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  • 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 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

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    The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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      • 1 hr 54 min
    • 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 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.

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        • 2 hr 9 min
      • 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 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

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        Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

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        The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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        • CDW.com/LenovoClient

          • 2 hr 7 min
        • 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 the first time MSFT has missed on earnings since 2016 - and it adjusted its guidance in June too.

          • Windows 11

        • Paul reviewed Windows 11 22H2 and found lots of little improvements... but also little in the way of addressing feedback.
        • Also, let's recap the new servicing and Windows 12 rumors.
        • Windows 10 22H2 is also coming with no new features.
        • Microsoft Edge adds disk caching compression with v102.

          • Microsoft 365

        • Microsoft now blocks external VBA macros by default.
        • Ignite is coming October 12-14. It's a hybrid event with a few in-person venues worldwide.

          • Dev

        • The next .NET Conf will focus on .NET MAUI
        • Power Platform now has over 7 million MAUs

          • Xbox

        • Microsoft speeds Xbox Series X|S boot time by 5 seconds.

          • Tips and picks

        • Tip of the week: Get to Sound schemes as quickly as possible
        • App pick of the week: iA Writer
        • Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 11 onboarding and deployment kits
        • Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Office 2016 and 2019 users: Mark your calendars
        • Beer Pick of the week: Hill Farmstead Charlie

          • 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:

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          • newrelic.com/windows
          • itpro.tv/windows use code WW30

            • 2 hr 7 min
          • 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 to the promised once-yearly feature releases like Win 11 22H2? And Windows 10?
          • Will Microsoft end up supporting each Windows release going forward for three years?

            • Let's talk about the canceled Surface Duo.

          • A plastic Surface Duo 2 'lite'? Microsoft canceled it, but why (besides price) was this a thing at all?
          • Qualcomm Technology Summit coming November 15
          • What's happening with the rumored MS-Qualcomm exclusive deal, and what this will mean

            • Microsoft and Netflix

          • Microsoft wants to get more money and market share from ads.
          • One analyst says this paves the way for Microsoft to buy Netflix.

            • Inspire Partner Conference

          • Excel Live: Viva Engage: Not a Facebook rip-off as some thought.
          • Viva Engage: Not a Facebook rip-off as some thought.
          • Microsoft's unified digital contact center: Microsoft's Nuance acquisition is already paying off

            • Tips & Picks

          • App pick 1: Unigram - Telegram for Windows
          • App pick 2: Forza Horizon 5 Hotwheels
          • Enterprise: Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty
          • Codename: Project AirSim

            • Hosts: Mary Jo Foley and Mikah Sargent

            Guests: Rich Woods and Zac Bowden

            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:

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              • 1 hr 49 min
            • 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 2.0?

              • Windows

            • New Dev Channel build 25158 out today that adds notification badging with widgets
            • A closer look at the new Rufus 3.19 Windows 11 ISO capabilities 
            • Patch Tuesday arrives. Gentlemen and ladies, start your updates
            • Windows Autopatch is now GA and (maybe) here to help
            • PC sales to fall in 2022 ... and for a LOT of reasons

              • Microsoft 365

            • Microsoft plays rope-a-dope with Office VBA macro blocking

              • Dev

            • Microsoft announces EOL date for .NET Core 3.1

              • Surface

            • Surface Duo 2 gets camera improvements in the July update

              • Tips and picks

            • Tip of the week: Back-to-school sale
            • App pick of the week: PowerToys 0.60
            • Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Wave 2 plans for 2022
            • Codename pick of the week: Salus
            • Beer pick of the week: A Deal With the Devil

              • 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

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              The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

              Sponsors:

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              • Nuvei.com

                • 1 hr 56 min
              • 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 time there is a major (and positive) caveat
              • What is an "enablement package"? When did this start? What is its use on 22H2?
              • Microsoft's small improvements that no one seems to have noticed
              • Windows Subsystem for Android updated for Insiders in the United States

                • Microsoft 365

              • Microsoft is working on a Lite version of Outlook.
              • Microsoft wants people to join the Family Insider Program
              • Microsoft is trying to turn OneDrive into a social platform
              • Former Microsoft exec Javier Soltero is leaving Google after just 2.5 years
              • EU makes moves against Big Tech

                • Xbox

              • Microsoft announces the first Xbox Game Pass titles for July
              • Microsoft to drop Xbox 360 titles from Games with Gold in October. 
              • Samsung Gaming Hub brings Xbox Cloud Gaming (and more) to the 2022 Samsung Smart TVs

                • Tips and picks

              • Tip of the week: Join the Halo Infinite network campaign co-op beta
              • App pick of the week: Rufus (3.19 Beta or newer)
              • Enterprise pick of the week: Azure capacity limits are continuing. What can you do?
              • Enterprise pick 2 of the week: The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (9th edition)
              • Beer pick of the week: Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Du Kriek

                • 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.

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                  • 2 hr 8 min
                • 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 Edge Version 103 is Now Available
                • Microsoft turns on promised gaming features for its Edge browser
                •  Microsoft Announces Big Updates for Edge Collections
                •  Microsoft Brings Edge WebView2 to Windows 10
                •  Mozilla Releases Firefox 102
                •  Brave Reports Strong Growth in Search, Launches Goggles


                  • Xbox

                • Microsoft Reveals July 2022 Games with Gold Lineup


                  • Listener Q&A

                • Windows Hello face authentication | Microsoft Docs


                  • Tips and Picks

                •  Tip of the week: Set up Windows 11 22H2 with a local account
                •  App pick of the week: Brave
                •  Enterprise pick of the week: Get ready for Microsoft Inspire in July
                •  Codename pick of the week: Monad
                •  Beer pick of the week: Off Color Brewing Beer for Beaches

                  • Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, 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

                  Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com

                  The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

                  Sponsors:

                  • tanium.com/twit
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                    • 1 hr 55 min
                  • 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 launches Defender for Individuals for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers
                  • Microsoft's Viva Sales: A new companion app that works with many CRM systems (not only Microsoft's)
                  • Microsoft to curtail some of its facial recognition capabilities in the name of 'Responsible AI'
                  • From Nvidia to IKEA: Here's who's joining the Metaverse Standards Forum

                    • Dev

                  • GitHub Copilot, Microsoft's AI pair-programming service, is generally available
                  • The Directions on Microsoft Briefing | Directions on Microsoft

                    • Xbox

                  • Xbox Cloud Gaming to Get Mouse and Keyboard Support on PC
                  • Microsoft Warns About Supply Shortages for Xbox Controllers
                  • Far Cry 5 is Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass
                  • Microsoft's Xbox App on PC Adds a Performance Indicator

                    • Tips and Picks

                  • Tip of the week: Learn about the new features in Windows 11 22H2
                  • App pick of the week: Reading apps
                  • Enterprise pick 1 of the week: Microsoft's Secured Core comes to IoT devices
                  • Enterprise pick 2 of the week: Don't be fooled: Patch Tuesday isn't going away
                  • Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Rainbows Everywhere

                    • 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

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                    The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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                      • 1 hr 52 min
                    • 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 Blog
                    •  Windows 11 Insider Build 25140 is Here with More Bug Fixes
                    •  Hands-On with Visual Studio 2022 17.3 Preview 2 on Arm
                    •  June 15: It's the end of the Internet Explorer era
                    •  Saying Goodbye to Internet Explorer
                    •  Report: PC Sales to Fall Over 8 Percent in 2022


                      • Microsoft & Gaming

                    •  Microsoft to allow Xbox Cloud Gaming users to bring their own games later this year
                    • Microsoft Edge is Getting New Gaming Features
                    •  Xbox Design Lab Comes to More Markets with New Options
                    •  Xbox Game Pass Will Add Demos of Upcoming Games Next Year
                    •  Xbox Cloud Gaming Will Soon Let You Play the Games you Own
                    •  Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to 2022 Samsung Smart TVs This Month
                    •  Microsoft Shows Over 30 Games Coming to Xbox in the Next 12 Months
                    •  This is Why Apple Blocks Xbox Cloud Gaming
                    •  Activision Announces Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II


                      • Microsoft 365

                    • Report: Microsoft Has Started Testing Casual Games in Teams
                    • Microsoft is adding echo cancellation and anti-interruption features to Teams
                    •  Outlook Mobile is Getting an Algorithmic Newsfeed


                      • Tips and Picks

                    • Tip of the week: Save big on games
                    •  App pick of the week: Firefox
                    •  Enterprise pick of the week: Windows Admin Center comes to the Azure portal
                    •  Codename pick of the week: Gibraltar
                    •  Beer pick of the week: Wild East Brewing Alfresco Cucumber

                      • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott

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

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                      Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

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                      The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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                      • drinktrade.com/windows
                      • kolide.com/ww

                        • 2 hr 8 min

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