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August 04, 2021WW 736: Backplate and Pill - Windows 11 comes to the Beta Channel
Windows 11: Now in the Beta Channel
Windows 11 Comes to the Insider Beta Channel
Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps
Intel Exec Leaks Thunderbolt 5
Microsoft Adds "My Day" Pane to Outlook.com, Outlook on the Web

Windows 365/Cloud PC launches, pricing revealed
Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service will range from $20 to $162 per user per month
Microsoft Pauses Free Trials of Windows 365
Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365
Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad

Microsoft mandates COVID-19 vaccinations
Microsoft to require COVID-19 vaccination proof for U.S. employees, vendors
Microsoft pushes back earliest "full reopening" to October 4

Xbox
Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for August
The $499 PlayStation 5 is Already Profitable

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Get a Halo theme in Waze
App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox
Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 Field Service on-prem is going away
Codename pick of the week: Project Arno
Beverage pick of the week: June Shine Blood Orange Mint

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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1 hr 53 min
July 28, 2021WW 735: So I Kept Drinking - Microsoft's Q2 2021 earnings
Microsoft beats earnings estimates
Microsoft Posts Revenues of $46.2 Billion in Q2 2021
Microsoft: Component shortages not going away any time soon
Microsoft Teams hits 250 million monthly active user milestone
Microsoft says LinkedIn is now a $10 billion business
Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: Microsoft Earnings Special Edition | Petri
Apple Posts Revenues of $81.4 Billion in Q2 2021
Alphabet Reports Revenues of $61.9 Billion in Q2 2021
AMD Revenues Doubled in the Previous Quarter
Intel Reports Record Revenues from PCs
Intel Delivers a New Product Roadmap

Windows
Microsoft Issues Another Pre-Release Windows 11 Update
26 Percent of Windows 10 PCs are Running 21H1
Microsoft Releases Edge 92, Outlook Extension for Edge

Windows Server moves back to a sane servicing schedule
Microsoft outlines its new support plans for Windows Server
Microsoft's rumored fall hardware launch
Alleged images of Microsoft Surface Duo 2 dual-screen Android device leak
Xbox
Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for August
Sony Has Sold 10 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Save big on Xbox and PC games
App pick of the week: Flight Simulator for Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass
App pick of the week: Flight Simulator Hardware
App pick of the week: Parallels Toolbox 5
Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 – things to know ahead of next week
Enterprise pick of the week: PowerApp price cuts are coming!
Beer pick of the week: Drekker Chonk

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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2 hr 1 min
July 21, 2021WW 734: Show Me Your Hands, Bob - Office visual refresh, Windows 365 costs, Microsoft Exchange hack
Office visual refresh, Windows 365 costs, Microsoft Exchange hack
Windows 11 Build 22000.71 Brings More Small Refinements
Microsoft starts testing Teams integration with Windows 11
Developers Can Extend Context Menus and the Share Dialog in Windows 11
Microsoft acknowledges it's dropping its Stores for Business and Education in early 2023
Hands-On with the Office Visual Refresh

More Windows
Microsoft reveals $31 per user per month price tag of one of the coming Windows 365 SKUs
Microsoft rolls out first Windows 10 21H2 test build
Microsoft's Printing Nightmare Continues
Microsoft Issues Workaround for New Windows Vulnerability
Microsoft to Begin Extended-Release Cycle Option with Edge 94

More Microsoft
The U.S. Accuses China of Hacking Microsoft
Microsoft acquires privileged access management vendor CloudKnox Security

Xbox Corner
Flight Simulator, More Coming to Xbox Game Pass Soon
Xbox Just Had a Record Month in the U.S.
Microsoft is Still Bringing DirectStorage to Windows 10 Too
Valve's Steam Deck is a $400+ Portable Gaming PC

Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Check out the Inspire sessions
Tip of the week: Check out Just JavaScript
App pick of the week: Chrome 92
App pick of the week: DuckDuckGo's Email Protection service
App pick of the week: Visual Studio Code (with built-in JavaScript debugging)
Enterprise pick of the week: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
Codename pick of the week: Project Moca
Beer pick of the week: Finback Orange Crush

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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1 hr 59 min
July 14, 2021WW 733: It's Not for People - Windows 365 & Cloud PC, WIndows 11 updates, RiskIQ
Windows 365 & Cloud PC, Windows 11 updates, RiskIQ
Microsoft brings Windows to the cloud with Windows 365 and Cloud PC
More Windows 11 handwringing
Microsoft updates Windows 11 with a bunch of fixes for Dev Channel testers
Microsoft Could Miss an Opportunity with Windows 11 (Premium)

PC Market
PC Sales Growth is Slowing Down
More Microsoft
Microsoft to Acquire RiskIQ
Xbox Corner
Xbox Family Settings App Adds Spending Management
Google Makes Stadia More Attractive to Developers

Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: How to use Snap Groups in Windows 11
App pick of the week: Firefox 90
App pick of the week: Google Drive desktop client
App pick of the week: DeskScapes on Steam
Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft cloud for sustainability
Enterprise pick of the week: Teams and Dynamics 365 get even more chummy
Drink pick of the week: Switchel

Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent
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1 hr 44 min
July 07, 2021WW 732: Black Market ISOs - Testing Windows 11, Microsoft Cloud PC, Goodbye JEDI
Windows 11: Start Your Update Engines
Windows 11: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns
Microsoft Delays Preview of Office Visual Refresh
Should You Test Windows 11 Yet?
Microsoft Talks Windows 11 Lifecycle and Servicing
So, What About Windows 10?
Qualcomm Drops Arm to Compete in PC Market
Apple and Intel Reportedly First in Line for TMSC's 3nm Chipset Process
Microsoft is Actively Investigating PrintNightmare Vulnerability
Here Comes Cloud PC
Here comes Microsoft's Cloud PC virtualization service
Microsoft Inspire Partner Event
Goodbye, JEDI. Hello, JWCC
Pentagon Cancels Microsoft's $10 Billion JEDI Contract
Pentagon terminates controversial $10 billion JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
Xbox
Xbox Console Supply Will Not Improve Anytime Soon
Microsoft Announces More Xbox Game Pass Titles for July
Nintendo Unveils OLED Version of Switch
Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: Microsoft Store back-to-school sale
App pick of the week: Opera for Android
Enterprise pick of the week: SQL Server on Windows Containers is no more
Enterprise pick of the week: Office 365 for IT Pros, 8th Edition
Beer pick of the week: Deschutes Fresh Squeezed

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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2 hr 5 min
June 30, 2021WW 731: Gravity of Chill - A rough week for Windows 11
A rough week for Windows 11
Windows 11 Outrage
TPM Outrage
Microsoft May Change the Windows 11 Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft to require Microsoft Account and network connection to set up Windows 11 Home

Windows 11 in Perspective
Windows 11 is the New XP
Windows 11 to move to just one feature update per year
Windows 11 is now available for testing
Microsoft rolls out first test build of Windows 11
Windows 11: What's coming in the revamped Microsoft Store
Microsoft to integrate Chat from Teams into Windows 11's taskbar
Windows 11 Build 22000.51 Screenshot Gallery
Microsoft is Bringing Dynamic Refresh Rate Support to Windows 11
Microsoft: Here comes the Windows Subsystem for Android

Microsoft Office updates
Microsoft rolls out visually updated Office preview, plus native 64-bit Office for Arm
Microsoft Announces Native 64-Bit Office for ARM
Microsoft Announces ARM64EC

Windows on ARM
The Second Coming of Windows on ARM (Premium)
Xbox
Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to Windows, Apple Devices
Microsoft Brings Designed for Xbox Mobile Accessories to iPhone
Doom Eternal is Now Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
Microsoft Unveils the Games with Gold titles for July 2021

Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: Paul Thurrott will be covering Windows 11 in-depth
App pick of the week: WhyNotWin11
Developer pick of the week: GitHub Copilot
Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft's 5G support in Azure gets a boost
Beer pick of the week: Grimm Gravity of Chill

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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2 hr 8 min
June 24, 2021WW 730: The New Windows 11 - Android Apps, Xbox GamePass, Widgets, and more
Windows 11 announced - now in rounded corners!
Availability: Free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and on new PCs beginning this holiday
Compatibility: 64bit processor with 2+ cores, 4GB RAM, TPM 2.0 required
Android Apps: From Amazon Appstore using Intel's Bridge technology
Microsoft Store: App devs can now bring their own commerce to keep 100% of the revenue
Microsoft Teams: Chat app integrated into the taskbar
New UI: Simplified design, Snap Layouts & Groups, improved touch experience
Gaming: Auto HDR, DirectStorage for faster load times, Xbox Game Pass app
Widgets: AI-powered news, weather, notifications, and more
Other news
Microsoft reaches a $2 trillion market cap
Satya Nadella takes a jab at Apple at the end of the Microsoft Windows Event

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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1 hr 26 min
June 16, 2021WW 729: Jerry Said It - Hands-on with the Windows 11 leak
Windows 11 Leaks
Windows 11 First Impressions
Windows 11: A Few More Screenshots
Windows 11: A Few More Observations
Windows 11: Clean Install
Leaked Windows 11 build shows a Windows 10X-like interface

Microsoft 365
Microsoft to Host Hybrid Work Event on June 17
Google Makes Workspace Free for Everyone

Xbox
Microsoft's Gaming Strategy? Xbox Everywhere
Xbox is Building Standalone Streaming Devices for Cloud Gaming
Microsoft makes its case for why it's all-in on gaming
10 More Bethesda Games Land on Xbox Game Pass Today
Microsoft Shows Off Halo Infinite Multiplayer Action
Microsoft Announces the June Xbox Update
Microsoft Announces 40 New Indie Game Demos for Xbox Consoles
Amazon Luna Goes Live for All Prime Members on June 21

Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: Don't forget to check out the Xbox summer sale!
Xbox is Hosting a Summer Games Sale
App pick of the week: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
Enterprise picks of the week:
Microsoft peripherals certified for Teams are now available
Microsoft Teams certified accessory tour
More new security features for iOS, Android phones with Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft adds to its Android and iOS security tools
Beer pick of the week: Grimm Clover Club

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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2 hr 5 min
June 09, 2021WW 728: Organic Rounded Corners - Making sense of Windows 11
Making sense of Windows 11
Microsoft pauses Windows 10 preview builds ahead of 'Windows 11' event
Microsoft's doc sheds light on upcoming Windows 10 versions
Microsoft accidentally confirms Windows Sun Valley update
Is an Android emulator coming to Windows 11?

More Windows
Microsoft Renames Windows Virtual Desktop to Azure Virtual Desktop
Microsoft rebrands WVD as 'Azure Virtual Desktop'; adds new app-streaming pricing option
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla Partner on Browser Extensions
Samsung Galaxy Book Go Brings Snapdragon on the Cheap

Microsoft 365
Microsoft Brings New Voice Features to Outlook for iOS
Microsoft begins rolling out its Scheduler meeting service, plus more Outlook voice features on iOS
Microsoft adds 'lightweight' Visio web app for no extra fee to Microsoft 365 for business plans
OneDrive to be M1-Native on Mac by Late 2021

Xbox
Xbox Series X Revisited
Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: Check out the Xbox summer sale!
Save up to 75 percent on games at the Xbox Deals Unlocked sale.
App pick of the week: Vivaldi 4.0
The new Vivaldi adds beta Mail, Calendar, and Feeds app, integrated translations, lots of privacy controls, and some new modes.
Enterprise pick of the week: The Empire strikes back (over SAP)
There's been noise lately about whether SAP is going to continue to say its preferred cloud is Azure (or if it will default to customer choice). Today, Microsoft struck back with a blog post of its own on the matter, proclaiming SAP is all in on Azure
Codename pick of the week: Fire Steel
Fire Steel is an internal Microsoft tool related to Windows 11 development. Windows Central's Zac Bowden said Fire Steel is what MS is using to build "Cherry Hill" (experience packages for Win11) for Sun Valley.
Beer pick of the week: Transmitter T1 Triple
Belgian triples are excellent. I hadn't had one for a while but this past weekend had an excellent one from Transmitter, an NYC brewery. 9.1%, lots of Belgian yeast, stone fruit flavor.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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2 hr 9 min
June 02, 2021WW 727: Windows Goes to 11 - Microsoft to announce what's next for Windows on June 24
Microsoft to unveil what's next for Windows on June 24
Here Are the Specifications for the Snapdragon Developer Kit
The Future of Windows App Development is Getting Clearer (Premium)
Microsoft Releases WinGet 1.0
Microsoft .NET 6 Set for November 9 Release
Microsoft Plans New Share Experiences Across Microsoft 365
Shared Calendars Update for Outlook for Windows is Now Available

PCs
Lenovo Announces Record Quarterly and Annual Results
HP Posts Record Revenues
Acer Announces Another Tsunami of Hardware Products
Intel Refreshes 11th-Generation Core U-Series Processors
Web browsers
Microsoft is Bringing Automatic HTTPS to Edge
Microsoft Edge 91 Adds Price History, Bing Rebates, More
Mozilla Releases Firefox 89 with Simpler New Design

Microsoft
Microsoft Warns of a New Russian Cyberattack
Xbox
Xbox Has a Two-Year Console Exclusive on Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos (Updated)
Microsoft Announces First Xbox Game Pass Titles for June
Microsoft Schedules an Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase for June 13

Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: Catch up on your Build sessions
App pick of the week: Tell Me Why
Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Server 2022 is almost soup
Enterprise pick of the week 2: Microsoft buys ReFirm Labs
Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Rainbows Everywhere IPA

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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2 hr 3 min

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