Windows Weekly 889: Works Best with Netscape

Leo, Richard, and Paul welcome a special guest and then discuss three weeks of Copilot+ PCs, Windows 11, Surface, AI, Xbox, and much more.

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The morning after

It’s been three weeks since the Copilot+ PC launch and two weeks since Paul got his first model.

• The end of Intel and the x86 era? LOL. You guys are cute.
• Comparing the HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft entries: A few differentiators, but these things are very, very similar. There’s a reason why.
• IDC throws cold water on the AI PC/Copilot+ PC parade
• We still need official Windows 11 on Arm ISOs, Microsoft. Until then, there are workarounds.

Windows 11

GAME CHANGER: Notepad FINALLY supports spell checking and auto-correct!

ACTUAL GAME CHANGER: Microsoft is apparently stepping back some of the OneDrive terribleness in Windows 11 version 24H2

Patch Tuesday

• BIG deal for Windows 11 22H2, 23H2 with 24H2 features
• Nothing to speak of for 24H2, as predicted – just security updates
• It’s nice when things happen as expected for a change

Windows Insider Program

• Canary: Lock screen widget changes
• Oddly, no new builds last week

Paul put the Windows 11 Field Guide on a diet – and then the other books too

• PDF went from 377 MB to 107 MB, EPUB went from 344 MB to just 86 MB (!)
• Similar gains for Windows Everywhere, Windows 10 Field Guide
• Updated the Win10 add-in that comes with the Windows 11 Field Guide too

Surface

Surface Laptop 7 and Pro 11 get second firmware updates

AI

The OpenAI drama consumes Microsoft

Opera brings Aria AI features to its GX gaming browser too

Xbox

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets a price hike

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on newer Fire TV Sticks. Also, free Fortnite!

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Get all three Affinity apps on all three platforms for free for six months!

Affinity announced that its award-winning Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps are now free for 6 months with no obligation to buy. Those who do wish to switch to one or more of these apps can take advantage of a 50 percent off sale on all three products, too.

App pick of the week: Firefox 128

Firefox 128 adds language translation, more, is the new ESR release.

Plus: Vivaldi 6.8 for iPhone, iPad, and Android is out too

RunAs Radio this week: The Hardware of Azure with Rani Borkar

https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/940

Brown liquor pick of the week: Raasay Single Malt

https://raasaydistillery.com/raasay-whisky/single-malt/