Windows Weekly 874

On Windows Weekly, Moment 5 has arrived as a Preview Update, Windows 10 gets a preview update, and Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 10 & Surface Laptop 6 for Business at a digital event. Designer and Copilot are coming to the Microsoft 365 mobile app. Would Microsoft develop a Windows-based gaming handheld device? And Canva acquires Affinity.

Windows

• Moment 5 arrives as a Preview Update right on schedule - it’s Week D, etc.
• Microsoft previously described this schedule in its DMA compliance documentation, and noted that it would be fully deployed in stable by the end of April.
• Quick raise of hands: Did you think this was already available? You’re not alone. But ... you know. Microsoft. 
• Oh, and there’s a preview update for Windows 10 too. Because come on Microsoft.
• Don’t worry, that lock screen nonsense in Windows 10 is coming to Windows 11 too.
• Qualcomm claims that most Windows games will “just work” on its X Elite processor. How?
• Chromium accepts Microsoft commit that will improve Chrome/Chromium text rendering on Windows.
• Google Chrome comes to Windows on Arm, instantly legitimatizing the platform.

Surface

• Microsoft announces Surface Pro 10, Surface Laptop 6.
• For businesses, only - Intel Core Ultra-based.
• Consumer versions based on X Elite to follow in May, according to reliable rumors.
• It’s first “AI PCs,” supposedly. But now we know why they are using that terminology, and it’s stupid. (Related, Intel has its own definitions for what makes a PC an AI PC.)
• This was billed as an AI event, “the new era of work,” but there was NO news for Windows or Copilot. None.
• Why is that? One word: Momentum. 

AI

• In the wake of Microsoft AI reorg (a NeXT-style takeover), a key Microsoft exec says no and steps aside, will likely leave the company 
• Microsoft Teams is gaining new AI capabilities because, duh, of course it is
• Designer and Copilot are coming to the Microsoft 365 mobile app - Two more checkmarks for that grid of Copilot capabilities
• Our developer show schedule is complete: Apple to host WWDC 2024 in June, following Google I/O and Build in May
• Samsung spreads Galaxy A1 to more devices starting tomorrow in the US

Xbox

• It’s finally happening: Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game on Xbox Game Pass when it goes live tomorrow.
• Phil Spencer says Windows is wrong for gaming handhelds, thinks an Xbox would be better.
• Xbox is testing mouse and keyboard support for Cloud Gaming.

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Arc browser just became more viable on Windows. 
• App pick of the week: Affinity Photo 2
• Also: Proton Pass now supports (portable) passkeys. And it’s free.
• RunAs Radio this week: GitHub for SysAdmins with April Edwards.
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Stauning Kaos Danish Whisky.

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Links

• Moment 5 is Now Available in Preview on Windows 11 Versions 22H2/3H2
• Microsoft Details How it is Changing Windows to Comply with the EU DMA
• Windows 10 Got a Week D Preview Update Too
• Microsoft Starts Testing Sports, Traffic, and Finance Updates on the Windows 11 Lock Screen
• Qualcomm Says its Snapdragon X Elite Chip Should Make Most PC Games “Just Work”
• Google Chrome to Get Microsoft Text Rendering on Windows
• Google Chrome is Now Optimized for Windows on ARM Devices
• Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 for Business
• Intel and Microsoft Clarify Their Definition of an “AI PC”
• Tune In to Microsoft’s New Era of Work Announcement Today
• Momentum … Or Just Inertia?
• Mikhail Parakhin Steps Aside in the Wake of Microsoft AI Reorg
• Microsoft Teams is Getting New Copilot and AI Capabilities
• Designer and Copilot Pro Are Coming to the Microsoft 365 Mobile App
• Microsoft Starts Testing Mouse and Keyboard Input for Xbox Cloud Gaming
• Samsung is Bringing Galaxy AI to Previous Generation Phones in the U.S.
• Diablo IV on PC Game Pass Will Require Battle.net Launcher
• Phil Spencer Discusses Xbox Handhelds and the State of the Games Industry
• Microsoft Starts Testing Mouse and Keyboard Input for Xbox Cloud Gaming
• Arc Browser Now Syncs Between Mac and Windows
• Canva Acquires Affinity to Take on Adobe
• Proton Pass Now Supports Passkeys
• RunAsRadio - GitHub for SysAdmins with April Edwards
• Brown Liquor Pick of the Week - Stauning Kaos Danish Whisky