Windows Weekly 987: SelfLoathing.md

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss a weekend of Build sessions, Patch Tuesday, a Dell mouse, AI and dev, Xbox and gaming, and much more.

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Windows

After a weekend of Build session viewing, two big take-aways:

• Vibe coding native Windows apps and a new reactive dev model for WinUI will help to make modern app dev easier for everyone
• A new theory emerges: The real reason Microsoft is fixing Windows 11 is that it needs this foundation for a future of hybrid AI agents. And hybrid means more than just local + cloud.

Patch Tuesday is here! As promised, Microsoft fixed a record number of security issues thanks to AI

• 24H2/25H2: Shared audio, more NPU in Task Manager, multi-app camera support, user folder name choice in OOBE, more
• 26H1: Xbox Mode, Drop tray, etc.

Windows Insider Program: New 26H1 Beta channel added for some reason

Dell now sells a Windows Hello ESS-compatible wired mouse

AI

WWDC 2026: Apple announced vibe-coding advances for normal users (Safari extensions) and developers (Xcode). Paul used Xcode and Claude Code to create a full-featured Markdown editor app in about 12-15 minutes.

Google drops the price of AI Plus plan to $4.99 per month, raises storage to 400 GB and announces new NotebookLM capabilities

Related: Proton Drive is coming to Linux, has a new SDK, and now has a new CLI too. We’re going to need a CLI section in the show notes.

Xbox and gaming

Microsoft Game Showcase

• It needed to be a big day for Xbox and it was
• Microsoft showed off Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War E-Day, Fable, and a lot more
• Some games will be console exclusive in the future, starting with the new Gears
• Microsoft will sell a limited edition Xbox Series X25 later this year

Xbox leadership is exploring new business models for the next console – Game Pass lost “millions” of subscribers after last year’s price hikes

Xbox Insider update adds a new way to discover mutual friends, more

Valve says the Steam Machine and Steam Frame will ship this summer

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Windows 11 Field Guide is being updated to 2026 edition

Here’s what’s new.

Also: A new C++ documentary is worth watching

App pick of the week: Brave Origin

It’s a paid and stripped down version of Brave that aces Cover Your Tracks out of the box. Plus ,it’s free on Linux.

RunAs Radio this week: How Machine Learning Fails with Megan Robertson

https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1040

Brown liquor pick of the week: Thy Bøg

https://thy-whisky.dk/en/products/bog-2025-1