Windows Weekly (Video)
229 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWindows Weekly is about more than Windows. Veteran Microsoft insiders Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell join Leo for a deep dive into the most valuable company in the world. From consumer to enterprise, AI to Xbox, Windows Weekly is the only Microsoft podcast you'll ever need.
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
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WW 664: One Milliard Users
March 19, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 252 MB VideoBuild Canceled, Xbox Series X Event Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/664 Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/windows LastPass.com/twit Melissa.com/twit
WW 663: Try the Toasted Ravioli
March 11, 2020 23:39 - 1 hour - 208 MB VideoWindows 10X Microsoft updates Windows 10X emulator for dual-screen devices What's new and what's improved? Related: Does Windows 10X solve the Chromebook problem? MJF: Not really until 10X comes to cheap(er) clamshell laptops Windows 10 First Windows Insider build in two weeks brings talk of change, but not much actual change Still no GA info on Windows 10 2004 COVID-19 Weekly After pushing employees to work from home, now there are two Microsoft employees that have been diagno...
WW 662: Moving to Montana Soon
March 04, 2020 23:51 - 1 hour - 182 MB VideoCoronavirus Cancellations, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/662 Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit
WW 661: Tastes Like Wine
February 26, 2020 23:25 - 1 hour - 182 MB VideoSurface Duo Peek, Azure Sphere Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/661 Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT FreshBooks.com/windows
WW 660: Outlook Uncertain
February 20, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 165 MB VideoCRACKGATE Uh-oh, Microsoft has another Surface reliability issue on its hands. Hopefully, this one is not an endemic hardware problem like Surfacegate was in 2016. Related: Microsoft set to unveil Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 in the Spring. Microsoft Edge Microsoft updates its roadmap for Edge, giving us a nice look at what to expect---and when---in 2020. Extension sync is happening this month, starting in Canary Related: A little lesson in tracking protection. Windows 10 Wind...
WW 659: Our Marshmallow, Raspberry, Cherry, Vanilla Slush Pop
February 13, 2020 00:20 - 1 hour - 199 MB VideoMWC 2020 cancelled, Windows 10X Revealed Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/659 Sponsors: twit.cachefly.com ZipRecruiter.com/windows
WW 658: Ring the Red Bell
February 05, 2020 23:18 - 1 hour - 188 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: Panos Is Wumped (Windows plus Pumped) Panos is running a new combined Windows and Devices team. JoeB is going to OXO What will PC OEMs do? Key takeaway: This is good for Windows and for Microsoft Related: More reorg news of the day. Teper is going to run Teams. And Jeff Weiner is out as CEO of LinkedIn. Microsoft controversies of the week! #1 Surface Hub 2X: What's happening After a leak claimed that Microsoft was delaying or even canceling Surface Hub 2X...
WW 657: Bingjacked
January 30, 2020 00:25 - 2 hours - 202 MB VideoThinking more about Surface Neo and Duo Last week, Microsoft released the SDK and emulator for the Android-based Duo; ones for Neo coming soon The Duo SDK for Mac developers also is now available (as of this week) - So let's think ahead about why Microsoft is calling these devices "a new category" Who is the intended audience? It's not creatives (who were big targets of the Surface tablets/PCs) Are these going to be positioned as PCs? Tablets? Is Apple still a primary competitive target...
WW 656: The Wide World of Nose Scrolling
January 22, 2020 23:25 - 2 hours - 246 MB VideoMicrosoft 2020 Predictions Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/656 Sponsors: expressvpn.com/windows Melissa.com/twit LastPass.com/twit
WW 655: There's a Seeker Born Every Minute
January 16, 2020 00:42 - 1 hour - 185 MB VideoWindows 7 support ends - Yesterday, Microsoft released the "final" updates for Windows 7 for most people (But not that update for the NSA-reported crypto bug that was for Win 10 and Win Server, interestingly) - Today, Windows 7 will begin displaying a full-screen nag to upgrade to Windows 10 - Microsoft Edge might be supported on Windows 7 for at least 18 months, and Microsoft Security Essentials will keep working for some indeterminate time period. Google Chrome will also be supported f...
WW 654: I Hate Products, She Hates People
January 08, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 165 MB VideoWelcome to 2020! PT starts the year with a rant thoughtful commentary about the state of Windows MJF looks back at the decade that MS became a cloud company A couple of the original Red Dog 'dream team' reflect on the last decade CES: Lots of new Windows 10 PCs, including a number of foldables No Windows 10X yet But lots of dual- and folding-display designs for some reason And some gaming PCs, etc. Let's talk Windows 7! Mary Jo has been using Windows 7 on her podcast PC. And Paul j...
WW 653: Best of 2019
December 25, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 151 MB VideoA very mustached Leo Laporte takes a look at Microsoft's 2019, from Windows 7's impending doom to the "Scarlett" next-gen console (later named Xbox Series X). Plus, we can never forget Paul's intense tornado warning during episode 623! Happy Holidays from Leo, Paul, and Mary Jo! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosof...
WW 652: It's a Capossela Christmas
December 19, 2019 01:01 - 2 hours - 224 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: Chris Capossela is back! Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela returns for our favorite holiday tradition. Xbox Series X Microsoft unexpectedly announces the name of the next Xbox console Yes, it's a terrible name The "real" name of the console generation is just... Xbox Yes, it's one of at least two console versions (expect an Xbox Series S too) Given this, should be called Xbox, Series X. Come on, isn't everyone thinking of Windows Phone 7 Series? Do these pe...
WW 651: Frampton's Still Alive
December 11, 2019 21:40 - 2 hours - 229 MB VideoWindows 7, we had a good run Microsoft will push a full-screen EOL warning to Windows 7 users in January Windows 7's Security Essentials AV software is going away after January 14, too Have our expectations changed about the impact the EOL will have on Windows 10 adoption? Hell freezes over Microsoft Teams is available on Linux. No, it's not April 1st. MS says other Office apps on the way The Way Back Machine: Paul had a 1999 scoop about Microsoft Office on Linux Windows 10 ...
WW 650: Mary Jo in 3D
December 04, 2019 22:39 - 2 hours - 183 MB VideoWindows 10: The year in review The year in Windows 10 Microsoft changed Windows 10 development in major ways in 2019, and some changes are likely permanent, while others may not be Two feature updates, one real (that failed) and one fake (that succeeded) 20H1 completed much earlier than expected by non-tea-leaf readers What does this all mean for 2020? Chredging at the Edge Microsoft improves Edge tracking protection. But will it ever rival Brave or Safari? Related: Microsoft should...
WW 649: Now With More Fluid
November 28, 2019 00:23 - 2 hours - 235 MB Video'Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and all through the house, Windows Insiders are losing their s#$% because Microsoft just named 20H1... Plus, PWAs creep to life again at Microsoft ... It's The Walking Dead Web Apps! Does Microsoft have a Cortana strategy? Windows Terminal gets support for multiple panes. Xbox One X All Digital Edition being offered at $149.99 Xbox Black Friday Deals Apple just can't get iOS right, so it's starting over. Again! Outlook.com can be used like a real ...
WW 648: All-You-Can-Eat Breadsticks
November 20, 2019 22:33 - 2 hours - 223 MB VideoWindows 10 20H1 ... is this really it? Microsoft keeps releasing new Windows 10 versions 20H1 with no new features or minor features at best. Is this all we're getting? Let's revisit what actually is in 20H1 so far Teams Microsoft says it has 20 million daily active users on Teams Not so fast, Slack says: We have higher engagement More Microsoft Amazon officially challenges Microsoft's JEDI contract Microsoft partners with ... Salesforce?! Microsoft confirms shutdown of Cort...
WW 647: Dark Mode, Shmark Mode
November 13, 2019 21:20 - 1 hour - 189 MB VideoWindows 10 version 1909 arrives Blink and you'll miss it because it's really just a small cumulative update, not a real feature update. 1909 is codenamed Vanadium and it appears to be going out broadly, contrary to Microsoft's description Windows 10 version 1909 review: There ain't much to say here Nothing major was removed or deprecated in 1909 Is Microsoft going to repeat its cumulative update/R2 update pattern with 20H2? I am hearing no. But they won't say publicly Microsoft ...
WW 646: Sort of Live From Ignite
November 06, 2019 21:18 - 1 hour - 187 MB VideoWe're at Ignite in Orlando, Florida this week, and there's a lot going on! Azure goes to the edge Microsoft's new hybrid 2.0 strategy includes other clouds Power Platform Microsoft rebrands Flow to Power Automate, adds no-code virtual agents Related: Microsoft relents on Power Platform self-servicing purchase changes Microsoft 365/Office 365 Microsoft announces Project Cortex Microsoft puts Cortana in Outlook Mobile (and other mobile apps, plus a new male voice) Related: Micro...
WW 645: Windows Dos Equis
October 29, 2019 20:07 - 1 hour - 158 MB VideoMicrosoft earnings Is bazillion a thing? It should be - for the quarter ending September 30, Microsoft posted a net income of $10.7 billion on revenue of $33.1 billion, and both were well above estimates. MJ: Microsoft 365 is the new number to watch PT: It's all about AI and Commercial Cloud, and not at all about Xbox and Surface - Plus, developers, developers, developers! Major Windows 10X leak confirms our laptop claims We've been saying that Windows 10X/LiteOS is not just for dual-s...
WW 644: The New and Beautiful Elvis
October 23, 2019 23:51 - 1 hour - 192 MB VideoAlert: Windows 10 version 20H1 is heading to the Slow ring soon That means your magic window is about to close if you want to stay on 19H2. Also, it means that the Insider Program folks are back to communicating poorly. So what's next? Windows 10X also should RTM around the same time as 20H1 and "Manganese" (20H2) testing should kick-off Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3 arrive Mary Jo just got her Surface Laptop 3 on Tuesday afternoon Paul chimes in on the Pro 7 Plus: The new Surface g...
WW 643: XAML Islands Blah Blah Blah
October 17, 2019 01:15 - 1 hour - 200 MB VideoxCloud is Finally Here! The xCloud preview has begun! Paul Thurrott has been playing testing it out for the last few days Plus: You can use an Xbox Controller with iOS 13 too In Windows this week... What's the deal with 20H1? Is there anything major to look forward to? Microsoft is starting to nag Win 7 Pro users about the January 2020 end of support date Related: Office 2010 has one year of support left Ignite predictions There will be bots and AI talk Maybe we'll hear more a...
WW 642: Internet on a Disk
October 12, 2019 02:21 - 2 hours - 257 MB VideoWindows 10 1909: Coming to you in November Windows 10 1909 is moving to the Release Preview ring in preparation for a November launch This feature update will be like a Cumulative Update (small/fast) if you are on 1903; regular otherwise Revisiting the new features in 1909 (which will be off by default) Finally, Microsoft is being clear about RTM (without using those three banned letters) Related: Dona Sarkar is hanging up her Insider-chief. What's going on there? Is this part of some ...
WW 641: Pumped
October 03, 2019 21:42 - 1 hour - 138 MB VideoMicrosoft Fall 2019 Event Our description of the event, setting the stage from inside the 'tent' Paul is pumped! Everything was leaked before the event, okay, not all of it Microsoft rolls out a bunch of Surfii (Surfaces?) New Surface Pro 7 ARM-based Surface ProX 2 new Surface Laptop 3 models, a 13" and a 15" Is the new Surface Laptop 3 15" lappable? Let's ask MJF, the queen of lappability. Is it Thunderboltable? Let's ask PBT, the king of Thunderboltabilty Everything will sh...
WW 640: A Billion Pages
September 25, 2019 21:08 - 2 hours - 266 MB VideoMicrosoft announces Project xCloud public beta It's finally happening! But it's Android-only at first and will roll out over time. Windows 10 Goofy ex-Microsoftie turned YouTuber explains why Windows 10 is so unreliable - And he's obviously right, once you get past the presentation. Microsoft says that Windows 10 is now on more than 900 million devices Note that they don't say "active devices" anymore. Curious. Also: Remember Terry's "one billion" pledge? That was supposed to hap...
WW 639: Cortana on the Down Low
September 18, 2019 20:19 - 1 hour - 227 MB VideoOctober 2 event preview: we can't stop speculating It's not just hardware, and it's not just Surface: Event will highlight services and experiences too. Also: 15-inch Surface Laptop rumored Also: This time, the event will be streamed Related: Microsoft patents dual-screen device Walking Cat finds a reference to "Project S" (we think it's a Surface device) Related: Save the date for Microsoft Build 2020! More events: OnePlus next week, Huawei soon, Amazon on Sept. 25, Google in...
WW 638: And That's How We Get Ant
September 11, 2019 20:49 - 1 hour - 157 MB VideoSurface Rumors go round and round Surface Go with Core m3 rumored - This is what the processor should have always been. Microsoft patents a portable speaker. It's almost certainly for businesses. October 2 is just 3 weeks away Windows 10 Microsoft finally details what's new in Windows 10 version 19H2, makes it available to all Insiders (in Slow) Your Phone calling functionality is coming to non-Samsung handsets New 20H1 builds today: WSL improvements, last week: New 20H1 build ...
WW 637: A Portion of Insiders
September 05, 2019 00:57 - 1 hour - 190 MB VideoThe Internet-centric Windows that could have been... Heading into 1997, Microsoft planned to replace Windows with an Internet platform that would be open and cross-platform. What happened? And what might the world have been like if it hadn't switched back to a Windows-based strategy? IFA News Anything interesting coming out of IFA so far? Acer and Razer Other hardware stuff: USB4 = USB-C + Thunderbolt 3, as expected, and HoloLens 2 could go on sale starting this month Windows 10 N...
WW 636: Redmondology
August 29, 2019 00:57 - 2 hours - 234 MB VideoMicrosoft Surface event October 2 in NYC Microsoft is holding a hardware event on October 2. Here's what we expect. Note: There might be more than just Surface hardware here, as MS is calling it "Microsoft Event," like they did last year Other guesses: Teams for Life, Surface earbuds or...LiteOS? Windows 10 AdDuplex data: Windows 10 version 1903 has catapulted into a first-place tie for Windows 10 usage! Some customers are getting a one-year Windows 7 support extension This isn'...