Live animated widget notifications, Pixel 6a, Dev Box Preview 
Windows 11 
Windows 11 version 22H2 arrives in September 
Windows 11 is getting widget notifications 
Camera app goes native on Arm, gets privacy shutter support 
Microsoft shuts down Windows Insider enterprise test bed 
Microsoft 365 
Outlook for Windows moves the cheese. Predictably, no one is happy 
About those ads in Outlook Mobile... 
Dev 
Microsoft makes Dev Box available in preview 
Microsoft, Canonical bring native .NET to Ubuntu Linux 
Microsoft launches a Markdown language server 
Mobile 
Android 13 arrives a month early. Any other surprises? 
Paul reviews the Pixel 6a - It's terrific. 
Xbox 
Microsoft only sold ~50 million Xbox Ones. Thanks, Kinect! 
Here is the second round of Game Pass titles for August 
Sony complains about Microsoft AB acquisition - but there's a simple fix for Sony's Microsoft/COD concerns 
Sony to make an even bigger push on PC gaming 
Google lets you launch cloud-streaming games from search results 
Tips & Picks 
Tip of the week: Pre-order Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 
App pick of the week: Brave for iOS 
Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft still won't say what's happening with S4BS 
Codename pick of the week: LaTTe: Language Trajectory Transformer 
Beer pick of the week: Transmitter Brewing W4 Dry Hopped Gose 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott 
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Windows Weekly is about more than Windows. Veteran Microsoft insiders Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell join Leo for a deep dive into the most valuable company in the world. From consumer to enterprise, AI to Xbox, Windows Weekly is the only Microsoft podcast you'll ever need.

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Microsoft is promising to put security first, again. Three features have been added to Windows 11 Canary build 26212. Microsoft shuts down some game developer studios under its Xbox Games Studios, including a popular one that published Hi-Fi RUSH. And Playstation recinds PSN account requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC.  
Microsoft & Security 
Microsoft promises to put security first. Again. 
Microsoft adds passkey support to Microsoft accounts. 
Windows 11 
Windows 11 Canary build 26212 adds three features from the beta channel. 
Microsoft starts controlled feature rollouts (CFRs) on Windows Insider dev channel. 
Microsoft acknowledges VPN connection issues on Windows 11 and Windows 10. 
More improvements to Tiny11 Builder. 
Arc for Windows shipped last week. 
Armed and Ready 
Apple announces M4 along with new iPad Pros. 
Qualcomm earnings flat, but big promises for current quarter. 
AI 
Better prompt writing is coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot. 
OpenAI is allegedly testing its replacement for Google Search. 
Microsoft allegedly testing LLM that challenges OpenAI. 
Xbox 
Microsoft shuts down more Xbox studios, triggering a new round of angst. 
Starfield is getting the 60 FPS support it should have had at launch on Xbox Series X. 
Nintendo has now sold over 141 million Switch consoles, promises Switch 2. 
Just kidding on the PSN account requirement for PC Helldivers 2. 
Tips and picks 
Tip of the week: Build Blogger Bash 
App pick of the week: DesktopGPT 
Plus: Proton Pass gets much-needed account protection features. 
RunAs Radio this week: Identity Governance with Jef Kazimer. 
Brown liquor pick of the week: Shelter Point Cask Strength Single Malt. 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell 
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WW 880: B.C. in a Bottle - Passkeys, Xbox Studios, Democracy Prevails!

FY24 Q3 Earnings, AI Explorer, Github Copilot Workspace 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell 
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WW 879: The Cockroach of CPUs - FY24 Q3 Earnings, AI Explorer, Github Copilot Workspace

Leo, Paul, and Richard steer towards the performance race as they speculate about how Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite/Plus PCs will compare to Apple Silicon MacBooks. What makes a laptop truly user-friendly? System reliability, UI consistency, battery life? Plus, the recent Fallout TV series, the practicality of using winget for browser installations, and how the ARM chipset switch is revving up the PC market. 
ARMed & ready 
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon X Plus and confirms Paul's report that the Snapdragon X Elite will have three SKUs (product editions) 
All four SKUs outperform Apple M3, Intel Core Ultra 7/9, AMD Ryzen 9 7940/8945HS on most benchmarks 
Why? PC makers asked Qualcomm for familiar choices 
Previously, an X Plus-based Surface Pro 10 and an X Elite-based ThinkPad T40s leaked. Paul can now confirm from a source that Surface Laptop 6 (13 and 15-inch) and Surface Pro will all be on X (something} 
Vivaldi is bringing its browser to Windows on Arm too 
Windows 11 
The April 2024 Week D preview update is here: Recommended apps and frequently used apps in Start, Widgets icon updates, Lock screen widgets improvements 
Canary: Moves off 24H2 train to build 26200, no more switch to Dev, minor changes to the Widgets board and Taskbar (no new build for Dev) 
Beta: New Widgets design with navigation bar, new account manager in Start, Gmail in Share, MSA recovery advertisement, and new Game Pass recommendation card in Settings 
Microsoft Store app downloads from the web get simpler, more sophisticated 
After yet another Quest 2 Headset price cut, and mounting problems for Apple's Vision Pro, Meta opens up Horizon OS, Microsoft is sort-of on board 
Microsoft 365/Dev 
Office LTSC 2024 commercial is now available in preview 
Classic Teams rides off into the sunset on July 1 
Dropbox offers deeper Microsoft 365 integration 
GitHub sees success in 2FA push 
AI 
The European Commission will not formally investigate Microsoft/OpenAI partnership 
Microsoft released a new SLM 
Microsoft gives a sneak peek of VASA-1, a crazy and scary "talking faces" AI tool 
Google copies Microsoft again, announces massive AI reorg - that has Pixel fans worried 
Adobe's generative AI image capabilities are predictably fantastic 
Xbox 
Get an Xbox Mastercard in the US, if you're a tool 
Microsoft announces IGN x ID@Xbox digital showcase - indie games 
Tips & Picks 
Tip of the week: Have you heard the one joke about the one time you need to use Edge? 
App pick of the week: Tiny11 Builder 
RunAs Radio this week: PowerShell 7.4 with Sydney Smith 
Brown liquor pick of the week: GlenKinchie 12 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell 
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WW 878: If You Build It, You Are Dumb - Snapdragon X Series SKUs, Phi-3-mini, Fallout

Backlash against tech criticism, Ralf Groene retires, Hardcore Software 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell 
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WW 877: The Tiger in the Grass - Backlash against tech criticism, Ralf Groene retires, Hardcore Software

On this episode, Paul shares his thoughts on the Snapdragon X Elite chip with Leo and Richard. Windows 11 24H2, AI, NPUs, and SoCs from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm are all on the way this year. But a schedule is finally starting to emerge. And it looks like we'll soon have answers to the questions about how or why AI will matter on PCs. 
Windows, AI, and the future 
Windows 11 version 24H2 - staggered release schedule as discussed last week 
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite-based PCs in May/June - nothing but good news to date, but Paul went hands-on last week. It's the real deal. 
Intel's first-gen Core Ultra chipsets are lackluster, but now we have big promises for Arrow Lake in late 2024 
Microsoft Build 2024 is in mid-May, and now we have a session list with some nice clues. For example, Introducing the Next Generation of Windows on Arm 
Microsoft is expected to unveil 24H2 and new X Elite-based Surface PCs at Build 
Computex and other milestones, and then back-to-school and holiday selling periods 
Windows 11 
Moment 5 arrives in stable with yesterday's Patch Tuesday (which is now called the General Availability channel, by the way). Of course, we still don't have all the features. In particular, waiting on Android phone as a webcam. 
IDC says PC market grew by 1.5 percent in Q1 and acts like it's the turnaround of the century 
Microsoft is manually blocking certain registry keys related to default browsers now: Apple-like non-EU belligerence or pragmatic protection of user choice? Why can't it be both?  
Beta channel (last week) - Copilot actions improvements 
New Store app update improvements performance dramatically 
The Windows 11 de-ensh*ttification experiments continue 
Does Windows 11 Enterprise solve the problem? No. So it's time to move on 
Hardware 
TSMC gets some of that sweet, sweet CHIPS Act money to expand its US operations 
AI 
Three AIs comparison 
Blockbuster report claims OpenAI/Microsoft, Google, and Meta stole content at scale to train AI 
Microsoft opens a new AI hub in London 
Google mulls charging for generative AI in Search 
Spotify lets user create AI playlists using text prompts now 
Brave brings Leo to iOS, so it's on all supported platforms now. And it added Leo to Brave Talk Premium too 
Google rebrands Studio Bot to Gemini in Android Studio, still in preview. This is their GitHub Copilot 
Xbox 
Microsoft rolls out April updates for Xbox consoles, Xbox app on PC 
Xbox reorgs, Kareem Choudhry leaves Microsoft 
A rumored game preservation team is too obvious not to be true 
Tips and Picks 
Tip of the week: Microsoft Store hosts its annual Spring Sale 
App picks of the week: Standard Notes & Beeper 
RunAs Radio this week: Securing AI with Sarah Young 
Brown liquor pick of the week: Dalwhinnie 15 
  
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell 
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