Windows Weekly 900

Windows 11

• 24H2 is following a now-familiar trajectory to release. Right, it’s chaos
• Microsoft issues last-second updates to 22H2/23H2 and 24H2 in the Release Preview on Monday. Paul predicted these would turn into our Week D updates later in the week and that we’d get nothing on Tuesday
• Dev and Beta channels got some interesting updates recently as well
• The Windows App is now available on Windows, Mac, and iOS
• HP announces two new flagship AI PCs, one AMD and one Intel. Plus a lower-cost 8-core Snapdragon model. This is officially a trend.
• A week after providing details about the September 2024 firmware update for Surface Laptop 7, Microsoft confirmed it shipped the same update to Surface Pro 11. This has had a major negative effect on the device’s instant-on capabilities

Microsoft 365, cloud, AI

• Microsoft is reviving Three Mile Island and other headlines I never thought I’d write
• Google formally complains about alleged Microsoft antitrust abuses in the EU
• LinkedIn is training AI with your data. You can turn it off because Microsoft loves opt-out
• Microsoft issues a SFI progress report and they are doing GREAT, thank you very much
• Gemini comes to Workspace 
• Apple Intelligence will hoover 4GB of drive space on iPhones to start, more later as more features are added

More!

• Qualcomm makes another offer to acquire Intel
• Investment firm offers Intel a $5 billion lifeline
• Arc just experienced its first major security incident and handled it really well
• Raspberry Pi reports its first-ever earnings
• Paul has finished updating .NETpad for Windows 11 theming support in .NET 9, will put code up in GitHub after .NET ships in stable

Xbox

• A new tell-all about Blizzard, Activision, and Xbox arrives October 8
• Game Pass features are coming to Xbox mobile app where they belong 
•  Also, Game Bar Compact mode as part of September Xbox Update
• New Indie Selects titles
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is available for preorder and it will look a lot better and take up a lot less disk space
• Xbox Ambassador’s Program is dead, Jim
• Xbox spends $1 billion per year to acquire Game Pass titles
• Xbox figured out how to reduce its carbon emissions. You know, besides selling fewer consoles
• Sony announces 30th anniversary PS5 collection

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Stop paying so much  for everything
• App pick of the week: A week of browser-adjacent updates
• RunAs Radio this week: Windows Server 2025 and Active Directory with Orin Thomas
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Hatozaki Small Batch

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Links

• Microsoft Issues Last-Second Release Preview Builds for Windows 11 23H2 and 24H2
• Microsoft Issues Windows 11 Insider Builds to Dev and Beta Channels
• Windows App is Now Available on Windows, macOS, and iOS
• HP Announces New AI PCs for Home and Work
• Microsoft Issues Firmware Update for Surface Laptop 7
• Surface Pro 11 Got a Firmware Update Too
• Three Mile Island is Back, Thanks to Microsoft AI
• Google Issues Microsoft Antitrust Complaint in the EU
• LinkedIn Updates its Terms of Service to Detail AI Training With Member Data
• Microsoft Delivers an SFI Progress Report
• Google Makes its Standalone Gemini App Available With Workspace Plans
• Apple Intelligence Will Require 4GB of Storage on Eligible iPhones
• Report: Qualcomm Made a New Bid to Purchase Intel
• Investment Firm Offers Intel a Potential $5 Billion Lifeline
• Arc Browser Experienced its First Major Security Vulnerability
• Raspberry Pi Reports First Earnings
• Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 7: Clean-Up in Aisle WPF (Premium)
• Tell-All Book About Blizzard, Activision, and Xbox Arrives October 8
• Microsoft is Bringing Game Pass Features to its Main Xbox Mobile App
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is Now Available for Pre-Order
• Microsoft Kills the Xbox Ambassadors Program
• Xbox Reportedly Spends $1 Billion Per Year on Game Pass Deals
• Xbox Touts Its Carbon Reduction Successes
• Sony Presses the Nostalgia Button With PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection
• Sign o’ the Times (Premium)
• From the Editor’s Desk: Reactive Change (Premium)
• Google Chrome’s Password Manager Can Now Sync Passkeys Across Desktop and Mobile
• Bonjourr Gets a Major Update on Desktop, is Coming Soon to iPhone and iPad
• AdGuard Completes Transition to Manifest V3
• Windows Server 2025 and Active Directory with Orin Thomas
• Hatozaki Small Batch