Microsoft releases biggest Windows 10 Insider preview build yet - build 15002 includes update pausing and more. Alleged Windows 10 design makeover surfaces. Windows 10 desktop on Azure coming from Citrix this quarter. Microsoft reveals its long-game strategy for Cortana. Microsoft becomes a bit more transparent about privacy. Microsoft kills Windows Essentials. CES wrap-up.

• Tip of the week: Windows Essentials is dead
• AppRaisin mobile pick of the week: OneNote for Windows 10
• Enterprise pick of the week: MS HCM apps: Here they come
• Codename pick of the week: Project Osaka

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

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CES 2017 is here...and MJF is not. (Jury duty) Lenovo introduces a new family of ThinkPads and more. HP announces new x360s. Intel rolls out desktop Kaby Lake chips. Qualcomm delivers the Snapdragon 835. Acer is all about gaming PCs. Toshiba only announces a single 2-in-1 (?)

Other trends so far? Digital assistant appliances, VR/AR headsets, and car tech (as always).

• Tip of the week: Tackling the fundamentals for 2017
• AppRaisin top app picks of 2016
• Beer pick of the week: Go low carb with Shiner Light Blonde, Busch Natural Light, and Lone Star Light

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

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From the "200 Million" milestone to a HoloLens demo over Skype, revisit the shifting news, productive discussions, and hilarious banter with Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, Leo Laporte, and more! It feels like we're only just scratching the Surface of Microsoft's wild Windows ride!

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

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Our last episode of the year features a very special guest: Chris Capossela, Chief Marketing Officer of Microsoft. Also, our look back at MS in 2016: Highs and lows.

• Tip of the week: Get your Xbox ""Reign of You"" Crest!
• Top app pick of 2016: Pocket
• AppRaisin mobile app pick of the week: Sight by Camera 360 for Windows phones
• Enterprise pick of the week: OneDrive-SharePoint sync
• Codename pick of the week: Helsinki

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

Guest: Chris Capossela

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Microsoft is bringing Windows 10 desktop to ARM. This is not Windows RT; it's full Windows 10, plus an emulation layer allowing Win32 apps to work on 64-bit ARM.

ARM-based Windows 10 portable PCs are going to be a thing, starting by holiday 2017. Devices not running Win10 don't have to have a screen to get Cortana: Harman Kardon speaker running Cortana is coming next year. Zo.ai officially launches; already has 115,000 users on Kik (after a week). Talking bots can be built with Skype-calling API. Microsoft updates the shipping versions of Windows 10 on Patch Tuesday. MS fixes glitch that kept some Win 10 PCs from being able to connect to the Internet. Surface Hub: A (surprise?) hit.

• Tip of the week: Microsoft Launches New Two-Day Sale on High-End Surface Books
• AppRaisin mobile app pick of the week: Groove
• Enterprise pick of the week: 16 years of MS support? Welcome to Premium Assurance
• Codename pick of the week: Athens
• Beer pick of the week: 2016 Anchor Christmas Ale

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

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Home Hub: What it is, isn't, and might be - this is not the Cortana Cube you're looking for. WinHEC starts tonight - Windows Holographic news to come. What's coming for business users in Win 10 Creators Update. Microsoft takes another run at AI chatbots with Zo. A quick peek at Microsoft's secretive Cache app. EU green lights Microsoft-LinkedIn: What should we expect next?

• Tip of the week: Check out Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals each day
• App pick of the week: Dead Rising 4 for Xbox One
• Enterprise pick of the week: New Azure training offer
• Codename pick of the week: Barcelona
• Beer of the week: Epic Brewing Big Bad Baptist

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

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Leo reviews the Surface Studio. It's expensive and underpowered, but beautiful and incredibly fun to use. Leo's verdict: "I just love it so damn much." Microsoft's bold next step for the Windows Insider Program: change the world. Shocker: Windows phone sales collapsed in 2016. HoloLens heads to Japan with Unity support. Microsoft has a private phone line for Surface Studio support to make sure your new device is perfect. iFixit has a Surface Studio teardown. Xbox One was the best-selling console on Black Friday - but not November as a whole.

• Tip of the week: Getting started with OneNote
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Clip Layer for Android
• Enterprise pick of the week: Azure N Series VMs
• Codename pick of the week: Asimov
• Beer pick of the week: Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2016

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

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Microsoft is working to bring x86 apps to Windows on ARM. Windows Holographic minimum requirements revealed. The problem with Windows is the past. Microsoft's "most ultimate mobile device," eh? Microsoft offers concessions to EU regulators over LinkedIn purchase. Satya Nadella finally rips Tim Cook a new one. Yes, obviously, Xbox Project Scorpio will be a premium console. Microsoft details Holiday Update for Minecraft on consoles.

• Tip of the week: Use Cortana to make to-do lists
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Solitaire Collection for Android and iOS
• Enterprise pick of the week: Outlook and EAS
• Codename pick of the week: Drawbridge
• Beer pick of the week: Westmalle Tripel

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

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Microsoft joins the Linux Foundation, 15 years of Xbox, Visual Studio 2017 is almost here, & a live demonstration of HoloLens over Skype.

• Tip of the week: Use Skype without an account
• App pick of the week: PhotoScanner for Android/iOS
• Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit gets an update
• Codename pick of the week: Kona and Cabo
• Beer pick of the week: Jopen Johannieter

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

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Why did Steve Ballmer spill Microsoft secrets? Patch Tuesday brings a fix for the security flaw discovered by Google. Leaked renders: will Microsoft enable Windows 10 Mobile on Intel processors? Oh, by the way, that wasn't a Surface Phone. New Skype Insiders Program. Microsoft patents a Surface Pen strap charger. Quit kvetching about dongles!

• Tip of the week: Want an iPhone? Buy a refurbished model and save big
• App pick of the week: Call of Duty Infinite Warfare with Modern Warfare Remastered
• Enterprise pick of the week: EMET gets an updated end of support date
• Bonus Enterprise pick of the week: Two Office 365 SMB plans are adding back Access database
• One more enterprise pick (in place of the codename this week): SharePoint Server Feature Pack 1
• Beer of the Week: La Trappe Quad

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

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