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Windows Weekly 994: The Best Kind of Correct

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There's been so much drama over what options Microsoft will allow for the Copilot key. But you don't have to wait for a future Windows update; you can remap any key with Microsoft's own Keyboard Manager PowerToy. More people should take advantage of this. Also, Paul just finished his major 2026 rewrite of the Windows 11 Field Guide! Every single chapter was rewritten or consolidated, with several new chapters added. Lastly, the OG Halo remake is a great reminder of how good this series was in the beginning. And it looks and plays terrific.

Windows

  • Week D updates arrive on time this month
  • Windows Hello ESS support for external fingerprint readers, many small improvements
  • Experimental (Future Platforms) finally gets an update, but it's just the features we saw elsewhere first
  • Several in-box app updates for July, nothing major
  • Microsoft convinces LG to drop the McAfee ads, but HP's Bing ads are A-OK
  • Chris tested Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM and the experience is not great
  • Paul has a Wildcat-based laptop waiting for him in PA
  • Microsoft is testing a "Do nothing" option for the Copilot key
  • Your Windows 11 PC now has a OneDrive Photos app for some reason
  • Opera One gets vertical tabs, deeper Google Lens integration

    • Earnings

    • Google/Alphabet - net income of $28 billion on $120 billion in revenues, but negative cash flow for the first time in the company's history
    • Intel - net loss of $11 million, no Foundry customers leaves Wall Street swooning for some reason

      • AI

      • Microsoft begins shifting to its own MAI models, but the forward progress is minimal
      • NVIDIA, Microsoft, more team up for AI empire, er, Alliance
      • Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5

        • Xbox and gaming

        • Halo: Campaign Evolved is here
        • XBOX went down for the count for most of the day on Monday. But disc-based games still worked
        • XBOX begins testing ad-supported Cloud Gaming
        • Ubisoft game purchases on Xbox now carry over to PC for free
        • Luna comes to Prime Video app

          • Tips and picks

          • Tip of the week: Remap keys with PowerToys Keyboard Manager
          • App pick of the week: Halo Campaign Evolved
          • Chris's pick of the week: His new newsletter!

            • Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

            Guest: Chris Hoffman

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