Sep 17th 2025
Windows Weekly 950
Coding Makes Me Cry
Will Microsoft Listen to Consumer Reports’ Plea?
With Windows 10's end-of-life looming, Paul and Leo dissect the real risks, questionable hardware requirements, and whether dumping old PCs in landfills is an acceptable trade-off for modern security. Plus, why is Apple finally buying up touchscreen displays for MacBooks after years of resistance, and what could that mean for the future of both Mac and Windows hardware?
Windows
- Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to continue Windows 10 support
- Reminder: Windows 11 25H2 ISOs are available... x64 only, in Insider Preview. Arm version is from Dev channel and is a VHDX
- Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2) - Copilot prompt in Click to Do, Prompt recommendations in Start, controller navigation for gaming handhelds, SCOOBE, agents in the Store, more
- Release Preview (24H2 AND 25H2) - Click to Do table detection, action tags, and Summarize improvements; agent in Settings improvements, Hardware indicator improvements, more
- Quick Machine Recovery is a solid addition to your recovery toolbox
- Microsoft releases Windows 365 Cloud Apps in Preview
- A MacBook with a touch screen? Oh the irony
Microsoft 365
- Microsoft finally settles Teams antitrust case with EU and you’re not going to believe what happens next
- Microsoft 365 desktop apps (i.e. “Office”) gets Copilot chat even for free - Web grounded? That’s ungrounded, right?
- Microsoft 365 commercial pulls in previously separate sales, service, and financial services
- Outlook Lite is heading off to a farm to chase rabbits
- No more Office file editing in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone and iPad
AI
- OpenAI and Microsoft hint at another major restructuring of their partnership
- Auto AI model selection comes to Visual Studio Code. Your orchestration is showing
- Visual Studio 2026 on .NET Rocks and the recent news about configuring GitHub Copilot in VS 20xx.
Hardware
- October is going to be a big month for new hardware
- Apple rumored for October
- Google Home on October 1 with Gemini
- Amazon devices (September 30, close enough)
- Where are the next-gen PC chips?
Xbox & games
- Third-party store integration comes to Xbox app on Windows
- Microsoft kicks off another big half month for Xbox Game Pass
- Epic Games can’t stop beating Google in court
Tips & Picks
- Tip of the week: Improve Windows 11 security
- App pick of the week: Google app for Windows
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Links
- Consumer Reports Urges Microsoft to Extend Support for Windows 10
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 ISO Is Now Available
- New Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 Builds Are Available for Insiders
- Quick Machine Recovery (25H2)
- Microsoft Launches Windows 365 Cloud Apps in Public Preview
- Report: Apple May Launch First MacBook Pro With a Touchscreen Next Year
- It’s the Future of Computing … Today! (Premium)
- Microsoft Settles Office/Teams Bundling Case with EU
- Copilot Chat comes to the Microsoft 365 apps
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Subscription to Integrate Sales, Service and Finance Solutions
- Microsoft to Retire its Outlook Lite Android App in October
- Microsoft 365 Copilot App for iOS is Losing the Ability to Edit Office Files
- OpenAI and Microsoft Announce New Deal as the Startup Plans For-Profit Restructuration
- Microsoft Adds Auto AI Model Selection to Visual Studio Code
- Visual Studio 2026 with Mads Kristensen
- Amazon Announces Hardware Event on September 30
- Xbox App on PC Now Integrates Games From Other Stores
- Visions of Mana, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, More Are Coming to Game Pass
- U.S. Court of Appeals Hands Epic Games Yet Another Victory Against Google
- Google is Bringing a Search App to Windows