Windows Weekly 950: Coding Makes Me Cry

With Richard traveling, Leo and Paul discuss Consumer Reports, Windows 11, iPadOS 26, Microsoft 365, AI, Xbox and gaming, and much more.

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Windows

Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to continue Windows 10 support

Reminder: Windows 11 25H2 ISOs are available

  • x64 only, in Insider Preview
  • Arm version is from Dev channel and is a VHDX

Three new Insider builds

  • Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2) – Copilot prompt in Click to Do, Prompt recommendations in Start, controller navigation for gaming handhelds, SCOOBE, agents in the Store, more
  • Release Preview (24H2 AND 25H2) – Click to Do table detection, action tags, and Summarize improvements; agent in Settings improvements, Hardware indicator improvements, more

Quick Machine Recovery is a solid addition to your recovery toolbox

Microsoft releases Windows 365 Cloud Apps in Preview

AD BLOCK: US Cloud

Related: A MacBook with a touch screen? Oh the irony

Microsoft 365

Microsoft finally settles Teams antitrust case with EU and you’re not going to believe what happens next

Microsoft 365 desktop apps (i.e. “Office”) gets Copilot chat even for free – Web grounded? That’s ungrounded, right?

Microsoft 365 commercial pulls in previously separate sales, service, and financial services

Outlook Lite is heading off to a farm to chase rabbits

No more Office file editing in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone and iPad

AI

OpenAI and Microsoft hint at another major restructuring of their partnership

Auto AI model selection comes to Visual Studio Code. Your orchestration is showing

Hardware

October is going to be a big month for new hardware

  • Apple rumored for October
  • Google Home on October 1 with Gemini
  • Amazon devices (September 30, close enough)
  • Where are the next-gen PC chips?

Xbox and games

Third-party store integration comes to Xbox app on Windows

Microsoft kicks off another big half month for Xbox Game Pass

Epic Games can’t stop beating Google in court

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Improve Windows 11 security

There are now several security features in Windows 11 that are not enabled by default. You should at least consider enabling each

  • Smart App Control
  • Ransomware Protection
  • Administrator Protection
  • Enhance facial recognition and improve recognition
  • Connect your phone to Phone Link and get your security code notifications with copy and paste on the PC too

App pick of the week: Google app for Windows

OMFG WHAT IS HAPPENING

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