Windows 11 LTSC, PC peripheral consolidation, CFRs
Microsoft updated the Windows roadmap. And there are two takeawaysWindows 11 LTSC will finally arrive in the second half of 2024Windows 10 version 22H2 is the final version of Windows 10, and it will be supported with only security updates until October 14, 2025Last week, we talked about Week D monthly preview updates. This week, we need to talk about Controlled Feature Rollouts (CFRs). This is what happened with that Search "pill" late last year, not that Microsoft ever announced that, and it's all about testing new features first in stable. Is the Insider Program in trouble?Microsoft is adding Rust to the Windows kernelInsider Program: Microsoft is testing new Widget board improvementsWeb usage statistics show us how Edge has failed where Safari has succeededOops! A stupid new feature in Edge is causing Microsoft to report all your web browsing to BingIntel revenues are circling the drain, but it promises a brighter future. And AMD fell hard too, with the same guidanceOne domain to rule them all and in the darkness bind themMicrosoft Loop Preview now supports personal accountsMicrosoft Designer arrives in open preview, offers DALL-E-powered AI graphics designsLinks in Teams and (the new) Outlook will soon open in Edge no matter which browser you choseMicrosoft is overhauling OneDrive for work and school on the web. You know, eventuallyMicrosoft brings payments to SMBs in Teams with PayPal, Stripe, and... GoDaddy?Is Surface Duo dead? Was it ever not dead?Microsoft consolidates all of its keyboards and other PC peripherals under the Surface brandMicrosoft signs yet another 10-year Xbox deal, this time with an EU cloud streaming companyMicrosoft "fixes" the Xbox Dashboard. AgainHere are the (two) Games with Gold titles for MayRedfall and other titles are heading to Xbox Game Pass in MayXbox launches a Game Pass friend referral programSony has now sold 38.5 PlayStation 5 consolesTip of the week: Afraid of command lines? Use WingetUIApp pick of the week: Brave SearchRunAs this week: Large Language Models and Windows with Paul ThurrottBrown liquor pick of the week: Redbreast 12Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
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