 5 is 90 to 120 at native resolution/medium graphics, single and multi-player. Lunar Lake? 40 FPS with all graphics settings on low/very low Intel now says Lunar Lake is a one-off too (Meteor Lake was likewise a one-off, architecturally). It will no longer package RAM with processors because of margins. Lunar Lake rushed to market and was key contributor to recent financial issues More Earnings Learnings Amazon: $159 billion in revenues, $27.5 billion for AW Apple: $95 billion in revenues, a small uptick in iPhone revenues Microsoft 365/AI Some curious/confusing moves with Microsoft 365 for consumers: subscribers in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are getting Copilot Pro credits with base subscription (Word, Excel, etc.), Designer, ... and the long-overdue and dreaded price increase This must be a test for the U.S. and western Europe. Feels inevitable OpenAI launches ChatGPT Search. This is not the Google Search replacement you're looking for Xbox It's November, so here's the incredible list of Activision Blizzard games now coming to Game Pass! Just kidding, but we are getting Flight Sim 2024 Microsoft introduced an AI-powered support virtual agent to Xbox because something something AI Switch sales drop off a cliff, Nintendo will announce backward-compatible successor before the end of March Sony launches the PS5 Pro to meh Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 minus the MSA App pick of the week: Docs in Proton Drive RunAs Radio this week: Software-Defined Networking using Azure Firewall with Aidan Finn Brown liquor MOVIE pick of the week: Whisky Galore Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly lookout.com threatlocker.com
Microsoft's big Xbox strategy event was exactly what Paul expected it was going to be. Hopefully, this calmed some nerves. Xbox strategy reveal It was going to be about Activision Blizzard originally (nailed it) All first-party games will be in Game Pass on day one (as is the case now) Game Pass will only be on Xbox (whatever "Xbox" means as it's on PC too) The strategy is unchanged: Meet gamers where they are But the best experience is on Xbox (this is like going from "Windows only" to "Windows first" to "Windows best") Portability across hardware platforms is a key part of the strategy - Backward Compatibility, etc. A future generation of Xbox console hardware will offer "the largest technical leap you have ever seen in a hardware generation." Oh, and four games are coming to "other consoles." Windows 11 Microsoft is quietly adding off-ramps to the Insider Program after killing the Magic window with their screwed-up release schedule Canary and Dev - 24H2, same builds. New navigation pane in Widgets - new accessibility setting for low-vision users - that same tired weather experience on the lock screen that is already in stable and seriously kill me now I can't stand this company anymore. Oh, and there are ISOs. Beta - New prompts for that "manage mobile devices" features, updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad (also in RP) Release Preview - We're testing Moment 5 now, so this is a huge update Microsoft fixed a bug that let Edge siphon browser data from other browsers Stardock brings pre-release support for Arm versions of Start11, Fences, and Groupy to new Object Desktop Insider program Google has an answer for those out of support Windows 10 PCs Build 2024 Microsoft confirms that Build 2024 is May 21-23 in Seattle. No word on press invites Microsoft 365 Microsoft will finally unify the Teams clients on Windows and Mac Microsoft is killing Publisher in 2 years and even though no one uses it, people are freaking out AI Microsoft to use Intel Foundry for at least one in-house custom AI chip Now OpenAI is worth over $80 billion, is world's third-biggest unicorn OpenAI announces Sora and... HOLY #$%^ Gemini (formerly Duet AI) comes to all Workspace customers Google brings Gemini down to size with Gemma for free, local use Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant Xbox Game streaming is (probably) coming to all the Xbox games you own More (non-AB) games are coming to Game Pass in February Microsoft goes after Apple's non-compliance DMA compliance in the EU Epic announces a game store for iOS in Europe, will launch this year Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will release on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on March 13 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Androids by Chet Haase App picks of the week: Dashlane, Firefox 123, Bonjourr Cocktail of the week: Sumi - This is a "clasicos Baltra" from the most famous bar in Mexico City. Tanqueray Ten Gin, Violet liqueur, Jasmine syrup, Yuzu, Egg white. Serve in a coupe glass, and garnish with dried flowers. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Melissa.com/twit
Microsoft's big Xbox strategy event was exactly what Paul expected it was going to be. Hopefully, this calmed some nerves. Xbox strategy reveal It was going to be about Activision Blizzard originally (nailed it) All first-party games will be in Game Pass on day one (as is the case now) Game Pass will only be on Xbox (whatever "Xbox" means as it's on PC too) The strategy is unchanged: Meet gamers where they are But the best experience is on Xbox (this is like going from "Windows only" to "Windows first" to "Windows best") Portability across hardware platforms is a key part of the strategy - Backward Compatibility, etc. A future generation of Xbox console hardware will offer "the largest technical leap you have ever seen in a hardware generation." Oh, and four games are coming to "other consoles." Windows 11 Microsoft is quietly adding off-ramps to the Insider Program after killing the Magic window with their screwed-up release schedule Canary and Dev - 24H2, same builds. New navigation pane in Widgets - new accessibility setting for low-vision users - that same tired weather experience on the lock screen that is already in stable and seriously kill me now I can't stand this company anymore. Oh, and there are ISOs. Beta - New prompts for that "manage mobile devices" features, updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad (also in RP) Release Preview - We're testing Moment 5 now, so this is a huge update Microsoft fixed a bug that let Edge siphon browser data from other browsers Stardock brings pre-release support for Arm versions of Start11, Fences, and Groupy to new Object Desktop Insider program Google has an answer for those out of support Windows 10 PCs Build 2024 Microsoft confirms that Build 2024 is May 21-23 in Seattle. No word on press invites Microsoft 365 Microsoft will finally unify the Teams clients on Windows and Mac Microsoft is killing Publisher in 2 years and even though no one uses it, people are freaking out AI Microsoft to use Intel Foundry for at least one in-house custom AI chip Now OpenAI is worth over $80 billion, is world's third-biggest unicorn OpenAI announces Sora and... HOLY #$%^ Gemini (formerly Duet AI) comes to all Workspace customers Google brings Gemini down to size with Gemma for free, local use Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant Xbox Game streaming is (probably) coming to all the Xbox games you own More (non-AB) games are coming to Game Pass in February Microsoft goes after Apple's non-compliance DMA compliance in the EU Epic announces a game store for iOS in Europe, will launch this year Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will release on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on March 13 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Androids by Chet Haase App picks of the week: Dashlane, Firefox 123, Bonjourr Cocktail of the week: Sumi - This is a "clasicos Baltra" from the most famous bar in Mexico City. Tanqueray Ten Gin, Violet liqueur, Jasmine syrup, Yuzu, Egg white. Serve in a coupe glass, and garnish with dried flowers. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Melissa.com/twit
Microsoft's big Xbox strategy event was exactly what Paul expected it was going to be. Hopefully, this calmed some nerves. Xbox strategy reveal It was going to be about Activision Blizzard originally (nailed it) All first-party games will be in Game Pass on day one (as is the case now) Game Pass will only be on Xbox (whatever "Xbox" means as it's on PC too) The strategy is unchanged: Meet gamers where they are But the best experience is on Xbox (this is like going from "Windows only" to "Windows first" to "Windows best") Portability across hardware platforms is a key part of the strategy - Backward Compatibility, etc. A future generation of Xbox console hardware will offer "the largest technical leap you have ever seen in a hardware generation." Oh, and four games are coming to "other consoles." Windows 11 Microsoft is quietly adding off-ramps to the Insider Program after killing the Magic window with their screwed-up release schedule Canary and Dev - 24H2, same builds. New navigation pane in Widgets - new accessibility setting for low-vision users - that same tired weather experience on the lock screen that is already in stable and seriously kill me now I can't stand this company anymore. Oh, and there are ISOs. Beta - New prompts for that "manage mobile devices" features, updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad (also in RP) Release Preview - We're testing Moment 5 now, so this is a huge update Microsoft fixed a bug that let Edge siphon browser data from other browsers Stardock brings pre-release support for Arm versions of Start11, Fences, and Groupy to new Object Desktop Insider program Google has an answer for those out of support Windows 10 PCs Build 2024 Microsoft confirms that Build 2024 is May 21-23 in Seattle. No word on press invites Microsoft 365 Microsoft will finally unify the Teams clients on Windows and Mac Microsoft is killing Publisher in 2 years and even though no one uses it, people are freaking out AI Microsoft to use Intel Foundry for at least one in-house custom AI chip Now OpenAI is worth over $80 billion, is world's third-biggest unicorn OpenAI announces Sora and... HOLY #$%^ Gemini (formerly Duet AI) comes to all Workspace customers Google brings Gemini down to size with Gemma for free, local use Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant Xbox Game streaming is (probably) coming to all the Xbox games you own More (non-AB) games are coming to Game Pass in February Microsoft goes after Apple's non-compliance DMA compliance in the EU Epic announces a game store for iOS in Europe, will launch this year Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will release on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on March 13 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Androids by Chet Haase App picks of the week: Dashlane, Firefox 123, Bonjourr Cocktail of the week: Sumi - This is a "clasicos Baltra" from the most famous bar in Mexico City. Tanqueray Ten Gin, Violet liqueur, Jasmine syrup, Yuzu, Egg white. Serve in a coupe glass, and garnish with dried flowers. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Melissa.com/twit
Microsoft's big Xbox strategy event was exactly what Paul expected it was going to be. Hopefully, this calmed some nerves. Xbox strategy reveal It was going to be about Activision Blizzard originally (nailed it) All first-party games will be in Game Pass on day one (as is the case now) Game Pass will only be on Xbox (whatever "Xbox" means as it's on PC too) The strategy is unchanged: Meet gamers where they are But the best experience is on Xbox (this is like going from "Windows only" to "Windows first" to "Windows best") Portability across hardware platforms is a key part of the strategy - Backward Compatibility, etc. A future generation of Xbox console hardware will offer "the largest technical leap you have ever seen in a hardware generation." Oh, and four games are coming to "other consoles." Windows 11 Microsoft is quietly adding off-ramps to the Insider Program after killing the Magic window with their screwed-up release schedule Canary and Dev - 24H2, same builds. New navigation pane in Widgets - new accessibility setting for low-vision users - that same tired weather experience on the lock screen that is already in stable and seriously kill me now I can't stand this company anymore. Oh, and there are ISOs. Beta - New prompts for that "manage mobile devices" features, updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad (also in RP) Release Preview - We're testing Moment 5 now, so this is a huge update Microsoft fixed a bug that let Edge siphon browser data from other browsers Stardock brings pre-release support for Arm versions of Start11, Fences, and Groupy to new Object Desktop Insider program Google has an answer for those out of support Windows 10 PCs Build 2024 Microsoft confirms that Build 2024 is May 21-23 in Seattle. No word on press invites Microsoft 365 Microsoft will finally unify the Teams clients on Windows and Mac Microsoft is killing Publisher in 2 years and even though no one uses it, people are freaking out AI Microsoft to use Intel Foundry for at least one in-house custom AI chip Now OpenAI is worth over $80 billion, is world's third-biggest unicorn OpenAI announces Sora and... HOLY #$%^ Gemini (formerly Duet AI) comes to all Workspace customers Google brings Gemini down to size with Gemma for free, local use Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant Xbox Game streaming is (probably) coming to all the Xbox games you own More (non-AB) games are coming to Game Pass in February Microsoft goes after Apple's non-compliance DMA compliance in the EU Epic announces a game store for iOS in Europe, will launch this year Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will release on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on March 13 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Androids by Chet Haase App picks of the week: Dashlane, Firefox 123, Bonjourr Cocktail of the week: Sumi - This is a "clasicos Baltra" from the most famous bar in Mexico City. Tanqueray Ten Gin, Violet liqueur, Jasmine syrup, Yuzu, Egg white. Serve in a coupe glass, and garnish with dried flowers. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Melissa.com/twit
Microsoft's big Xbox strategy event was exactly what Paul expected it was going to be. Hopefully, this calmed some nerves. Xbox strategy reveal It was going to be about Activision Blizzard originally (nailed it) All first-party games will be in Game Pass on day one (as is the case now) Game Pass will only be on Xbox (whatever "Xbox" means as it's on PC too) The strategy is unchanged: Meet gamers where they are But the best experience is on Xbox (this is like going from "Windows only" to "Windows first" to "Windows best") Portability across hardware platforms is a key part of the strategy - Backward Compatibility, etc. A future generation of Xbox console hardware will offer "the largest technical leap you have ever seen in a hardware generation." Oh, and four games are coming to "other consoles." Windows 11 Microsoft is quietly adding off-ramps to the Insider Program after killing the Magic window with their screwed-up release schedule Canary and Dev - 24H2, same builds. New navigation pane in Widgets - new accessibility setting for low-vision users - that same tired weather experience on the lock screen that is already in stable and seriously kill me now I can't stand this company anymore. Oh, and there are ISOs. Beta - New prompts for that "manage mobile devices" features, updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad (also in RP) Release Preview - We're testing Moment 5 now, so this is a huge update Microsoft fixed a bug that let Edge siphon browser data from other browsers Stardock brings pre-release support for Arm versions of Start11, Fences, and Groupy to new Object Desktop Insider program Google has an answer for those out of support Windows 10 PCs Build 2024 Microsoft confirms that Build 2024 is May 21-23 in Seattle. No word on press invites Microsoft 365 Microsoft will finally unify the Teams clients on Windows and Mac Microsoft is killing Publisher in 2 years and even though no one uses it, people are freaking out AI Microsoft to use Intel Foundry for at least one in-house custom AI chip Now OpenAI is worth over $80 billion, is world's third-biggest unicorn OpenAI announces Sora and... HOLY #$%^ Gemini (formerly Duet AI) comes to all Workspace customers Google brings Gemini down to size with Gemma for free, local use Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant Xbox Game streaming is (probably) coming to all the Xbox games you own More (non-AB) games are coming to Game Pass in February Microsoft goes after Apple's non-compliance DMA compliance in the EU Epic announces a game store for iOS in Europe, will launch this year Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will release on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on March 13 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Androids by Chet Haase App picks of the week: Dashlane, Firefox 123, Bonjourr Cocktail of the week: Sumi - This is a "clasicos Baltra" from the most famous bar in Mexico City. Tanqueray Ten Gin, Violet liqueur, Jasmine syrup, Yuzu, Egg white. Serve in a coupe glass, and garnish with dried flowers. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Melissa.com/twit
Microsoft's big Xbox strategy event was exactly what Paul expected it was going to be. Hopefully, this calmed some nerves. Xbox strategy reveal It was going to be about Activision Blizzard originally (nailed it) All first-party games will be in Game Pass on day one (as is the case now) Game Pass will only be on Xbox (whatever "Xbox" means as it's on PC too) The strategy is unchanged: Meet gamers where they are But the best experience is on Xbox (this is like going from "Windows only" to "Windows first" to "Windows best") Portability across hardware platforms is a key part of the strategy - Backward Compatibility, etc. A future generation of Xbox console hardware will offer "the largest technical leap you have ever seen in a hardware generation." Oh, and four games are coming to "other consoles." Windows 11 Microsoft is quietly adding off-ramps to the Insider Program after killing the Magic window with their screwed-up release schedule Canary and Dev - 24H2, same builds. New navigation pane in Widgets - new accessibility setting for low-vision users - that same tired weather experience on the lock screen that is already in stable and seriously kill me now I can't stand this company anymore. Oh, and there are ISOs. Beta - New prompts for that "manage mobile devices" features, updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad (also in RP) Release Preview - We're testing Moment 5 now, so this is a huge update Microsoft fixed a bug that let Edge siphon browser data from other browsers Stardock brings pre-release support for Arm versions of Start11, Fences, and Groupy to new Object Desktop Insider program Google has an answer for those out of support Windows 10 PCs Build 2024 Microsoft confirms that Build 2024 is May 21-23 in Seattle. No word on press invites Microsoft 365 Microsoft will finally unify the Teams clients on Windows and Mac Microsoft is killing Publisher in 2 years and even though no one uses it, people are freaking out AI Microsoft to use Intel Foundry for at least one in-house custom AI chip Now OpenAI is worth over $80 billion, is world's third-biggest unicorn OpenAI announces Sora and... HOLY #$%^ Gemini (formerly Duet AI) comes to all Workspace customers Google brings Gemini down to size with Gemma for free, local use Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant Xbox Game streaming is (probably) coming to all the Xbox games you own More (non-AB) games are coming to Game Pass in February Microsoft goes after Apple's non-compliance DMA compliance in the EU Epic announces a game store for iOS in Europe, will launch this year Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will release on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on March 13 Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Androids by Chet Haase App picks of the week: Dashlane, Firefox 123, Bonjourr Cocktail of the week: Sumi - This is a "clasicos Baltra" from the most famous bar in Mexico City. Tanqueray Ten Gin, Violet liqueur, Jasmine syrup, Yuzu, Egg white. Serve in a coupe glass, and garnish with dried flowers. Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Melissa.com/twit
F23Q2 analysis, the subscription future, Microsoft 365 Insider program Microsoft announced a net income of $16.4 billion on revenues of $52.7 billion for the quarter ending December 31. Net income decreased by 12 percent year-over-year (YOY) in the time period while revenue was up just 2 percent. It was a mixed quarter, at best, and below expectations. Intelligent Cloud delivered $21.5 billion in revenues in the quarter, up 18 percent YOY. Productivity and Business Processes was Microsoft's second-biggest business in the quarter, with $17 billion in revenues, up 7 percent. More Personal Computing was again the laggard with $14.2 billion in revenues, down an astonishing 19 percent YOY. The cloud saved the quarter Windows tanked Windows won't get better any time soon Surface tanked even worse than Windows Surface also won't get better any time soon thanks to "execution challenges" Xbox tanked, but was at least inline with expectations Teams has over 280 million users Microsoft 365 to evolve into an AI-first platform Office did OK overall, big shift away from one-off product sales to subscriptions Windows It's time to suck it up: the future of Windows is all advertising and subscriptions Microsoft is working on yet another File Explorer redesign Microsoft also starts testing tabs in Notepad Microsoft is also testing a side-by-side view for web pages in Edge And now a new Insider build for the Dev channel with a new (Facebook) Messenger widget Microsoft kills Altspace VR as part of an AR/MR house-cleaning move Microsoft may be walking away from AR/MR, but Apple's coming headset will allegedly switch between the two modes Microsoft 365 Office Insider Program renamed to Microsoft 365 Insider Program This rebranding crusade is a mistake and is reminiscent of the .NET branding mistake Antitrust EU to announce antitrust case against Microsoft Teams DOJ announces antitrust case against Google for advertising and Google responds Google lays off 12,000. Nothing from Apple? Dev Github now has over 100 million developers Google announces what's next for Flutter An examination of .NET MAUI reveals what it's good for on the Windows desktop Xbox N64 classic GoldenEye is coming to Xbox, Game Pass January 27 Sony pushes forward with VR2 plans Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Paul is working on a new book and needs your help Tip of the week #2: Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 downloads Brown alcohol pick of the week: Nomad Outland Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
F23Q2 analysis, the subscription future, Microsoft 365 Insider program Microsoft announced a net income of $16.4 billion on revenues of $52.7 billion for the quarter ending December 31. Net income decreased by 12 percent year-over-year (YOY) in the time period while revenue was up just 2 percent. It was a mixed quarter, at best, and below expectations. Intelligent Cloud delivered $21.5 billion in revenues in the quarter, up 18 percent YOY. Productivity and Business Processes was Microsoft's second-biggest business in the quarter, with $17 billion in revenues, up 7 percent. More Personal Computing was again the laggard with $14.2 billion in revenues, down an astonishing 19 percent YOY. The cloud saved the quarter Windows tanked Windows won't get better any time soon Surface tanked even worse than Windows Surface also won't get better any time soon thanks to "execution challenges" Xbox tanked, but was at least inline with expectations Teams has over 280 million users Microsoft 365 to evolve into an AI-first platform Office did OK overall, big shift away from one-off product sales to subscriptions Windows It's time to suck it up: the future of Windows is all advertising and subscriptions Microsoft is working on yet another File Explorer redesign Microsoft also starts testing tabs in Notepad Microsoft is also testing a side-by-side view for web pages in Edge And now a new Insider build for the Dev channel with a new (Facebook) Messenger widget Microsoft kills Altspace VR as part of an AR/MR house-cleaning move Microsoft may be walking away from AR/MR, but Apple's coming headset will allegedly switch between the two modes Microsoft 365 Office Insider Program renamed to Microsoft 365 Insider Program This rebranding crusade is a mistake and is reminiscent of the .NET branding mistake Antitrust EU to announce antitrust case against Microsoft Teams DOJ announces antitrust case against Google for advertising and Google responds Google lays off 12,000. Nothing from Apple? Dev Github now has over 100 million developers Google announces what's next for Flutter An examination of .NET MAUI reveals what it's good for on the Windows desktop Xbox N64 classic GoldenEye is coming to Xbox, Game Pass January 27 Sony pushes forward with VR2 plans Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Paul is working on a new book and needs your help Tip of the week #2: Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 downloads Brown alcohol pick of the week: Nomad Outland Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
F23Q2 analysis, the subscription future, Microsoft 365 Insider program Microsoft announced a net income of $16.4 billion on revenues of $52.7 billion for the quarter ending December 31. Net income decreased by 12 percent year-over-year (YOY) in the time period while revenue was up just 2 percent. It was a mixed quarter, at best, and below expectations. Intelligent Cloud delivered $21.5 billion in revenues in the quarter, up 18 percent YOY. Productivity and Business Processes was Microsoft's second-biggest business in the quarter, with $17 billion in revenues, up 7 percent. More Personal Computing was again the laggard with $14.2 billion in revenues, down an astonishing 19 percent YOY. The cloud saved the quarter Windows tanked Windows won't get better any time soon Surface tanked even worse than Windows Surface also won't get better any time soon thanks to "execution challenges" Xbox tanked, but was at least inline with expectations Teams has over 280 million users Microsoft 365 to evolve into an AI-first platform Office did OK overall, big shift away from one-off product sales to subscriptions Windows It's time to suck it up: the future of Windows is all advertising and subscriptions Microsoft is working on yet another File Explorer redesign Microsoft also starts testing tabs in Notepad Microsoft is also testing a side-by-side view for web pages in Edge And now a new Insider build for the Dev channel with a new (Facebook) Messenger widget Microsoft kills Altspace VR as part of an AR/MR house-cleaning move Microsoft may be walking away from AR/MR, but Apple's coming headset will allegedly switch between the two modes Microsoft 365 Office Insider Program renamed to Microsoft 365 Insider Program This rebranding crusade is a mistake and is reminiscent of the .NET branding mistake Antitrust EU to announce antitrust case against Microsoft Teams DOJ announces antitrust case against Google for advertising and Google responds Google lays off 12,000. Nothing from Apple? Dev Github now has over 100 million developers Google announces what's next for Flutter An examination of .NET MAUI reveals what it's good for on the Windows desktop Xbox N64 classic GoldenEye is coming to Xbox, Game Pass January 27 Sony pushes forward with VR2 plans Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Paul is working on a new book and needs your help Tip of the week #2: Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 downloads Brown alcohol pick of the week: Nomad Outland Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
FTC sues to block Activision Blizzard acquisition FTC goes after Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard The FTC's action against Microsoft is ridiculous given the real-world abuses by Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta Did the FTC lie about Microsoft? And what does this say about its case? Spencer: Sony wants to make PlayStation bigger by making Xbox smaller Microsoft offered to bring Call of Duty to PlayStation Plus Microsoft offered the FTC a legally-binding consent decree to address their needs. 12th-Gen Intel update There are problems with 12th-Gen Intel Core-based PCs from all major PC makers using USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, and Thunderbolt 4 docks. It appears that Dell has released a flurry of firmware updates that may have fixed the issue. This hints at how the issue will be fixed: by PC makers. Windows 11 Dev channel: latest build has more Search experiment, final Dev channel build of 2022 Dev channel: New build last week removed sign-in requirement for Widgets Dev channel: everyone is getting an update Snipping Tool with screen recording and an updated Media Player with who cares Stable: Microsoft quietly updated OneDrive, never tested it with the public first Microsoft Edge 110 will drop support for Windows 7/8.1 in January 2023 Microsoft 365 OneNote for Windows is getting vertical tabs because that's what's wrong with OneNote Microsoft Authenticator drops support for Apple Watch. The reason is... curious Microsoft Microsoft buys 4 percent of the London Stock Market Surface Surface Duo 2 December Update addresses calling issues. Remember, it's not a phone Xbox Riot games come to Xbox Game Pass Microsoft gives Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers 3 months of Calm It's been a good year for the Xbox app on Windows. Sure, but what about accessing your console screenshots and recorded clips? Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Enable text suggestions in Windows 11 App pick of the week: Typora Apple pick of the week #2: Firefox Word of the week: Contronym Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: kolide.com/ww nordlayer.com/twit Code Comments
FTC sues to block Activision Blizzard acquisition FTC goes after Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard The FTC's action against Microsoft is ridiculous given the real-world abuses by Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta Did the FTC lie about Microsoft? And what does this say about its case? Spencer: Sony wants to make PlayStation bigger by making Xbox smaller Microsoft offered to bring Call of Duty to PlayStation Plus Microsoft offered the FTC a legally-binding consent decree to address their needs. 12th-Gen Intel update There are problems with 12th-Gen Intel Core-based PCs from all major PC makers using USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, and Thunderbolt 4 docks. It appears that Dell has released a flurry of firmware updates that may have fixed the issue. This hints at how the issue will be fixed: by PC makers. Windows 11 Dev channel: latest build has more Search experiment, final Dev channel build of 2022 Dev channel: New build last week removed sign-in requirement for Widgets Dev channel: everyone is getting an update Snipping Tool with screen recording and an updated Media Player with who cares Stable: Microsoft quietly updated OneDrive, never tested it with the public first Microsoft Edge 110 will drop support for Windows 7/8.1 in January 2023 Microsoft 365 OneNote for Windows is getting vertical tabs because that's what's wrong with OneNote Microsoft Authenticator drops support for Apple Watch. The reason is... curious Microsoft Microsoft buys 4 percent of the London Stock Market Surface Surface Duo 2 December Update addresses calling issues. Remember, it's not a phone Xbox Riot games come to Xbox Game Pass Microsoft gives Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers 3 months of Calm It's been a good year for the Xbox app on Windows. Sure, but what about accessing your console screenshots and recorded clips? Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Enable text suggestions in Windows 11 App pick of the week: Typora Apple pick of the week #2: Firefox Word of the week: Contronym Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: kolide.com/ww nordlayer.com/twit Code Comments
FTC sues to block Activision Blizzard acquisition FTC goes after Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard The FTC's action against Microsoft is ridiculous given the real-world abuses by Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta Did the FTC lie about Microsoft? And what does this say about its case? Spencer: Sony wants to make PlayStation bigger by making Xbox smaller Microsoft offered to bring Call of Duty to PlayStation Plus Microsoft offered the FTC a legally-binding consent decree to address their needs. 12th-Gen Intel update There are problems with 12th-Gen Intel Core-based PCs from all major PC makers using USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, and Thunderbolt 4 docks. It appears that Dell has released a flurry of firmware updates that may have fixed the issue. This hints at how the issue will be fixed: by PC makers. Windows 11 Dev channel: latest build has more Search experiment, final Dev channel build of 2022 Dev channel: New build last week removed sign-in requirement for Widgets Dev channel: everyone is getting an update Snipping Tool with screen recording and an updated Media Player with who cares Stable: Microsoft quietly updated OneDrive, never tested it with the public first Microsoft Edge 110 will drop support for Windows 7/8.1 in January 2023 Microsoft 365 OneNote for Windows is getting vertical tabs because that's what's wrong with OneNote Microsoft Authenticator drops support for Apple Watch. The reason is... curious Microsoft Microsoft buys 4 percent of the London Stock Market Surface Surface Duo 2 December Update addresses calling issues. Remember, it's not a phone Xbox Riot games come to Xbox Game Pass Microsoft gives Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers 3 months of Calm It's been a good year for the Xbox app on Windows. Sure, but what about accessing your console screenshots and recorded clips? Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Enable text suggestions in Windows 11 App pick of the week: Typora Apple pick of the week #2: Firefox Word of the week: Contronym Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: kolide.com/ww nordlayer.com/twit Code Comments
There have been major moves in the Activision Blizzard drama this week Brad Smith publicly lays out Microsoft's argument for the acquisition Smith compares Sony to Blockbuster He complains about Apple and Google app stores, but this deal won't help He confirms that Microsoft offer Sony a 10-year Call of Duty contract Microsoft comes to 10-year Call of Duty agreement with Nintendo, Steam... and then heads to Washington D.C. to explain to the FTC how Sony never even responded to this offer Conclusions? Everyone is obsessed with Call of Duty but this is more about mobile than it is about COD. And Microsoft is remaining true to its vision for making games available wherever the gamers are. They did this with Minecraft, Flight Simulator, and more. And they will do this with AB's titles Windows 11 Beta channel: Builds 22623.1028 and 22621.1028 finally address long-standing game performance issues in Windows 11. Right, they supposedly fixed this in stable already. Microsoft is spamming Windows 10 users with ads for Windows 11... in the product, of course. Because slippery slope. There's even an ad in the OOBE no Microsoft Edge version 108 is here with no new features for end users Microsoft 365 Microsoft announces a free, Discord-like feature for Teams, starting on mobile. It's called Communities Xbox Microsoft announces that new AAA first-party games will be $70 starting next year Microsoft Flight Simulator hits a big milestone Here are the first Game Pass titles for December Amazon Luna customers can now stream PC-based Ubisoft games for free Tips and picks Thurrott's Top Podcasts of the Year Thurrott's Top Audiobooks of the Year Thurrott's Top Music of the Year Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: CDW.com/LenovoClient rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS Melissa.com/twit
There have been major moves in the Activision Blizzard drama this week Brad Smith publicly lays out Microsoft's argument for the acquisition Smith compares Sony to Blockbuster He complains about Apple and Google app stores, but this deal won't help He confirms that Microsoft offer Sony a 10-year Call of Duty contract Microsoft comes to 10-year Call of Duty agreement with Nintendo, Steam... and then heads to Washington D.C. to explain to the FTC how Sony never even responded to this offer Conclusions? Everyone is obsessed with Call of Duty but this is more about mobile than it is about COD. And Microsoft is remaining true to its vision for making games available wherever the gamers are. They did this with Minecraft, Flight Simulator, and more. And they will do this with AB's titles Windows 11 Beta channel: Builds 22623.1028 and 22621.1028 finally address long-standing game performance issues in Windows 11. Right, they supposedly fixed this in stable already. Microsoft is spamming Windows 10 users with ads for Windows 11... in the product, of course. Because slippery slope. There's even an ad in the OOBE no Microsoft Edge version 108 is here with no new features for end users Microsoft 365 Microsoft announces a free, Discord-like feature for Teams, starting on mobile. It's called Communities Xbox Microsoft announces that new AAA first-party games will be $70 starting next year Microsoft Flight Simulator hits a big milestone Here are the first Game Pass titles for December Amazon Luna customers can now stream PC-based Ubisoft games for free Tips and picks Thurrott's Top Podcasts of the Year Thurrott's Top Audiobooks of the Year Thurrott's Top Music of the Year Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: CDW.com/LenovoClient rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS Melissa.com/twit
There have been major moves in the Activision Blizzard drama this week Brad Smith publicly lays out Microsoft's argument for the acquisition Smith compares Sony to Blockbuster He complains about Apple and Google app stores, but this deal won't help He confirms that Microsoft offer Sony a 10-year Call of Duty contract Microsoft comes to 10-year Call of Duty agreement with Nintendo, Steam... and then heads to Washington D.C. to explain to the FTC how Sony never even responded to this offer Conclusions? Everyone is obsessed with Call of Duty but this is more about mobile than it is about COD. And Microsoft is remaining true to its vision for making games available wherever the gamers are. They did this with Minecraft, Flight Simulator, and more. And they will do this with AB's titles Windows 11 Beta channel: Builds 22623.1028 and 22621.1028 finally address long-standing game performance issues in Windows 11. Right, they supposedly fixed this in stable already. Microsoft is spamming Windows 10 users with ads for Windows 11... in the product, of course. Because slippery slope. There's even an ad in the OOBE no Microsoft Edge version 108 is here with no new features for end users Microsoft 365 Microsoft announces a free, Discord-like feature for Teams, starting on mobile. It's called Communities Xbox Microsoft announces that new AAA first-party games will be $70 starting next year Microsoft Flight Simulator hits a big milestone Here are the first Game Pass titles for December Amazon Luna customers can now stream PC-based Ubisoft games for free Tips and picks Thurrott's Top Podcasts of the Year Thurrott's Top Audiobooks of the Year Thurrott's Top Music of the Year Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: CDW.com/LenovoClient rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS Melissa.com/twit
New Microsoft 365 additions, Reset this PC, Revolver: Special Edition Windows 11 A quick look at "moments" and what it means for the future of Windows. The October/November update was a moment. There will be big moments and little moments. Also, moments is a terrible name for this. Microsoft issues its last Preview Update for Windows 10/11 of 2022 Windows Insider: New Dev channel build adds VPN status, search design tests Microsoft 365 Games for Work in Teams Schedule send in Teams Sign language in Teams - update on the conversation from last week Microsoft Create launched - Microsoft's template site for creators Surface Surface Duo might be getting its own Insider Program Troubleshooting New phone, message and phone call weirdness Brother-in-law's laptop Daughter's laptop An update on 12th-Gen Intel suspicions. Some Mastodon questions: US English? Notification sounds? Revolver We need to discuss the 2022 remix of The Beatles' Revolver album Xbox Microsoft ready to make concessions on Activision Blizzard Games with Gold titles for December Tips and picks Tip of the week: Don't be a afraid of Reset this PC App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 UnifyMeeting.com code WW50 for subscription and code WW for displays nordlayer.com/twit
New Microsoft 365 additions, Reset this PC, Revolver: Special Edition Windows 11 A quick look at "moments" and what it means for the future of Windows. The October/November update was a moment. There will be big moments and little moments. Also, moments is a terrible name for this. Microsoft issues its last Preview Update for Windows 10/11 of 2022 Windows Insider: New Dev channel build adds VPN status, search design tests Microsoft 365 Games for Work in Teams Schedule send in Teams Sign language in Teams - update on the conversation from last week Microsoft Create launched - Microsoft's template site for creators Surface Surface Duo might be getting its own Insider Program Troubleshooting New phone, message and phone call weirdness Brother-in-law's laptop Daughter's laptop An update on 12th-Gen Intel suspicions. Some Mastodon questions: US English? Notification sounds? Revolver We need to discuss the 2022 remix of The Beatles' Revolver album Xbox Microsoft ready to make concessions on Activision Blizzard Games with Gold titles for December Tips and picks Tip of the week: Don't be a afraid of Reset this PC App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 UnifyMeeting.com code WW50 for subscription and code WW for displays nordlayer.com/twit
New Microsoft 365 additions, Reset this PC, Revolver: Special Edition Windows 11 A quick look at "moments" and what it means for the future of Windows. The October/November update was a moment. There will be big moments and little moments. Also, moments is a terrible name for this. Microsoft issues its last Preview Update for Windows 10/11 of 2022 Windows Insider: New Dev channel build adds VPN status, search design tests Microsoft 365 Games for Work in Teams Schedule send in Teams Sign language in Teams - update on the conversation from last week Microsoft Create launched - Microsoft's template site for creators Surface Surface Duo might be getting its own Insider Program Troubleshooting New phone, message and phone call weirdness Brother-in-law's laptop Daughter's laptop An update on 12th-Gen Intel suspicions. Some Mastodon questions: US English? Notification sounds? Revolver We need to discuss the 2022 remix of The Beatles' Revolver album Xbox Microsoft ready to make concessions on Activision Blizzard Games with Gold titles for December Tips and picks Tip of the week: Don't be a afraid of Reset this PC App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 UnifyMeeting.com code WW50 for subscription and code WW for displays nordlayer.com/twit
Slippery slope Ten years of advertising in Windows, and it's about to get even worse Windows 11 Dev channel: Windows 11 build 25247 The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now generally available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11 Qualcomm reveals new 'Oryon' CPU to be used in Windows on ARM PCs PC sales11 HP announces financial results, with PC business falling off a cliff and layoffs looming AMD CEO comments on industry issues to CNBC Windows 10 Windows 10 version 22H2 is ready for broad deployment Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams add sign language view for meetings New One Outlook app adds multiple account support Surprise! Microsoft brings SwiftKey for iPhone back from the dead, promises new features Xbox Microsoft offered Sony a 10-year deal on Call of Duty Hyperkin is selling an Xbox 360 controller for the new Xbox consoles Tips & Picks Tip of the week #1: Get an Xbox Series S on sale and other Black Friday deals Tip of the week #2: Download your Twitter archives Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Secureworks.com/twit Code Comments rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS
Slippery slope Ten years of advertising in Windows, and it's about to get even worse Windows 11 Dev channel: Windows 11 build 25247 The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now generally available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11 Qualcomm reveals new 'Oryon' CPU to be used in Windows on ARM PCs PC sales11 HP announces financial results, with PC business falling off a cliff and layoffs looming AMD CEO comments on industry issues to CNBC Windows 10 Windows 10 version 22H2 is ready for broad deployment Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams add sign language view for meetings New One Outlook app adds multiple account support Surprise! Microsoft brings SwiftKey for iPhone back from the dead, promises new features Xbox Microsoft offered Sony a 10-year deal on Call of Duty Hyperkin is selling an Xbox 360 controller for the new Xbox consoles Tips & Picks Tip of the week #1: Get an Xbox Series S on sale and other Black Friday deals Tip of the week #2: Download your Twitter archives Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Secureworks.com/twit Code Comments rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS
Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition, Xbox Transparency Report, Task Manager Improvements Windows 11 Beta channel: Microsoft starts testing Task Manager improvements Photos app integration with iCloud is now available Windows App SDK 1.2 is here Microsoft Independent report faults Microsoft on employee discrimination and harassment, it will do better Microsoft 365 The Office mobile app is losing two sharing features as it transitions to Microsoft 365 Games are coming to Microsoft Teams for some reason NVIDIA partners with Microsoft on massive cloud AI computer When it comes to Microsoft 365, there is the past (Office) and then this other stuff Flashback: maybe let's look at that Google One VPN for Windows thing one last time Hardware Microsoft announces a Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition that, no, is not USA! USA! USA! Qualcomm announces its next flagship smartphone chipset. Assume a PC chipset announcement is imminent Xbox Spencer: Seriously, Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation Xbox releases its first-ever transparency report, will do so regularly going forward Xbox Game Pass in the second half of November A new Xbox Series S bundle adds digital perks Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition adds helicopters, gliders, and more oh my Xbox November Update is here A few more thoughts about the CliffyB book IT'S HERE! CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II SEASON 01!!! Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Twitter is dead, long live Mastodon App pick of the week: Descript App pick of the week #2: DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Code Comments canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT UnifyMeeting.com code WW50 for subscription and code WW for displays
Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition, Xbox Transparency Report, Task Manager Improvements Windows 11 Beta channel: Microsoft starts testing Task Manager improvements Photos app integration with iCloud is now available Windows App SDK 1.2 is here Microsoft Independent report faults Microsoft on employee discrimination and harassment, it will do better Microsoft 365 The Office mobile app is losing two sharing features as it transitions to Microsoft 365 Games are coming to Microsoft Teams for some reason NVIDIA partners with Microsoft on massive cloud AI computer When it comes to Microsoft 365, there is the past (Office) and then this other stuff Flashback: maybe let's look at that Google One VPN for Windows thing one last time Hardware Microsoft announces a Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition that, no, is not USA! USA! USA! Qualcomm announces its next flagship smartphone chipset. Assume a PC chipset announcement is imminent Xbox Spencer: Seriously, Call of Duty is staying on PlayStation Xbox releases its first-ever transparency report, will do so regularly going forward Xbox Game Pass in the second half of November A new Xbox Series S bundle adds digital perks Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition adds helicopters, gliders, and more oh my Xbox November Update is here A few more thoughts about the CliffyB book IT'S HERE! CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II SEASON 01!!! Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Twitter is dead, long live Mastodon App pick of the week: Descript App pick of the week #2: DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Code Comments canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT UnifyMeeting.com code WW50 for subscription and code WW for displays
"Hey, Github!" voice coding, KB5019980 update, Control Freak Windows 11 Why Windows 11 usage is down so low and what Microsoft could do to fix that Microsoft ships the "November update for Windows 11 22H2 A different Search button on the Taskbar New Beta channel build adds* three new features Microsoft 365 Zoom launches Mail and Calendar beta to take on Google Workspaces and M365 Microsoft moves to kill custom domains in Outlook.com ... again Microsoft brings certificate-based authentication for AAD to mobile Google One VPN arrives on Windows and Mac Still more earnings Lenovo reports first drop in revenues in 2.5 years Qualcomm misses expectations too ... and promises that 2024 will be the year for WOA Dev Microsoft issues .NET 7 GitHub announces new features for devs and the enterprise Xbox Winter has come for Halo Infinite EU to take a longer look a Activision Blizzard acquisition Microsoft may make your Xbox more efficient Nintendo lowers Switch sales forecast, but it's still doing great Steam comes to more Chromebooks in beta Netflix is working on a Gears of War movie and animated TV series Tips & Picks Tip of the week: A new industry book to read App pick of the week: Keepa Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: rocketmoney.com/WINDOWS CDW.com/LenovoClient
New Dev & Beta builds, Phone Link update, Joe Belfiore, Modern Warfare II Windows 11 New Dev build today: Build 25236 feature a minor change to the Windows 11 search experience and a Store UX update Dev Build 25231 adds the tablet-optimized taskbar for all Insiders, and the ability to rearrange icons in the (new) System tray Beta Build 22623.875 also adds the tablet-optimized taskbar for all Insiders (who are getting new features), plus Taskbar-based access to Task Manager Big Phone Link app update for owners of select Samsung Galaxy devices lets them instantly access their phone's hotspot from Quick settings on their PC. (Requires a Samsung device with One UI 4.1.1+ and a PC with Windows 11 build 22621 or higher) Microsoft 365 Here's what Microsoft added to Teams in October. Some of the biggest updates: Assign seats in Together mode, shared content in a separate window, Live Translated Captions (Teams Premium), some new certified hardware, and suggested replies in group chats Edge hits 107 but doesn't look a day over 95 - Let's talk about Edge The new unified OneNote app is in the Microsoft Store...sort of Microsoft Joe B is retiring - it's not clear what he was doing for the past three years, but we go way back and he's been around since Windows 95 More Earnings Intel continues to struggle Apple comes on strong, but Mac & iPad were low points Samsung's smartphone business grew Amazon kills it, but may be lucky to break even in holiday quarter Xbox Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is here. Some thoughts. Xbox loses money on each console Spencer: Seriously, we are not taking COD off of PlayStation. Think Minecraft Spencer takes on Meta's metaverse and once again reveals himself to be the single greatest leader in Big Tech Xbox price increases? Probably, but not in 2022 Microsoft reveals the first Xbox Game Pass titles for November, with a nice surprise Games with Gold, meanwhile, is looking a bit sad Twitch partners with Xbox for free PC Game Pass subscriptions when you buy Twitch subscriptions Sony reports decent earnings, but PlayStation is stumbling PS VR2 coming Feb 22 for $550 Google's Play Games on PC comes to US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore Tips & Picks Tip of the week: It's finally here! The Windows 11 Field Guide eBook Tip of the week #2: Using Edge? You need to configure it correctly Tip of the week #3: The big asterisk on the Windows Dev Kit 202 Hosts: Leo Laporte 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT
Windows 11 Microsoft rolls out optional October update for Windows 11 22H2, adding tabbed File Explorer New to the Dev channel: Some stack orchestrator and other minor updates New to the Beta channel: System tray updates Microsoft showed off a new Windows 11 UI with a floating taskbar at Ignite Paul is (temporarily) using Microsoft Edge again and has some thoughts Paul's review of the Snapdragon-based ThinkPad X13s Windows 10 Windows 10 22H2 is here Microsoft 365 and cloud Is Microsoft 365 taking over the Office brand? Not really Microsoft 365 Apps are coming to Windows Server 2022 after all Mary Jo interviews Microsoft Cloud and AI chief Scott Guthrie Dark Mode finally comes to Word for the web Microsoft Microsoft lays off almost 1000 employees Q2 FY23 earnings are happening next Tuesday, Oct. 25 Xbox A Plague Tale: Requiem, Persona 5 Royal come to Game Pass in October Xbox October Update is out now Tips and picks Tip of the week: Customize an Elite Series 2 Controller on Xbox Design Labs App pick of the week: PC Game Pass Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 app is now in public preview Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Intune - rebranding and new add-ons, plans coming Beer pick of the week: Fall | Maine Beer Company 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: drata.com/twit tanium.com/twit CDW.com/LenovoClient
Apple integrations, Surface Laptop 5, Microsoft Designer Microsoft Ignite 2022 Loop components news! Teams Premium Add-on, Mesh avatars in preview, more new features New/rebranded Microsoft 365 app for Windows, mobile devices, and the web Microsoft Places: A new app for coordinating hybrid work Microsoft Edge is getting a workspaces feature Dev Box in preview New Outlook features for hybrid work Microsoft Editor gets some AI updates Surface Event Surface Laptop 5, Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2+ announced - all of it leaked already. Oddly, the new peripherals are more interesting. OK, not oddly... What exactly is Microsoft trying to accomplish with Surface? Microsoft: iCloud Photos, Apple TV and Apple Music are coming to Windows 11 Microsoft Designer steals the show (and will be up next on "Killed by Microsoft") Windows 11 Let's talk 22H2, October update, and new features — there is some confusion New Dev build adds support for third-party widgets More Microsoft Microsoft partners with Meta on the Metaverse ... productivity and games Xbox Brazil OK's Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition Enthusiasts spy device on Phil Spencer's shelf, it's just an old prototype You can launch Xbox Cloud Gaming titles from Bing search results for some reason Tips and picks Microsoft has a tip: disable security features to improve gaming on Windows 11! App pick of the week: Oracle VirtualBox 7.0 Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Syntex Codename pick of the week: Haven Beer pick of the week: Southern Tier Pumking 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: Secureworks.com/twit hover.com/twit kolide.com/ww
Windows 11 2022 Update issues, Industry Clouds, Stadia's best feature Windows 11 22H2 Deployment Drama Microsoft says that it is speeding up the delivery of 22H2 But why can't you get 22H2 yet? One reason: printers One year ago today: Windows 11 started rolling out to mainstream users Task Manager is coming back to the Taskbar! October update features head to Release Preview channel Microsoft investigating slow copy speeds in 22H2 Microsoft 365/cloud Microsoft pushes industry specific clouds Microsoft Edge 106 is now available Xbox EU to decide on Activision Blizzard acquisition by November 8 Google kills Stadia, and what Xbox can learn Flight Simulator flies to Canada A Plague Tale, more come to Xbox Game Pass Only TWO games in Games for Gold this month Halo rumored to adopt a new rendering engine Microsoft is looking at letting users disable Quick Resume on console Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Ignite session catalog is now live App pick of the week: HDR Calibration Enterprise pick of the week Defender for Individuals gets Identity theft monitoring Enterprise pick 2: From the M365 Admin dashboard Throwback pick of the week: We miss you, Steve! Beer pick of the week: Other Half Anchovy Testarossa 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 UnifyMeeting.com code WW Secureworks.com/twit
Windows A quick update on Windows 11 22H2 update availability. Microsoft begins testing the new Photos app that will come with the October update. Edge team has a plan to make PWA more native ... and on Linux and Mac, too! Can Intel crack the code on Windows/iPhone interop? Dell did, but that app has been killed. Bye-bye, SwiftKey for iOS Intel announces 13th-Gen Core desktop chipsets. Guess what? more cores! Microsoft 365 The new unified Outlook app for Windows (project Monarch) is going out to more testers, getting some missing features. Study results show that Teams is an OS/platform and needs app store-like protections. Microsoft expands Viva. Surface Surface Studio 3 shows up at FCC Xbox Nadella "very confident" Activision/Blizzard deal will be OKd by regulators. As he should be. Logitech announces an Xbox Cloud Gaming handheld Microsoft may let Xbox users mute startup sounds E3 is coming back next for some reason Microsoft announces a new camo wireless controller with charging dock Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Windows 11 Field Guide update App pick of the week: WindowBlinds 11 open beta Enterprise pick of the week: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition moves to a twice-yearly update schedule Codename pick of the week: Surface codename-palooza Beer pick of the week: Ayinger Celebrator 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: CDW.com/LenovoClient itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 drata.com/twit
Windows 11 version 22H2 Arrives! Repeat after me: you use the Windows 11 2022 Update to upgrade to Windows 11 version 2022. Got it? Good. Because Microsoft does not. Windows 11 upgrade remains free, the hardware requirements are unchanged. Seekers with no blocking holds can use Windows Update or the Installation Assistant. Build number is 22621.521. Except when it isn't. (There are at least three, including .382 and .105) Paul has tried to upgrade several PCs. You'll never believe what happened next. Some features are coming in an October update, including tabs for File Explorer, updates to Photos app, new Taskbar overflow experience, and improved Nearby Share. Managed businesses will not get post-22H2 interim updates ... until 22H3. With one hilarious caveat. New business features are mostly security-related. But some of the best new features are for consumers too. New gaming features in Windows 11 22H2. New accessibility features. A theory about how Microsoft's A-B testing in the Beta channel previewed how 22H2 builds will work going forward, split between Home/Pro (features on) and Ent/Edu (features off). Plus: New Insider Preview builds today for some reason. New Photos app is now rolling out to Insiders. What about Windows 10 version 22H2? It's arriving in October No idea on new features, if any Hardware The Fall Surface launch date is official: October 12 Intel to rebrand Pentium, Celeron. How the mighty have fallen More Microsoft Microsoft Teams has a major new vulnerability. Microsoft: "Eh" Power Platform just got some interesting new features, all in the name of "Collaboration Apps" Microsoft Learn subsumes Docs, just like it did Channel 9. Hopefully not just like. Canva is creating a Docs web app, will take on Notion, Microsoft 365 The merged version of OneNote is coming in October Xbox Xbox September Update is here Logitech G Cloud is a handheld gaming machine with Xbox Game Pass Microsoft quietly changed how DRM works on Xbox. Here are the rest of September's Xbox Game Pass titles Hacker breaks into Rockstar, leaks lots of GTA VI footage Xbox app for Windows updated with HowLongToBeat integration and better performance Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Enable Smart App Control App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Open Beta Enterprise pick of the week: Power Up Developer pick of the week: Microsoft CTO of Azure Mark Russinovich is all in on Rust Beer Pick of the week: Firestone Walker Maple Parabola 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: newrelic.com/windows Secureworks.com/twit Melissa.com/twit
Windows 11 Last week, Build 25197 came to the Dev channel and brings back the tablet-optimized Taskbar This week, we got build 25201 with an expanded widgets view that's almost full-screen and ISOs. Separately, Dev channel Insiders got two updates: the Calculator app is now ARM64 native, and the Media Player app got a new shortcut so you can edit the current video in Clipchamp. Builds 22621.598 and 22622.598 headed to the Beta channel earlier this week, removing the ability to uninstall apps with dependencies. Surface Google kills Pixelbook as part of a cost-cutting measure. Should Microsoft kill Surface? Consider: Google needed to establish Chromebook as a viable laptop alternative. Microsoft did not. Microsoft Ignite You can now register for Microsoft Ignite, which is happening October 12-14. Dev You can now install .NET runtimes and SDKs using the Windows Package Manager Xbox The head of 343 Industries abruptly steps down. Coincidence? Sony chief: Microsoft lied about Activision Blizzard and Call of Duty Microsoft is experimenting with the Xbox Dashboard Discord voice chat is now available on Xbox consoles Goldeneye 007, the original console first-person shooter, is coming to Xbox Game Pass Tips and picks Tip of the week: Remix your Teams ringtone App pick of the week: Voxel Doom Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Space: The family is expanding Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: PatchTuesday.com Beer pick of the week: Grimm Festooning 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: infrascale.com/TWIT CDW.com/LenovoClient ClickUp.com use code WINDOWS
Mica Alt, USB4 Version 2.0, Teams Rooms Pro, Halo Infinite Co-op Windows 11 Windows 11 22H2 inches towards release with SDK, WDK/EWDK releases Windows 11 to get new visual effect Xbox subscription into coming to Settings in Windows 11 PCs/hardware PC sales will fall in 2022 and 2023 now AMD announces new naming convention for PC mobile chips Lenovo announces 16-inch ThinkPad X1 Fold Here comes USB4 Version 2.0 Army to get its first HoloLens delivery Microsoft 365 Microsoft splits Teams Rooms into free/paid tiers Microsoft is killing its Scheduler meeting coordination service Xbox UK CDMA complains about Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft makes concessions Microsoft announces Elite Controller Core ... which explains the white version rumors Good news/bad news for Halo Infinite Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family is real. Just not here. Here are the first Game Pass titles for September Xbox party chat gets AI-based noise reduction Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Customize your Windows 11 privacy settings App pick of the week: PowerToys 0.62 Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Stream mobile app gets a do-over Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Microsoft eCDN Beer pick of the week: Apple2 (squared) 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: canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT UnifyMeeting.com code WW tanium.com/twit
Windows Jensen Harris has come out against the Windows 11 Start menu. AMD launches Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPUs Microsoft 365 Microsoft Outlook is picking up Microsoft To-Do integration. Microsoft to drop its Kaizala group-messaging service in 2023. Cloud Microsoft addresses its EU-based cloud licensing issues...No, it doesn't. Microsoft brings Arm-powered VMs to Azure - Ubuntu couldn't be happier, but it's not just Ubuntu It's been a tough couple of days for folks running Ubuntu VMs on Azure. (Blame DNS. Always) Semi-related (thanks to AKS): Microsoft continues to plod along in trying to move M365 to Azure Surface Microsoft might consolidate Surface Pro/Pro X brands Xbox No price hike for Xbox September Games with Gold includes Portal 2! Humble Games titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass Microsoft tests a unified gaming library on Xbox White Elite Controller rumors continue First it was PCs, but now Sony is going after mobile gaming too Tips and picks App pick of the week: ImageGlass App pick of the week #2: NextDNS Tip of the week: First, do what you can to protect yourself from trackers Enterprise pick of the week: SelfX Codename pick of the week: CBL-Mariner Beer pick of the week: Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle 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 infrascale.com/TWIT
The Windows 11 2022 Update, Windows 95's 27th birthday, Edge Sidebar Windows 11 It looks like Microsoft will call the 22H2 update the "Windows 11 2022 Update." Today is the 27th anniversary of the launch of Win 95. New Win 11 test builds for Dev and Beta channels. Mostly fixes. New test build in the Release Preview channel for those on Win 11 22H2. Some minor feature updates. Edge gets a sidebar. For some reason. Microsoft 365 Outlook Mobile is now displaying even more ads. And Outlook.com (and other Outlooks) are making ads look like unread emails! The pilot of ads in Search in the Microsoft Store begins! The new unified Outlook app (Project Monarch) now supports personal accounts (for Office Insiders in the beta channel). Microsoft is planning to add a boatload (official term) of features to Whiteboard. IoT Google is exiting the IoT market. But Microsoft isn't. Why? Xbox Microsoft brings more Wolfenstein and Quake titles to PC Game Pass. GeForce NOW can stream 1440p/120 fps in Chrome and Edge. Sony finally takes on the Xbox Elite controller. Alexa Game Control is coming to Xbox, PC games soon. Why? Tips and picks Tip of the week: Catch the MAUI .NET Conf on replay App pick of the week: Death Stranding for PC Game Pass Enterprise pick of the week: ACS for Teams hits GA Codename pick of the week: O'Hare Beer pick of the week: Japas Cervejaria Kasato Maru 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: kolide.com/ww CDW.com/LenovoClient newrelic.com/windows
Live animated widget notifications, Pixel 6a, Dev Box Preview Windows 11 Windows 11 version 22H2 arrives in September Windows 11 is getting widget notifications Camera app goes native on Arm, gets privacy shutter support Microsoft shuts down Windows Insider enterprise test bed Microsoft 365 Outlook for Windows moves the cheese. Predictably, no one is happy About those ads in Outlook Mobile... Dev Microsoft makes Dev Box available in preview Microsoft, Canonical bring native .NET to Ubuntu Linux Microsoft launches a Markdown language server Mobile Android 13 arrives a month early. Any other surprises? Paul reviews the Pixel 6a - It's terrific. Xbox Microsoft only sold ~50 million Xbox Ones. Thanks, Kinect! Here is the second round of Game Pass titles for August Sony complains about Microsoft AB acquisition - but there's a simple fix for Sony's Microsoft/COD concerns Sony to make an even bigger push on PC gaming Google lets you launch cloud-streaming games from search results Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II App pick of the week: Brave for iOS Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft still won't say what's happening with S4BS Codename pick of the week: LaTTe: Language Trajectory Transformer Beer pick of the week: Transmitter Brewing W4 Dry Hopped Gose 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: ClickUp.com use code WINDOWS infrascale.com/TWIT
MLX Team layoffs, Clipchamp Essentials plan, OneDrive turns 15 Microsoft lays off its Modern Life Experiences teams, has perhaps halted almost all hiring. Windows New build (22621.382) for the Windows 11 Insider Preview Release Preview channel - 22H2 is still being refined. But there's no blog post and the support page for this release 404s. New builds for Dev and Beta channels, and Devs get an ISO Windows Package Manager 1.3 arrives with support for portable apps Clipchamp has a single paid tier now but it's still too much. Microsoft is making its emoji library available on GitHub and Figma Microsoft 365 Microsoft Edge 104 arrives DuckDuckGo to block Microsoft trackers after embarrassment OneDrive turns 15 and Microsoft is redesigning its home page .NET/dev Visual Studio 2022 17.3 arrives with MAUI support, plus several .NET milestone releases Xbox Microsoft is FINALLY testing an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Family plan Xbox Series S gets a memory boost Microsoft is returning to Gamescom for some reason A white Elite controller leaks and it is horrible Unity picks Azure for its cloud developer tools Nintendo has sold over 111 million Switch consoles Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Upgrading/Upgraded to Windows 11? You need to look at this OneDrive setting App pick of the week: Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac Enterprise pick of the week: Revisiting the M365-Office connectivity warning Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Entra Verified ID now generally available Beer pick of the week: Trillium Brewing Congress Street 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: UnifyMeeting.com code WW Secureworks.com/twit
Intel down, AMD up, the Windows 10 22H2 mystery continues Windows 10 22H2 Microsoft enters the final test phase for Windows 10 22H2 before rollout - but doesn't announce what the new features are Microsoft said information about the "scoped features" will come later Windows 11 Dev channel got a new build today with Game Pass widget Beta Channel gets two new builds because of course it does Windows Subsystem for Android to get gamepad support Microsoft 365 Outlook Lite arrives for low-end Android devices Uber emails are crashing Outlook Teams for Apple silicon Macs is rolling out 'in the coming months' More Earnings Learnings Apple: All businesses but iPhone and Services were down, and Services growth was half that of the past year, and they lost subscribers Amazon: Net loss because of Rivian investment, but AWS revenues jumped 33 percent YOY to $19.74 billion Intel: Net loss of $454 million on revenues of $15.3 billion, a decline of 22 percent year-over-year. Why? PCs AMD: Net income of $447 million on revenues of $6.6 billion in the quarter ending June 25, 2022 Microsoft added more than 40,000 employees in the last year and is now well over 200K employees Xbox & Gaming Activision Blizzard limps through the quarter, and Microsoft disses them to pass regulatory approval Google is not killing Stadia. Yet Amazon Luna heads to 2022 Samsung Smart TVs PS5 sales plummet, but Sony finalizes Bungie acquisition Nintendo misses on earnings, sales down 4.7 percent Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Buy the PC you need, not the PC you might need App pick of the week: VMWare Fusion 22H2 for Mac Enterprise pick of the week: More Microsoft Defender products for defending all the things Codename pick of the week: Oasis 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: infrascale.com/TWIT UserWay.org/twit CDW.com/LenovoClient
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