Windows Weekly 924: No One Wants to be Plumbing

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss some Copilot hilarity, several new Insider builds, a Microsoft transformation, AI/dev, Xbox, and more.

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Windows

March security update hilariously removes Copilot app from Windows 11

Windows Insider Program

• New Canary build today
• Release Preview (today): 24H2 ahead of Week D
• Release Preview: 23H2 and Windows 10 ahead of Week D
• Dev, Beta, Beta (23H3) – Voice access suggestions, File Explorer fix
• Paint is getting new Cocreator features
• New Notepad and Snipping Tool features for all

Microsoft

Microsoft announces vague transformation that could be important

FTC to move forward with Microsoft antitrust probe

Related: Microsoft no longer includes power supply with Surface PCs sold in Europe

AI/dev

Gemini adds Canvas and Audio Overview features

• Plus, Gemini is replacing Assistant in Android (and Chromebook)

Zoom AI Companion is going agentic

Meta claims one billion downloads of Llama AI models

Microsoft ships .NET 10 Preview 2

Xbox

Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Xbox

Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for $29.99

Here are the new games heading to Game Pass in second half of March

Epic Games and Qualcomm partner on bringing games to WOA

Discord has an SDK now

Google Play Games for PC is adding native games

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Call of Duty titles are on sale in the Microsoft Store

The franchise sale brings savings up to 67 percent off.

Related: Everything at Stardock is on sale now too

App pick of the week: Files

Files is a free, open source, third-party File Explorer replacement that is beautiful and highly customizable. Also, it never badgers you to back up to OneDrive. (Docs here.)

RunAs Radio this week: Managing AI Costs with Sonia Cuff

https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/976

Brown liquor pick of the week: Toki Suntory Whisky

https://house.suntory.com/toki-whisky