Build Canceled, Xbox Series X Event 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott 
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WW 664: One Milliard Users

A weekly look at all things Microsoft, including Windows, Office, Xbox, and more, from two of the foremost Windows watchers in the world, Paul Thurrott of Thurrott.com and Mary Jo Foley of All About Microsoft.

Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.

Technology

Tech News

Podcasting

Gadgets

Software How-To

News

Edgegate, Loop for Teams, Listener Q&A; 
Microsoft Continues to Bog Down Edge with Unnecessary Bloat
Users Push Back Against Bloatware in Microsoft Edge
Cyber Monday: The Rise of Buy Now, Pay Later | BizTech Magazine
 
Microsoft 365 
Microsoft creates new standalone Teams Essentials edition for SMBs
This new Microsoft Teams feature could save you from project overload
 
Windows 
Microsoft makes Start menu customizations possible in new Windows 11 test build
Windows 11 is Now on Almost 9 Percent of PCs
Windows Insiders Can Test a Minor Paint App Update
 
Xbox 
Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for December
Clarity Boost is Coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming on Microsoft Edge
 
Tips and picks 
Tip of the week: It's time to consider other browser options
App pick of the week: Xbox Game Pass
Shareholder picks of this week: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells half his Microsoft stock, Microsoft holds an annual shareholder meeting
Codename pick of the week: Project Nucleus
Beer pick of the week: KBS Cinnamon-Vanilla-Cocoa
 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott 
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WW 753: Buy Now, Pay Later - Edgegate, Loop for Teams, Listener Q&A

Windows on ARM, WOA mini-PC, Xbox Black Friday 
Does Windows on Arm have a future?
About Microsoft's Alleged WOA Exclusivity Deal with Qualcomm
Hands-On with the Snapdragon WOA Mini PC
Dell, HP Beat Earnings Expectations
 
Xbox 
Xbox Launches Its Black Friday Sale
Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition is Now Available
Microsoft Launches an Xbox Series S Fortnite and Rocket League Bundle
Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for December
 
Tips and picks 
Tip of the week: Watch the Xbox Alumni roundtable
App pick of the week: DuckDuckGo App Tracking Protection for Android
Enterprise pick of the week: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
Codename pick of the week: Super Duper Secure Mode in Edge
Cocktail pick of the week: Cider-Cranberry Thanksgiving Cocktail
 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott 
Guest: Stephanie Thurrott 
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WW 752: Smushed! - Windows on ARM, WOA mini-PC, Xbox Black Friday

Windows 10 21H2, Edge bloat, Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta 
With the rollout of 21H2, Microsoft moves Windows 10 to annual updates
 
Windows 11 
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22504 
New Windows 11 Media Player App Appears for Insiders
 
Windows on ARM 
Microsoft Will Not Bring x64 Emulation to Windows 10 on ARM
You Can Now Buy the Snapdragon WOA Mini PC
 
Microsoft Edge 
Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds
Microsoft Continues to Bog Down Edge with Unnecessary Bloat
 
Developer 
Microsoft's Windows App SDK 1.0 is available. Will it undo Microsoft's past mistakes?
 
Xbox 
Surprise! Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta is for Everyone, Available Now
Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
Microsoft Adds Over 70 Games to Xbox Backward Compatibility
Microsoft Announces More Game Pass Titles for November
Microsoft Store on Xbox Now Highlights Game Accessibility Features
Xbox Design Lab Adds New Customization Options
Microsoft Releases November Xbox Update
 
Tips and picks 
Tip of the week: Watch our Microsoft Ignite recap with Stephen Rose
App pick of the week: Firefox Relay
App pick of the week: 1Password
Enterprise pick of the week: Big Microsoft cloud reorg today
Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Managed Desktop Plan 1
Beer pick of the week: Founders KBS Espresso
 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott 
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WW 751: Halle Berry Infinite - Windows 10 21H2, Edge bloat, Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta

Windows 11 SE, Surface Laptop SE, .NET 6 
Microsoft introduces Windows 11 SE, new $250 Surface Laptop SE for the education market
Microsoft Announces $249 Surface Laptop SE for Education
 
Windows + Microsoft 365 
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499 | Windows Insider Blog
Another Brick in the Wall (Premium)
Microsoft to Kill OneDrive for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 in Early 2022
Apple Finally Targets Small Businesses
 
Developer 
Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6 generally available
Microsoft is folding Channel 9 into its Learn portal
 
Xbox 
Microsoft Announces Xbox 20th Anniversary Event
Forza Horizon 5 is Now Available
Forza Horizon 5 is Biggest-Ever Xbox Game Studios Release
 
Tips and picks 
Tip of the week: Black Friday
App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox
Enterprise pick of the week: Teams and Workplace (by Meta) team up
Codename pick of the week: Hailey and Vivian
Beer pick of the week: Talea Overnight Oats
 
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott 
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WW 750: The Cadillac Cimarron of PCs - Windows 11 SE, Surface Laptop SE, .NET 6

Microsoft Ignite - Mesh, Loop, and more! 
Microsoft to extend its 'enterprise metaverse' strategy with Mesh for Teams
Microsoft Ignite: The Fluid Framework Gets Loopy
Microsoft Ignite Fall 2021: Innovations coming to Microsoft Teams
Microsoft introduces Loop: A new collaboration tool built on Fluid Framework
Microsoft Ignite: The Fluid Framework Gets Loopy
Microsoft Ignite: More News from the Show
Microsoft is adding more AI smarts and other new tools to Office
Microsoft's Edge browser for Linux is now available for all users
Microsoft to release 'Defender for Business' platform
Microsoft Ignite Book of News
Windows 11 
Windows 11 is Already on 5 Percent of PCs
New Windows 11 Build Previews MSA Settings Interface
Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22494 | Windows Insider Blog
Surface 
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Review
Xbox 
Microsoft Highlights First Xbox Game Pass Titles for November
Microsoft Announces Games with Gold for November
Tips and picks 
Tip of the week: Make a DIY Edgebrook (ChrEdgebook?)
App pick of the week: Start11
Enterprise pick of the week: SQL Server 2022, Power Apps Connector for Microsoft Access (preview)
Developer pick of the week: VS 2022, .NET 6 launches next week
Beer pick of the week: Finback Red Velvet (barrel aged)
 
Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent 
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WW 664: One Milliard Users

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