September 18, 2024

Windows Weekly 899: Functional But Disturbing

2 hours 10 minutes

On this episode, Paul Thurrott gets a bit better at unmuting! Mikah is back once again while Leo is away, and Richard features a classic single malt scotch. Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot kicks off, including an agent builder! Lenovo's got an everything-in-one ThinkBook, HP's got a Ryzen AI 300-based Copilot+ PC, and Netflix has a new series with Bill Gates.

Windows 11

Microsoft comes clean on the schedule for Windows 11 version 24H2

First AMD Zen 5-based Copilot+ PC in here (if here means "Paul's house")

A few thoughts on where we're at with Copilot+ PCs, AI, etc

Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM in Windows

Google is bringing desktop windowing capabilities to Android

Microsoft 365 + AI/Dev

Microsoft announces "Copilot Wave 2" with new Agent Builder, Pages experience, more

Slack: Look at me, look at me! I have agents too!!

Office LTSC 2024 is now available for businesses - consumer versions in "the coming weeks"

Microsoft held its security summit with CrowdStrike, etc. There were no reports of a tarp on the floor

Apple releases annual upgrades for all its hardware platforms and not an iota of AI in sight

This is the end of an era. An era we will think back on as "the good old days"

Microsoft issues .NET 9 RC1 ahead of November release. Clear to Paul that the WPF support in this release will never be updated again, which sucks

Hardware

Intel finally has some good news: Foundry subsidiary spin-off, AWS expanded partnership, more CHIPS money

Intel also has some bad news: It lost out on the PS6 contract to AMD, which made previous gen PS chips

A Windows 11 2-in-1 (like Surface Book) in which the detachable display is a powerful, standalone Android tablet

Xbox

Microsoft lays off 650 more Gaming division employees

Microsoft realizes that some Xbox members do have friends, is bringing back Friends Requests

Microsoft concludes September with three more Game Pass titles

Bonus points: How many of these are Activision Blizzard titles?

Bonus tip: If you play Overwatch 2 on Xbox, there are now some bonus perks for Game Pass members: Six hero skins, 30 Mythic prisms to spend on Mythic unlocks, a stackable XP boost, and access to Overwatch 2 Shop cosmetics from prior seasons

Unity: Just kidding about that runtime fee, please stop harassing us now

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: How to spend your time and your money

App pick of the week: ExplorerPatcher

RunAs Radio this week: Asymmetric Encryption with Eli Holderness

Brown liquor pick of the week: Talisker 10

Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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September 18, 2024

Windows Weekly 899: Functional But Disturbing

2 hours 10 minutes

Windows 11

Microsoft comes clean on the schedule for Windows 11 version 24H2

First AMD Zen 5-based Copilot+ PC in here (if here means "Paul's house")

A few thoughts on where we're at with Copilot+ PCs, AI, etc

Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM in Windows

Google is bringing desktop windowing capabilities to Android

Microsoft 365 + AI/Dev

Microsoft announces "Copilot Wave 2" with new Agent Builder, Pages experience, more

Slack: Look at me, look at me! I have agents too!!

Office LTSC 2024 is now available for businesses - consumer versions in "the coming weeks"

Microsoft held its security summit with CrowdStrike, etc. There were no reports of a tarp on the floor

Apple releases annual upgrades for all its hardware platforms and not an iota of AI in sight

This is the end of an era. An era we will think back on as "the good old days"

Microsoft issues .NET 9 RC1 ahead of November release. Clear to Paul that the WPF support in this release will never be updated again, which sucks

Hardware

Intel finally has some good news: Foundry subsidiary spin-off, AWS expanded partnership, more CHIPS money

Intel also has some bad news: It lost out on the PS6 contract to AMD, which made previous gen PS chips

A Windows 11 2-in-1 (like Surface Book) in which the detachable display is a powerful, standalone Android tablet

Xbox

Microsoft lays off 650 more Gaming division employees

Microsoft realizes that some Xbox members do have friends, is bringing back Friends Requests

Microsoft concludes September with three more Game Pass titles

Bonus points: How many of these are Activision Blizzard titles?

Unity: Just kidding about that runtime fee, please stop harassing us now

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: How to spend your time and your money

App pick of the week: ExplorerPatcher

RunAs Radio this week: Asymmetric Encryption with Eli Holderness

Brown liquor pick of the week: Talisker 10

Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Sponsors:

betterhelp.com/WINDOWS

canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT

1password.com/windowsweekly

...more

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