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  • 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 up 20 percent YOY to revenues of $20.3 billion thanks to strong growth for both Azure (up 35 percent) and Server. But stock tanked due to Azure missing expected growth number and low expectations for Q2 23
  • Productivity and Business Processes delivered $16.5 billion in revenues, with growth of just 9 percent. Growth was driven by Office 365, with Office commercial products and cloud services seeing revenue growth of 7 percent. Office 365 commercial revenue was up 11 percent, and Office commercial products revenue fell 28 percent as Microsoft's customers continued their migration to subscription services. Office consumer was up 7 percent, with the subscriber base growing 13 percent to 61.3 million.
  • More Personal Computing, the home of Windows, Xbox, and Surface, saw revenues decline slightly to $13.3 billion. Windows revenues from PC makers was worse than expected, with a drop of 15 percent. Windows commercial products and clouds services revenues grew 15 percent, but declines in Windows were enough to drag down the entire business unit, with Microsoft citing "continued deteriorations in the PC market."
  • Xbox content and services revenues fell 3 percent YOY, though gaming revenue overall was up slightly. Xbox hardware revenue was up 13 percent.
  • Surface and other devices revenue was up 2 percent, but only because of HoloLens; Surface was down by double digits. Revenues had experienced double-digit growth in the prior two quarters.
  • GitHub hits $1 billion in ARR for the first time
  • Microsoft's financial outlook for Q2 and beyond isn't rosy

    • Other Earnings

  • Google hits a wall
  • Spotify MAUs up, profits down

    • Windows/Microsoft 365

  • Windows Subsystem for Android is getting Android 13 and more
  • Google to finally stop supporting Chrome on Windows 7 (and 8.1)
  • Microsoft shows off that coming Microsoft 365 app
  • Surface Duo gets Android 12L and is moving towards a Windows 11-like UX
  • 10 years ago today, Microsoft started selling Windows 8 and Surface RT

    • Dev

  • Windows Dev Kit 2023 is now available, and it looks great

    • Xbox

  • Over 20 million people have at least tried Xbox Cloud Gaming
  • Age of Empires II and IV are coming to Xbox consoles in 2023
  • Microsoft talks up third-party Xbox controllers for smartphones, tablets

    • Tips and picks

  • Tip of the week: The simplified ribbon comes to Office, sort of
  • App pick of the week: Microsoft PC Manager
  • Enterprise pick of the week: UUP
  • Codename pick of the week: Surface 'Project AH'
  • Beer pick of the week: Nightmare Brewing Sororicide

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

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    The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

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      • 2 hr 36 min
    • 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 new Windows 11 UI with a floating taskbar at Ignite
    • Paul is (temporarily) using Microsoft Edge again and has some thoughts
    • Paul's review of the Snapdragon-based ThinkPad X13s

      • Windows 10

    • Windows 10 22H2 is here

      • Microsoft 365 and cloud

    • Is Microsoft 365 taking over the Office brand? Not really
    • Microsoft 365 Apps are coming to Windows Server 2022 after all
    • Mary Jo interviews Microsoft Cloud and AI chief Scott Guthrie
    • Dark Mode finally comes to Word for the web

      • Microsoft 

    • Microsoft lays off almost 1000 employees
    • Q2 FY23 earnings are happening next Tuesday, Oct. 25

      • Xbox

    • A Plague Tale: Requiem, Persona 5 Royal come to Game Pass in October
    • Xbox October Update is out now

      • Tips and picks

    • Tip of the week: Customize an Elite Series 2 Controller on Xbox Design Labs
    • App pick of the week: PC Game Pass
    • Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 app is now in public preview
    • Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Intune - rebranding and new add-ons, plans coming
    • Beer pick of the week: Fall | Maine Beer Company

      • 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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        • 2 hr 5 min
      • 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 coordinating hybrid work
      • Microsoft Edge is getting a workspaces feature
      • Dev Box in preview
      • New Outlook features for hybrid work
      • Microsoft Editor gets some AI updates

        • Surface Event

      • Surface Laptop 5, Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2+ announced - all of it leaked already.
      • Oddly, the new peripherals are more interesting. OK, not oddly...
      • What exactly is Microsoft trying to accomplish with Surface?
      • Microsoft: iCloud Photos, Apple TV and Apple Music are coming to Windows 11
      • Microsoft Designer steals the show (and will be up next on "Killed by Microsoft")

        • Windows 11

      • Let's talk 22H2, October update, and new features — there is some confusion
      • New Dev build adds support for third-party widgets

        • More Microsoft

      • Microsoft partners with Meta on the Metaverse ... productivity and games

        • Xbox

      • Brazil OK's Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition
      • Enthusiasts spy device on Phil Spencer's shelf, it's just an old prototype
      • You can launch Xbox Cloud Gaming titles from Bing search results for some reason

        • Tips and picks

      • Microsoft has a tip: disable security features to improve gaming on Windows 11!
      • App pick of the week: Oracle VirtualBox 7.0
      • Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Syntex
      • Codename pick of the week: Haven
      • Beer pick of the week: Southern Tier Pumking

        • 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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          • 2 hr 38 min
        • 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: Windows 11 started rolling out to mainstream users
        • Task Manager is coming back to the Taskbar!
        • October update features head to Release Preview channel
        • Microsoft investigating slow copy speeds in 22H2

          • Microsoft 365/cloud

        • Microsoft pushes industry specific clouds
        • Microsoft Edge 106 is now available

          • Xbox

        • EU to decide on Activision Blizzard acquisition by November 8
        • Google kills Stadia, and what Xbox can learn
        • Flight Simulator flies to Canada
        • A Plague Tale, more come to Xbox Game Pass
        • Only TWO games in Games for Gold this month
        • Halo rumored to adopt a new rendering engine
        • Microsoft is looking at letting users disable Quick Resume on console

          • Tips & Picks

        • Tip of the week: Ignite session catalog is now live
        • App pick of the week: HDR Calibration
        • Enterprise pick of the week Defender for Individuals gets Identity theft monitoring
        • Enterprise pick 2: From the M365 Admin dashboard
        • Throwback pick of the week: We miss you, Steve!
        • Beer pick of the week: Other Half Anchovy Testarossa

          • 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 56 min
          • 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 plan to make PWA more native ... and on Linux and Mac, too!
          • Can Intel crack the code on Windows/iPhone interop? Dell did, but that app has been killed.
          • Bye-bye, SwiftKey for iOS
          • Intel announces 13th-Gen Core desktop chipsets. Guess what? more cores!

            • Microsoft 365

          • The new unified Outlook app for Windows (project Monarch) is going out to more testers, getting some missing features.
          • Study results show that Teams is an OS/platform and needs app store-like protections.
          • Microsoft expands Viva.

            • Surface

          • Surface Studio 3 shows up at FCC

            • Xbox

          • Nadella "very confident" Activision/Blizzard deal will be OKd by regulators. As he should be.
          • Logitech announces an Xbox Cloud Gaming handheld
          • Microsoft may let Xbox users mute startup sounds
          • E3 is coming back next for some reason
          • Microsoft announces a new camo wireless controller with charging dock

            • Tips and Picks

          • Tip of the week: Windows 11 Field Guide update
          • App pick of the week: WindowBlinds 11 open beta
          • Enterprise pick of the week: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition moves to a twice-yearly update schedule
          • Codename pick of the week: Surface codename-palooza
          • Beer pick of the week: Ayinger Celebrator

            • 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 6 min
            • 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 with no blocking holds can use Windows Update or the Installation Assistant.
            • Build number is 22621.521. Except when it isn't. (There are at least three, including .382 and .105)
            • Paul has tried to upgrade several PCs. You'll never believe what happened next.
            • Some features are coming in an October update, including tabs for File Explorer, updates to Photos app, new Taskbar overflow experience, and improved Nearby Share.
            • Managed businesses will not get post-22H2 interim updates ... until 22H3. With one hilarious caveat.
            • New business features are mostly security-related. But some of the best new features are for consumers too.
            • New gaming features in Windows 11 22H2.
            • New accessibility features.
            • A theory about how Microsoft's A-B testing in the Beta channel previewed how 22H2 builds will work going forward, split between Home/Pro (features on) and Ent/Edu (features off).
            • Plus: New Insider Preview builds today for some reason.
            • New Photos app is now rolling out to Insiders.

              • What about Windows 10 version 22H2?

            • It's arriving in October
            • No idea on new features, if any

              • Hardware

            • The Fall Surface launch date is official: October 12
            • Intel to rebrand Pentium, Celeron. How the mighty have fallen

              • More Microsoft

            • Microsoft Teams has a major new vulnerability. Microsoft: "Eh"
            • Power Platform just got some interesting new features, all in the name of "Collaboration Apps"
            • Microsoft Learn subsumes Docs, just like it did Channel 9. Hopefully not just like.
            • Canva is creating a Docs web app, will take on Notion, Microsoft 365
            • The merged version of OneNote is coming in October

              • Xbox

            • Xbox September Update is here
            • Logitech G Cloud is a handheld gaming machine with Xbox Game Pass
            • Microsoft quietly changed how DRM works on Xbox.
            • Here are the rest of September's Xbox Game Pass titles
            • Hacker breaks into Rockstar, leaks lots of GTA VI footage
            • Xbox app for Windows updated with HowLongToBeat integration and better performance

              • Tips and Picks

            • Tip of the week: Enable Smart App Control
            • App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Open Beta
            • Enterprise pick of the week: Power Up
            • Developer pick of the week: Microsoft CTO of Azure Mark Russinovich is all in on Rust
            • Beer Pick of the week:  Firestone Walker Maple Parabola

              • 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

              Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com

              The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

              Sponsors:

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                • 2 hr 25 min
              • 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: the Calculator app is now ARM64 native, and the Media Player app got a new shortcut so you can edit the current video in Clipchamp.
              • Builds 22621.598 and 22622.598 headed to the Beta channel earlier this week, removing the ability to uninstall apps with dependencies.

                • Surface

              • Google kills Pixelbook as part of a cost-cutting measure. Should Microsoft kill Surface?
              • Consider: Google needed to establish Chromebook as a viable laptop alternative. Microsoft did not.

                • Microsoft Ignite

              • You can now register for Microsoft Ignite, which is happening October 12-14.

                • Dev

              • You can now install .NET runtimes and SDKs using the Windows Package Manager

                • Xbox

              • The head of 343 Industries abruptly steps down. Coincidence?
              • Sony chief: Microsoft lied about Activision Blizzard and Call of Duty
              • Microsoft is experimenting with the Xbox Dashboard
              • Discord voice chat is now available on Xbox consoles
              • Goldeneye 007, the original console first-person shooter, is coming to Xbox Game Pass

                • Tips and picks

              • Tip of the week: Remix your Teams ringtone
              • App pick of the week: Voxel Doom
              • Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Space: The family is expanding
              • Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: PatchTuesday.com
              • Beer pick of the week: Grimm Festooning

                • 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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                  • 2 hr 19 min
                • 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

                • PC sales will fall in 2022 and 2023 now
                • AMD announces new naming convention for PC mobile chips
                • Lenovo announces 16-inch ThinkPad X1 Fold
                • Here comes USB4 Version 2.0
                • Army to get its first HoloLens delivery

                  • Microsoft 365

                • Microsoft splits Teams Rooms into free/paid tiers
                • Microsoft is killing its Scheduler meeting coordination service

                  • Xbox

                • UK CDMA complains about Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft makes concessions
                • Microsoft announces Elite Controller Core ... which explains the white version rumors
                • Good news/bad news for Halo Infinite
                • Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family is real. Just not here.
                • Here are the first Game Pass titles for September
                • Xbox party chat gets AI-based noise reduction

                  • Tips & Picks

                • Tip of the week: Customize your Windows 11 privacy settings
                • App pick of the week: PowerToys 0.62
                • Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Stream mobile app gets a do-over
                • Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Microsoft eCDN
                • Beer pick of the week: Apple2 (squared)

                  • 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
                  • 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 to drop its Kaizala group-messaging service in 2023.

                    • Cloud

                  • Microsoft addresses its EU-based cloud licensing issues...No, it doesn't.
                  • Microsoft brings Arm-powered VMs to Azure - Ubuntu couldn't be happier, but it's not just Ubuntu
                  • It's been a tough couple of days for folks running Ubuntu VMs on Azure. (Blame DNS. Always)
                  • Semi-related (thanks to AKS): Microsoft continues to plod along in trying to move M365 to Azure

                    • Surface

                  • Microsoft might consolidate Surface Pro/Pro X brands

                    • Xbox

                  • No price hike for Xbox
                  • September Games with Gold includes Portal 2!
                  • Humble Games titles are coming to Xbox Game Pass
                  • Microsoft tests a unified gaming library on Xbox
                  • White Elite Controller rumors continue
                  • First it was PCs, but now Sony is going after mobile gaming too

                    • Tips and picks

                  • App pick of the week: ImageGlass
                  • App pick of the week #2: NextDNS
                  • Tip of the week: First, do what you can to protect yourself from trackers
                  • Enterprise pick of the week: SelfX
                  • Codename pick of the week: CBL-Mariner
                  • Beer pick of the week: Abomination Brewing Drippy Popsicle

                    • 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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                      • 2 hr 8 min
                    • 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 11 test builds for Dev and Beta channels. Mostly fixes.
                    • New test build in the Release Preview channel for those on Win 11 22H2. Some minor feature updates.
                    • Edge gets a sidebar. For some reason.

                      • Microsoft 365

                    • Outlook Mobile is now displaying even more ads. And Outlook.com (and other Outlooks) are making ads look like unread emails!
                    • The pilot of ads in Search in the Microsoft Store begins!
                    • The new unified Outlook app (Project Monarch) now supports personal accounts (for Office Insiders in the beta channel).
                    • Microsoft is planning to add a boatload (official term) of features to Whiteboard.

                      • IoT

                    • Google is exiting the IoT market. But Microsoft isn't. Why?

                      • Xbox

                    • Microsoft brings more Wolfenstein and Quake titles to PC Game Pass.
                    • GeForce NOW can stream 1440p/120 fps in Chrome and Edge.
                    • Sony finally takes on the Xbox Elite controller.
                    • Alexa Game Control is coming to Xbox, PC games soon. Why?

                      • Tips and picks

                    • Tip of the week: Catch the MAUI .NET Conf on replay
                    • App pick of the week: Death Stranding for PC Game Pass
                    • Enterprise pick of the week: ACS for Teams hits GA
                    • Codename pick of the week: O'Hare
                    • Beer pick of the week: Japas Cervejaria Kasato Maru

                      • 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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                        • 2 hr 3 min

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