WW 784: Windows Leaky! The Livestream - Beta Channel split, Outlook Lite app, Rufus

Beta Channel split, Outlook Lite app, Rufus

Windows 11

Windows 11 is on over 20 percent of (consumer) PCs now
Over 20 percent of Steam gamers are on Windows 11 now
Windows Insider Beta Channel splits into 2, but this time there is a major (and positive) caveat
What is an "enablement package"? When did this start? What is its use on 22H2?
Microsoft's small improvements that no one seems to have noticed
Windows Subsystem for Android updated for Insiders in the United States

Microsoft 365

Microsoft is working on a Lite version of Outlook.
Microsoft wants people to join the Family Insider Program
Microsoft is trying to turn OneDrive into a social platform
Former Microsoft exec Javier Soltero is leaving Google after just 2.5 years
EU makes moves against Big Tech

Xbox

Microsoft announces the first Xbox Game Pass titles for July
Microsoft to drop Xbox 360 titles from Games with Gold in October. 
Samsung Gaming Hub brings Xbox Cloud Gaming (and more) to the 2022 Samsung Smart TVs

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Join the Halo Infinite network campaign co-op beta
App pick of the week: Rufus (3.19 Beta or newer)
Enterprise pick of the week: Azure capacity limits are continuing. What can you do?
Enterprise pick 2 of the week: The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (9th edition)
Beer pick of the week: Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Du Kriek

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