Windows Weekly (Audio)

In this week's Windows Weekly, Paul, Leo, and Richard discuss the extension of Windows 10 support for 3 more years after 2025 for consumers and enterprises, updates on the AI features of Copilot, Google's new AI model Gemini, potential features coming in a future Windows release next year, and the cleanliness of ImageGlass 9. Windows 10 Yep! They're going to support Windows 10 for 3 more years with extended security update (ESU) program. But this time there's a twist! Consumers are going to have the chance to pay annually for the ESU as well. Let the complaints begin Copilot expands to more Windows 10 users Windows 11 Report sees a major Windows release in 2024 The November 2023 Preview Update for Windows 11 shipped on a Monday in December because Microsoft, adding new Copilot features, last preview CU for 2023 Dell earnings - revenues fall 10 percent YOY because the PC market is still horrible Richard bought a computer. Can you guess which one? AI Microsoft to get non-voting board representation at OpenAI Copilot is now GA. Unless you're using Windows 11, apparently. Everyone gets free commercial data protection Copilot gets GPT-4 Turbo, new DALLE-3 model, and more Google goes live with Gemini, including a Nano version for Pixel 8 Pro Microsoft 365/Cloud Microsoft finally releases Seeing AI on Android Evernote restricts free users to 1 notebook, 50 notes - time to switch! Antitrust Federal judge orders Google and Epic to try and settle the case before the jury renders its verdict 30 more venture capital firms tell the FTC to stop harassing Microsoft for Activision Blizzard Google and Amazon have both weighed in on Microsoft's cloud licensing with the UK CMA Xbox Microsoft is betting on the DMA, will create mobile video game store with unnamed partners The first Game Pass titles for December Microsoft explains licensing pop-ups on console Rockstar issues first GTA VI trailer PlayStation reminds the world that no one owns the digital content they purchased Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Stuck on 22H2? You can still upgrade to 23H2 App pick of the week: ImageGlass 9 (Microsoft Store) RunAs Radio this week: Modernizing using M365 with Sharon Weaver Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenfiddich 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: lookout.com GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT hid.link/wwdemo

On this episode, Mikah, Paul, and Richard discuss the lean tiny11 2311 project, Windows 11 updates like the new Energy Saver feature, Amazon's AI chatbot for enterprises, and Netflix's gaming service additions like GTA. Other topics covered include Xbox console deals, DuckDuckGo vs Google Search, and European antitrust issues. Windows Tiny11 2311 arrives, is even tinier and even 23H2er ... or something Beta channel: Teams integration with Share (Entra ID only), new language support for Ink Anywhere Dev: Copilot icon moves (!), more Copilot, Share, Ink, Android in Nearby Sharing (!) Canary: Energy Saver (new feature), more Samsung brings its browser to the Microsoft Store AI/Microsoft Microsoft and Meta reportedly receiving 3x as many NVIDIA GPUs for AI as Amazon Amazon introduces it's own AI chatbot for the enterprise, and it does have one useful and unique feature Microsoft is retiring its Microsoft 365 browser extension Evernote is still a thing and now it wants to charge everyone Amazon takes a Fire TV Cube and turns it into a remote desktop thin client Antitrust UK CMA provisionally rules against Adobe acquisition of Figma EU formally objects to Amazon acquisition of iRobot because the robot vacuum cleaner market is so important Xbox Xbox Series X and S are still on sale. Just saying The November Update for Xbox is here with rewards redemption, Xbox app gets compact mode Microsoft is reportedly deprecating the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox Netflix is bringing GTA trilogy to the service The current Call of Duty is awash in bad reviews, so let's talk about the next Call of Duty! Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Microsoft's new ugly Christmas sweater is here App pick of the week: DuckDuckGo RunAs Radio this week: Zero Trust Adoption Guidance with Nicolas Blank Brown liquor pick of the week: Pendleton Rye 12 Year Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT Traceroute Podcast

On this episode of Windows Weekly, Leo, Paul, and Richard dive deep into the latest OpenAI/Microsoft partnership drama involving Sam Altman's position. They also discuss upcoming EU regulations and their impact on Microsoft products, evaluate NVIDIA's record-breaking Q3 earnings, and reminisce about the classic PC FPS Half-Life. And you thought AI was already controversial... On Friday, OpenAI's board suddenly and unexpectedly fired CEO Sam Altman, kicking off several days of unprecedented high drama OpenAI president and board chairman Greg Brockman announced that he was quitting in protest Microsoft announced it had hired Altman and Brockman over the weekend 95 percent of OpenAI employees threatened to quit if Altman did not come back Altman began negotiating his return to OpenAI (and major governance changes) Altman is once again CEO of OpenAI Key takeaway: No matter what happens, Microsoft wins Wrong takeaway: Nothing changed Windows Windows 11 is about to get awesome in the EEA WHY IS WINDOWS 11 ONLY GOING TO BE AWESOME IN THE EEA??? Microsoft confirms that Copilot is coming to Windows 10 too. "No new features, my ass!" Copilot begins rolling out to Windows 10 in Insider Program Release Preview: Copilot in Alt + Tab and on other displays, limited Copilot with local account, DMA compliance, Windows Spotlight changes Canary: Disable Phone Link in the Bluetooth settings, display Teams contacts in the Windows share window when signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID Dev: Narrator improvements, File Explorer fixes (wait for it) Redmond, we have a problem. With Windows Hello Earnings learning NVIDIA continues to soar on AI (Winner) Zoom has settled back down to reality HP stumbles through its fourth quarter and FY2023: AI PCS FTW in late 2024! Lenovo stumbles too, but explicitly predicts industry recovery Antitrust Apple, ByteDance, and Meta contest their DMA gatekeeper designations Xbox Half-Life turned 25 last weekend and Valve finally remembered it exists Nvidia's GeForce Now adds Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+ integration - over 1700 games now Amazon Luna comes to France, Italy, and Spain Next Call of Duty leaks! Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Ignite's over, but the videos are forever App pick of the week: Half-Lif RunAs Radio this week: Azure Operator Nexus with Jennelle Crothers Brown liquor pick of the week: Willett Wheated 8 Year Bourbon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: wix.com/studio?utm_campaign=pa_podcast_studio_10/ 23_TWiT%5Esponsors_cta cachefly.com/twit

Paul and Richard are at Microsoft Ignite 2023 and just watched the keynote! Leo Laporte chats with them to discuss the clarified rebranding of Copilot, some new AI features in Windows 365, Microsoft Loop's availability, the release of .NET 8, two decades of Patch Tuesday, a neat Xbox Series bundle discount for Black Friday, and more! Microsoft Ignite (Final) Copilot rebranding clarifies the naming changes announced in September Copilot for Microsoft 365 adds plug-in support, more Windows 11: Windows AI Studio announced, Dev Home and WSL are updated New AI capabilities in Windows 365 Microsoft Loop is now available New Teams now GA, 320 million users - Mesh in Jan 2024 Clipchamp and Microsoft Designer come to Microsoft 365 commercial Microsoft announces its first custom AI chipsets for the Azure datacenter Dev: .NET Conf Microsoft releases .NET 8 with .NET Aspire Windows 11 Microsoft releases 23H2 for the fourth time? One tiny bit of OneDrive de-ensh*ttification does not address the bigger issues Patch Tuesday turns 20, Microsoft couldn't care less The new Outlook: People, we have a roadmap! Microsoft Store now lets you decide where to install games Copilot in Microsoft Shopping, AI review summaries come to Bing and Edge Microsoft, more AI Microsoft will not challenge its gatekeeper designation in the EU Google brings generative AI search to 120+ new countries Google will ID AI-based videos in YouTube Google Photos gets some cool AI organizational features Xbox Xbox Series X|S are discounted by $50 for Black Friday Halo Infinite goes retro too, adds Halo 3 playlist Here are more titles coming to Xbox Game Pass Here comes the OLED Steam Deck PS5 "Slim" is now available in the US - Sony unlikely to hit PS5 sales targets Amazon lays off gaming staff, will refine Prime Gaming perks Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Google's Black Friday sale looks solid App pick of the week: Microsoft Loop RunAs Radio this week: Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge with Richard Hicks Brown liquor pick of the week: Makers Mark Cellar Aged Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: hid.link/wwdemo canary.tools/twit - use code: TWIT Melissa.com/twit

Copilot headed to Windows 10,  Parallels Desktop on M3 Max, SFI Windows 11 Microsoft to bring Copilot to Windows 10 too. As predicted, actually. Last week was hell trying to figure out how/where people could get 23H2. Turns out, there's a reason. Microsoft is terrible. A Microsoft employee notably—offered some clarity on the 23H2 rollout. 23H2 is available via the ISO download or Installation Assistant, as Paul noted last week. 23H2 is NOT available via the Media Creation Tool, as Paul also observed — delayed two weeks. Canary build today: SMB changes (Server Message Block, not small business). Microsoft deprecated some features in Windows 11 version 23H2 but didn't remove any (yet?). The Windows Tips app was just deprecated too. Microsoft to remove two in-box apps from clean installs in the future. The HP Spectre Folding PC is a compelling argument for the hybrid PCs of the future. More Revenues Apple: Flat with last year, still all iPhone. Qualcomm: Terrible, but also sees a rebound looming. Surface Microsoft extended Surface support for firmware/drivers from 4 years to 6 for newer models. Microsoft 365/AI Microsoft Authenticator quietly rolled out "MFA Fatigue" relief. You will have noticed this. Microsoft launches Trustworthy Computing 2.0: The Cloudening. A look at the M365 competition: Google Workspace good (especially Drive), Slack bad. REALLY bad. Microsoft Edge 119 arrives with a few UI changes. OpenAI had a little show and is offering custom ChatGPT clients. Because we all need more Elon Musk in our lives, here's Grok. Microsoft partners with Inworld on generative AI game development. Xbox Call of Duty MWIII multiplayer/full game arrive Friday. Nintendo revenues up nicely. EA is in great shape. Epic is in court vs. Google, this time could be different. Google paid Activision Blizzard $360 million in 2020 to keep its games in the Play Store. Sony is killing Twitter integration on PS4/5. Tips and Picks App pick of the week: Brave App pick of the week #2: Start 11 v2... again RunAs Radio this week: Large Language Models in Business with Ulrika Hedlund Brown liquor pick of the week: Aberlour A'bunadh Alba Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Traceroute Podcast Miro.com/podcast