Windows Weekly (Audio)

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A weekly look at all things Microsoft, including Windows, Office, Xbox, Enterprise, and more. Join Leo Laporte and two of the foremost Windows watchers in the world, Paul Thurrott of Thurrott.com, and Richard Campbell.

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WW 814: Dump Truck Fade - H...

02.01.2023

Halo engine switch, Intel Q4 2022 revenues, Ground News Windows 11 Skipping the Windows 11 upgrade? Microsoft will force-feed it to you soon Related: Microsoft is using dark patterns to get people to upgrade to 11 Windows 11 Insider Preview ...

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02.01.2023 WW 814: Dump Truck Fade - Halo engine switch, Intel Q4 2022 revenues, Ground News Halo engine switch, Intel Q4 2022 revenues, Ground News Windows 11 Skipping the Windows 11 upgrade? Microsoft will force-feed it to you soon Related: Microsoft is using dark patterns to get people to upgrade to 11 Windows 11 Insider Preview ...
01.25.2023 WW 813: Usage Intensity - F23Q2 analysis, the subscription future, Microsoft 365 Insider program 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 ...
01.18.2023 WW 812: Pessimism Pays - AI for the consumer client, HoloLens request rejected, Azure DevOps AI for the consumer client side, HoloLens request rejected, Azure DevOps Layoffs Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella informs employees of 10,000 layoffs Is Surface on the cutting block? Amazon to layoff 18,000 Welcome to the AI era Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ...
01.11.2023 WW 811: The Angle of the Dangle - Fungible, rounded corners, Xbox Oreos, the AI wave Fungible, rounded corners, Xbox Oreos, the AI wave Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019 Surface Pro X, also from 2019, featured the first-ever NPU in a Surface product Eye contact announced in 2020 - requires NPU Windows Studio ...
01.04.2023 WW 810: Call of Duty-Free - Notepad tabs, Stack Overflow 2022 developer survey, LastPass alternatives Notepad tabs, Stack Overflow 2022 developer survey, LastPass alternatives Windows Microsoft's next Moment for Windows 11 is on the way Microsoft is testing tabs in Notepad internally This is what we're reduced to with the Windows 11 team, a 25-year ...
12.28.2022 WW 809: A Look Back at the Year - A look back at Windows Weekly's best moments in 2022 Looking back on the year in Microsoft, from Paul's rants to Mary Jo's beer! The world of Windows has had one wild 2022! Activision Blizzard acquisition begins Autocorrect/autocomplete baffles Mary Jo! Experimenting with Ads in File Explorer!? Uh oh! Farewell ...
12.21.2022 WW 808: Nuclear Conservation - Wrapping Up Microsoft's 2022, Carmack quits Meta, Overwhelm Freeze Microsoft in 2022: the good, the bad, the meh Activision Blizzard. It's the gift that keeps on giving. I mean, Brazil OKed the deal. COME ON Microsoft Teams turned 5. Is it unstoppable? (Stack is asking for a friend) Games ...
12.14.2022 WW 807: You're a Contronym! - Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, 12th-Gen Intel dock problems, text suggestions 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 ...
12.07.2022 WW 806: Clippy in Prison - Brad Smith's acquisition argument, Communities, Paul's top podcasts of 2022 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 ...
11.30.2022 WW 805: Week E is a Lie - New Microsoft 365 additions, Reset this PC, Revolver: Special Edition 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. ...
11.23.2022 WW 804: Still Slippery After All These Years - Ads in Win11, Windows Subsystem for Linux, Qualcomm Oryon ARM-based CPU 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 ...
11.16.2022 WW 803: D++ - Surface Pro 9 Liberty Special Edition, Xbox Transparency Report, Task Manager Improvements 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 ...
11.09.2022 WW 802: Tiny Cricket Hammer - "Hey, Github!" voice coding, KB5019980 update, Control Freak "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 ...
11.02.2022 WW 801: Whisky and Egg Rice - New Dev & Beta builds, Phone Link update, Joe Belfiore, Modern Warfare II 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 ...
10.26.2022 WW 800: Goodbye Heart - Q1 FY23 Earnings, Q2 pessimism, Sinofsky reflects on Windows 8 Q1 FY23 Earnings, Q2 pessimism, Sinofsky reflects on Windows 8 Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $17.1 billion on revenues of $50.1 billion, a year-over-year gain of 16 percent, in the quarter ending September 30 Intelligent Cloud ...
10.19.2022 WW 799: Would You Like Salsa With That? - Windows 11 adds tabbed File Explorer, floating Taskbar UI teased, Microsoft Office now 365? 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 ...
10.12.2022 WW 798: Queued for Unenrollment - Apple integrations, Surface Laptop 5, Microsoft Designer 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 ...
10.05.2022 WW 797: Fish and Ferraris - Windows 11 2022 Update issues, Industry Clouds, Stadia's best feature 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: ...
09.28.2022 WW 796: Largely Pain-Free - Photos app update, Intel 13th Gen Core Desktop CPUs, Microsoft Viva expansion Photos app update, Intel 13th Gen Core Desktop CPUs, Microsoft Viva expansion 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 ...
09.21.2022 WW 795: [email protected] - Win11 version 22H2 arrival, Fall Surface launch date, "Intel Processor" 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 ...
09.14.2022 WW 794: The Faffinator - Notifications rant, Bonnie Ross leaves, Goldeneye 007, listener questions! 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: ...
09.07.2022 WW 793: AMD's Circular Slide Rule - Mica Alt, USB4 Version 2.0, Teams Rooms Pro, Halo Infinite Co-op 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 ...
08.31.2022 WW 792: Arbiter of Lies - Windows 8 User Experience, Ryzen 7000 series, Arm sues Qualcomm Windows 8 User Experience, Ryzen 7000 series, Arm sues Qualcomm 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 ...
08.24.2022 WW 791: Thurrant of the Century - The Windows 11 2022 Update, Windows 95's 27th birthday, Edge Sidebar 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 ...
08.17.2022 WW 790: Chub-Smuggling - Live animated widget notifications, Pixel 6a, Dev Box Preview 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 ...
08.10.2022 WW 789: Made in Raccoon City - MLX team layoffs, Clipchamp Essentials plan, OneDrive turns 15 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 ...
08.03.2022 WW 788: A Mai Tai of Headwinds - Intel down, AMD up, the Windows 10 22H2 mystery continues 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 ...
07.27.2022 WW 787: No Code? Faux Code - Earnings Learnings 2022, Windows 11 22H2 review, Sound Schemes Earnings Learnings 2022, Windows 11 22H2 review, Sound Schemes Microsoft earnings Microsoft reported that it earned a net income of $16.7 billion on revenues of $51.87 billion in the quarter ending June 30. Microsoft discloses Teams usage numbers. This was ...
07.20.2022 WW 786: Windows Ventura - New drop schedule, Cronos device, Netflix ads Let's talk Windows 12! Or Win 11 X? Windows is moving to a new schedule, with major drops every three years and multiple smaller feature drops in between The next "major" Windows client release is coming in 2024. What happens ...
07.13.2022 WW 785: Mark-of-the-Web - Mid-Year Predictions, Dev Channel Build 25158, Search Highlights Mid-Year Predictions, Dev Channel Build 25158, Search Highlights Microsoft layoffs. Ahead of Q4 earnings on July 26 What will happen with Windows 10 and 11 for the rest of this year? EdgeOS vs. ChromeOS? Where is Fluid?? Where is Teams ...
07.06.2022 WW 784: Windows Leaky! The Livestream - Beta Channel split, Outlook Lite app, Rufus Beta Channel split, Outlook Lite app, Rufus Windows 11 Windows 11 is on over 20 percent of (consumer) PCs now Over 20 percent of Steam gamers are on Windows 11 now Windows Insider Beta Channel splits into 2, but this ...
06.29.2022 WW 783: We Have Nothing To Share... at This Time - Windows 8.1 Retires, Microsoft Edge Update, WebView2 Windows 8.1 Microsoft to start nagging Windows 8.1 users in July about January 2023 end-of-support date The End of the Windows 8 Era? Hardly Windows 11 Windows 11 Insider Build 25151 is Out With More Bug Fixes Microsoft Edge Microsoft ...
06.22.2022 WW 782: A Hazy Shade of Winders - Windows Defender, Microsoft Viva, GitHub Copilot Windows Defender, Microsoft Viva, GitHub Copilot Windows New Windows 11 Insider Build Brings OneDrive Information Microsoft Gets Ready to Roll Out Search Highlights on Windows 11 Xiaomi Launches its First Windows on ARM 2-in-1 PC Microsoft 365 & Cloud Microsoft ...
06.15.2022 WW 781: The Balloon Store - Changes to Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft's Gaming Announcements, Farewell IE11 Changes to Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft's Gaming Announcements, Farewell IE11 Windows 11 File Explorer Tabs Are Now Available for Beta Channel Testers Microsoft Finalizes Windows 11 Version 22H2 More Windows Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25136 \| Windows Insider ...
06.08.2022 WW 780: Call of Jury Duty - Alex Kipman leaves Microsoft, Windows 11 gets updates, Microsoft unions Alex Kipman leaves Microsoft, Windows 11 gets updates, Microsoft unions Report: Toxicity Continues at Nadella's Microsoft HoloLens chief Kipman is out. So what's next for Microsoft's metaverse strategy? Microsoft is Leaving Russia Microsoft Will Respect Unionization Efforts from its Employees ...
06.01.2022 WW 779: Señor Once - Microsoft Entra, Win11 version 22H2, Surface Laptop Go 2 Microsoft Entra, Win11 version 22H2, Surface Laptop Go 2 Quick update on the Windows 11 version 22H2 rollout at Casa de Thurrott Spotify releases a native ARM version of its client on Windows 10/11 PC maker earnings New report suggests ...
05.25.2022 WW 778: Undo Your Ink - Updates from Microsoft Build 2022 Build 2022 Updates! 'Project Volterra': Microsoft is building an Arm dev kit on the Snapdragon compute platform Microsoft is making virtual developer workstations available in the cloud via Dev Box Build 2022: Microsoft Opens Windows 11 Widgets to Third-party Developers ...
05.18.2022 WW 777: Halo Infinitus - One Outlook, Microsoft's VPN, Windows 11 Broad Deployment One Outlook, Microsoft's VPN, Windows 11 Broad Deployment One Outlook Microsoft starts rolling out new 'One Outlook' Windows email client to testers Quick Hands-On: Outlook (Pre-Release) Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams Lands on the Windows 10/11 Microsoft Store Microsoft Announces Secure ...
05.11.2022 WW 776: The Outlook's Oblique - FIDO, Microsoft Build 2022, Power Pages FIDO, Microsoft Build 2022, Power Pages Microsoft starts testing 'Suggested Actions' in new Windows 11 test build Microsoft Issues New Windows Insider Preview Build to Dev and Beta Apple, Google, and Microsoft to Work Together on Passwordless Logins Microsoft Releases ...
05.04.2022 WW 775: Shuffleboard at 3 - Edge VPN, Office Web Apps, .NET MAUI, Tech Earnings Edge VPN, Office Web Apps, .NET MAUI, Tech Earnings Windows 11 Inside story — How we made the Start Care About Windows? Do Not Watch This Video Windows 11 Microsoft's latest Windows 11 test build adds new group policies, drops ...
04.27.2022 WW 774: Into the Cloud... Bucket - Learnings from Microsoft's Q3 Earnings Call Learnings from Microsoft's Q3 Earnings Call Microsoft: Cloud revenue at $23.4 billion in Q3, up 32 percent Analysis: Microsoft Post-Earnings Conference Call (Premium) Microsoft: Windows PC has 'never been more relevant' Analysis: Microsoft Post-Earnings Conference Call (Premium) Google/Alphabet Revenues Were ...
04.20.2022 WW 773: Smells Like Alcantara - Checking in on Windows 11, Microsoft Purview, Build 2022 Checking in on Windows 11, Microsoft Purview, Build 2022 Report: More PCs Running Windows XP, 7, and 8 Than Windows 11 Microsoft disables SMB1 file-sharing protocol by default in Windows 11 Home Microsoft Gets Ready to Disable SMB1 Protocol on ...
04.13.2022 WW 772: Exploit Wednesday - Windows 11 Taskbar, Windows on ARM, Surface Laptop Go 2 Windows 11 Taskbar, Windows on ARM, Surface Laptop Go 2 Customers aren't happy about Microsoft's restrictive cloud licensing policies Critics Say Windows Licensing is Anticompetitive Microsoft Has No Plans to Let You Move the Windows 11 Taskbar Microsoft Releases Windows ...
04.06.2022 WW 771: Rush the Mound - Windows 11 for Hybrid Work, Phone Link, Process Mining Windows 11 for Hybrid Work, Phone Link, Process Mining Windows 11 for Hybrid Work Windows 11 is Not Ready for Business (Premium) Tabs are coming to Windows 11's File Explorer. But here's what's more interesting Here Are the New Windows ...
03.30.2022 WW 770: Hairy Shooters - Windows 11 default browser, Microsoft Build 2022, Microsoft bribes Windows 11 default browser, Microsoft Build 2022, Microsoft bribes Windows 11 Usage Stagnates in Latest AdDuplex Report Microsoft Graveyard - Killed by Microsoft Windows 11 to get soon a one-click default browser option Microsoft is adding a new driver-blocklist feature ...
03.23.2022 WW 769: The Insects Are Winning - Windows 11 Watermark, Microsoft Hacked, Edge 100 Windows 11 Beta testers: Start your engines Microsoft starts moving more Windows 11 test features into the Beta channel Microsoft to extend its 'enterprise metaverse' strategy with Mesh for Teams Zoom live avatars: Finally you can turn up to your ...
03.16.2022 WW 768: UI Bouillabaisse - Windows 11 ads, Search Highlights, hybrid work, Halo TV series Windows 11 ads, Search Highlights, hybrid work, Halo TV series Microsoft is Experimenting With Ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer Microsoft on File Explorer Ads: Just Kidding! Microsoft Brings Search Highlights to Windows 10 Insiders DirectStorage is Now Available ...
03.09.2022 WW 767: Searching for Longhorn - Clipchamp, Windows Search, Patch Tuesday Clipchamp, Windows Search, Patch Tuesday Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22572 The consumerization of Windows 11 continues with the newest Windows 11 test build Microsoft Improves the Windows Subsystem for Android for Insiders Microsoft's latest Windows patches fix the bug ...
03.02.2022 WW 766: I Wrote It on the Plane - Windows 11, Reset This PC, Microsoft Aids Ukraine Windows 11, Reset This PC, Microsoft Aids Ukraine How's the First Windows 11 Feature Update Shaping Up? Microsoft adds a tablet-optimized taskbar to the latest Windows 11 test build New Windows 11 test build adds Smart App control, better Microsoft ...
02.23.2022 WW 765: Squig glies - Windows 11 Pro Requires MSA, Intel's Apple M1 Rival? A Look Back at Microsoft's Longhorn Era - The absolute apex for Windows fans Paul's Programming Windows series Professional Developers Conference 2003 vs.2005 Microsoft guts Longhorn to make 2006 delivery date What did Microsoft learn from Vista New programming models ...

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