WW 794: The Faffinator - Notifications rant, Bonnie Ross leaves, Goldeneye 007, listener questions!
Windows Weekly (Audio)
English - September 14, 2022 21:16 - 2 hours - 63.1 MBTech News News Technology twit technology paul thurrott richard campbell leo laporte windows microsoft xbox Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Windows 11
Last week, Build 25197 came to the Dev channel and brings back the tablet-optimized Taskbar
This week, we got build 25201 with an expanded widgets view that's almost full-screen and ISOs.
Separately, Dev channel Insiders got two updates: the Calculator app is now ARM64 native, and the Media Player app got a new shortcut so you can edit the current video in Clipchamp.
Builds 22621.598 and 22622.598 headed to the Beta channel earlier this week, removing the ability to uninstall apps with dependencies.
Surface
Google kills Pixelbook as part of a cost-cutting measure. Should Microsoft kill Surface?
Consider: Google needed to establish Chromebook as a viable laptop alternative. Microsoft did not.
Microsoft Ignite
You can now register for Microsoft Ignite, which is happening October 12-14.
Dev
You can now install .NET runtimes and SDKs using the Windows Package Manager
Xbox
The head of 343 Industries abruptly steps down. Coincidence?
Sony chief: Microsoft lied about Activision Blizzard and Call of Duty
Microsoft is experimenting with the Xbox Dashboard
Discord voice chat is now available on Xbox consoles
Goldeneye 007, the original console first-person shooter, is coming to Xbox Game Pass
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Remix your Teams ringtone
App pick of the week: Voxel Doom
Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Space: The family is expanding
Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: PatchTuesday.com
Beer pick of the week: Grimm Festooning
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