Windows Weekly 695

It's Windows 10 20H2 time! Also, Edge on Linux

• Microsoft releases the October 2020 Update to 'seekers'
• Here are the "biggest" new features
•  Here are the known issues
•  Here is when Microsoft will halt the release because of problems. Kidding. Maybe.

 

• More Windows News
•  New Dev channel build brings theme-aware splash screens to some built-in apps
•  Windows 10 comes to Chromebook (Enterprise) via Parallels Desktop.
•  Semi-related: A Your Phone rant by MJF. This should be a great app. It's not but I hope it's fixable.

 

• The Office PWA saga continues
•  Office PWAs were being installed on Insider PCs. And then on normal PCs. Now, Microsoft says it's just a bug in Edge and will be fixed. That said… Shouldn't these apps be installed in Windows 10?
•  And speaking of PWAs: There's a way to start testing by putting them in the Microsoft Store with PWA Builder

 

• Hell freezes over. Again.
•  Microsoft releases Edge browser preview on Linux.
•  Semi-related: Chromium-based WebView2 starts rolling out (Win32 only)

 

• Cloud News
•  Microsoft launches Azure into space.
• Microsoft launches Azure in a container (again?)

 

• Xbox News
•  Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a 120 fps upgrade on Xbox Series X|S
•  October Update for Xbox is available. And yes, this is what the Xbox Series X|S UI will look like too.
•  Related: Sony PS5 UI looks … familiar.

 

• Tips and picks
• Tip of the week: How to get Windows 10 20H2. If you're on Windows 10 version 1903 or newer, check for updates: If your PC configuration is not blocked, you'll get it. More technical users who aren't worried can simply get the update from the Update Assistant or the newly-available ISO.
•  Tip of the week #2: Here's how to "fix" Alt + Tab in 20H2. Don't like how Edge tabs appear as their own "apps" in Alt + Tab? Here's how to fix that problem. (I hate it.)
•  Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft, the live events consultant. Microsoft isn't running just its own live events. It's now seemingly in the business
•  Codename pick of the week: Akri. Is Kubernetes driving you over the edge? You need Akri. Akri (translates to "edge" in Greek) is a new open source project. Akri (sort of) stands for A Kubernetes Interface for the edge. This is for edge devices too small to run Kubernetes themselves and which users may want to connect to Kubernetes.

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Links

• Windows 10 Update: Microsoft kicks off its 20H2 feature rollout
• What’s New in Windows 10 Version 20H2
• Microsoft posts known issue list for Windows 10 20H2
• Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20241
• Parallels Desktop Comes to Chromebook Enterprise
• Microsoft is Testing Office PWAs in Windows 10
• Here's why you might see Office PWAs auto-installing on Windows 10
• Bringing Chromium Edge PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) to the Microsoft Store
• Microsoft releases Chromium-based Edge preview for Linux
• Microsoft Edge WebView2 is Now Generally Available
• Microsoft launches Azure Space initiative; partners with SpaceX
• Introducing the Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter
• Microsoft Moves Away from Data Center Containers
• Halo Master Chief Collection To Receive a 120FPS Upgrade
• October Xbox Update is Now Available
• Sony Shows Off the PlayStation 5 UI for the First Time
• Download Windows 10
• Enabling the digital transformation of CES 2021
• Announcing Akri, an open source project for building a connected edge with Kubernetes
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