Jun 28th 2017
Windows Weekly 524
Dysfunctional Family Circus
Haarlem recap, Petya ransomware attack
Haarlem recap. A brief but direct word about the Petya ransomware attack. Windows 10 source code leaks - why this is not a big deal. Windows 10 Insider Preview build 16226 - Big changes to Microsoft Edge, emoji, OneDrive, and more. MS testing out a staged rollout to Insiders with Slow Ring. The Windows 10 Paradox. If Windows 10 is so secure, reliable, and fast, why do we need Windows 10 S? The future of Windows, UWP, and Windows Store is not UWP apps. Not exactly. New Surface devices are off to a strong start. Microsoft delays guest access in Teams. Big changes to Windows 10 (and Server) security in the Fall Creators Update. Nano Server is changing with a fall release. Xbox One/S and Xbox One X will download different game assets. COD: Modern Warfare Remastered goes standalone, finally. The bad news? It's way too expensive
- Tip of the week: Amazon Prime member? You can get the Nokia 6 for just $180
- App pick of the week: Instant Translate for Microsoft Edge
- Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 sales and marketing apps for SMBs
- Codename pick of the week: Potassium
- Beer pick of the week: Troeg's Nimble Giant
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Links
- Six quick facts to know about the Petya global ransomware attack
- New ransomware, old techniques: Petya adds worm capabilities
- Petya.2017 is a wiper not a ransomware
- Microsoft's Windows 10 Shared Source Kit code leaks
- Windows 10 Source Code Leak is a Minor Incident at Best
- Microsoft Delivers Another Blockbuster Windows 10 Insider Preview Build
- Microsoft Updates the Shipping Versions of Windows 10, Again
- Microsoft will soon start targeting updates to different devices in its Windows Insiders program.
- Two SUSE Linux Environments Come to Windows 10 Insider Preview
- The Windows 10 S Paradox (Premium)
- Thinking About the Future of UWP, Windows Store, and Windows 10 S (Premium)
- Windows 10 Device Usage: New Surface Devices Hit the Charts
- Microsoft delays Teams' Guest Access feature
- Scroogled No More: Google Will Stop Scanning Gmail for Ads
- Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: What's coming on the security front
- Microsoft's Nano Server: What to expect this fall
- Xbox One S and X Will Download Different Game Assets
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Goes Standalone
- Amazon is Selling the Nokia 6 to Prime Members for Just $180 (with Ads)
- Tip: Get a $4.01 Windows Store Gift Code for Free
- Instant Translate: Select and Translate
- Microsoft readies private previews of Dynamics 365 sales and marketing apps for SMBs
- Nimble Giant