Windows Weekly (Audio)

WW 937: Vexed by Perturbations - What just happened to Windows Hello!?

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No, it's not you. Windows Hello doesn't work in the dark anymore. For reasons. Say "Hello" to the Windows Hello controversy of the month!

Windows

  • AI agent in Settings and Recall export experience in Dev/Beta channels - plus the old clock is back, baby
  • July Patch Tuesday preview: App defaults (EEA only), Share images with visual preview, and some fixes for Windows 11 (The first one is coming to Windows 10 too - tied to the DMA news from last week.)
  • Commentary: What Apple gets right in macOS 26 (and otherwise)

    • Surface

    • One year with Surface Laptop 7
    • Microsoft issues its first firmware updates for Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 in several months, sort of

      • Microsoft 365

      • BBB complains about how Microsoft promotes Microsoft 365; Microsoft disagrees but will change the way it communicates about these features

        • AI

        • OpenAI, Microsoft, and... the nuclear option??
        • The Open AI Files provides an insider view of the company and finds it lacking
        • Copilot Vision is GA in the United States - It's also free to try on mobile
        • The Browser Company starts explaining Dia, finally

          • Xbox and Games

          • Microsoft announces (extends?) partnership with AMD on future Xbox hardware - a one minute video with plenty to parse
          • Next-gen hardware
          • Multi-year partnership with AMD on Xbox consoles and gaming handhelds
          • Compatibility with existing game libraries
          • Working closely with the Windows team, ensure Windows is the number one games platform
          • Microsoft shares Xbox Ally details with devs, a hint at the coming Windows-based Xbox platform requirements?
          • More Game Pass titles for June, including an old favorite
          • Minecraft gets three great updates
          • Steam will run natively on Apple Silicon soon. Unlike all the games.

            • Tips and Picks

            • Tip of the week: Don't give in
            • App pick of the week: Camtasia online
            • RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server 2025 with Bob Ward
            • Brown liquor pick of the week: The Macallan 18 Sherry Oak Cask

              • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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