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WW 932: The Last Australian - Microsoft lays off 3%, Windows 10 ESU, "Hey Copilot"

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It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.

Windows 11

  • Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time
  • Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior
  • Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer
  • You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature
  • It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds
  • Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago
  • No builds for the second Friday in a row
  • Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels
  • Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels
  • Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now

    • Windows 10

    • Extended support program
    • Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028
    • Those time frames are identical
    • So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think
    • Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week

      • Layoffs

      • Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this?
      • The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues
      • A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google
      • Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today

        • AI

        • OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items
        • OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers
        • "AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page
        • Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving

          • Dev

          • Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts
          • .NET 10 Preview 4 is out

            • Xbox & Games

            • Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight!
            • Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard
            • Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller
            • Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year
            • Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY

              • Tips & Picks

              • Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated
              • App pick of the week: Proton Drive
              • RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch
              • Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask

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                Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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