<p>We're one week into the Copilot+ PC, and the feedback is positive with caution! Key takeaways so far: Much improved performance and reliability, AI features mostly stink, but there is still uncertainty each time you install/do anything.</p> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only</li> <li>The second Patch Tuesday in a row with no 24H2 update (on the day)</li> <li>This preview update adds 24H2 features to 22H2/23H2 as predicted</li> <li>Beta channel (last week): Bizarre Start menu extension for Phone Link users</li> <li>Release preview channel (last week): The 22H2/23H2 builds and features that shipped to stable as a preview update on Tuesday</li> <li>Canary channel (last week): After pausing the previous build (hint: Recall code), new build arrives with drag-and-drop address bar in File Explorer, notification tweaks</li></ul> <p>Copilot+ PC</p><ul> <li>Paul finally got a Copilot+ PC to test, a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 14"</li> <li>App compatibility scorecard: Excellent, but with familiar Arm uncertainties</li> <li>Hardware compatibility: Excellent, but with the same person-by-person caveat</li> <li>Gaming: Lots of fiddling, but if you can find a compatible game, some great perf and visual quality. Still better than the Mac, and better than any x64 Ultrabook. But not a gaming PC. No Xbox Game Pass support?? COME ON</li> <li>In-box AI capabilities: With Recall out, there's almost nothing to see here</li> <li>Plus, Intel and AMD are gunning for Qualcomm</li> <li>iFixit reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is "astonishingly" good. Granted, the bar was low</li> <li>Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11</li> <li>Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7</li> <li>Windows Hello Enhanced Sign-In Security (ESS) is one of several Copilot+ PC protections that rendered those security researcher complaints about Recall moot. But Paul now has two PCs that use this feature, and it's even more impressive than you think</li> <li>The Windows 11 decoder ring</li></ul> <p>Antitrust</p><ul> <li>As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling</li> <li>This is antitrust, not DMA (like Apple)</li> <li>The EU has not explained WHAT Microsoft can do to fix this (unlike with Apple)</li> <li>This is based on a complaint from Slack, which was created 7 years after Microsoft first offered this type of app/service</li></ul> <p>Xbox<br /> -Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its "biggest-ever" booth at Gamescom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently)<br /> -Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent<br /> -Steam Deck LCD models are on sale</p> <p>Tips and Picks<br /> -App pick of the week #1: New browser upgrades<br /> -App pick of the week: Proton Drive<br /> -RunAs Radio this week: The Hard Part of Machine Learning with Lynn Langit<br /> -Brown liquor pick of the week: Cragganmore 12</p> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent">Mikah Sargent</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</a></p> <p>Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>The <em>Windows Weekly</em> theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://1password.com/windowsweekly" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">1password.com/windowsweekly</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2024-06-26 15:18:18