<p>Microsoft just made a major change to the Windows 11 install media, and you're not going to believe what happens next! Plus, the AI spelling and grammar checking app/service that Paul relies on. And yes, he does pay for it.</p> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>Copilot Vision gets full Desktop support, Voice integration across all Insider channels</li> <li>Click to Do gets a "Describe image" action, Administrator protection, App permission dialog changes in Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2)</li> <li>Canary finally gets the features everyone else has had for a while now</li> <li>Also, Microsoft quietly killed the simplified date/time in the Windows 11 Taskbar because no one liked it</li> <li>PC sales grew 5 percent in Q2 but there is a BIG caveat</li> <li>Semi-related: Google is "combining" ChromeOS and Android</li> <li>ChromeOS will build on Android going forward, smart</li> <li>Even less related: HMD quietly pulls Nokia out of the U.S. market, the dream is over</li></ul> <p>Microsoft 365, AI</p><ul> <li>Microsoft layoffs directly attributed to AI</li> <li>Microsoft scuttled OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf and all hell broke loose</li> <li>Google snapped up key execs and engineers and licensed Windsurf for $2.4 billion</li> <li>All's well that ends well: Cognition acquires Windsurf</li> <li>Microsoft keeps changing the terms of the deal: Microsoft 365 apps will be updated on Windows 10 only through August 2026</li> <li>Microsoft 365 Copilot is finally getting a Memory</li> <li>OpenAI is going to war with Microsoft and the world</li> <li>It's working on a web browser</li> <li>It's also working on an office productivity suite of sorts</li> <li>Google NotebookLM gets curated featured notebooks. This is emerging as one of the more useful AI tools</li></ul> <p>Xbox and Gaming</p><ul> <li>Xbox app for Windows 11 gets "Stream your own game" functionality</li> <li><em>Grounded 2,</em> more coming to Game Pass in second half of July</li> <li><em>Cyberpunk 2077</em> is coming to the Mac for some reason</li></ul> <p>Tips & Picks</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Save big on PCs, go refurbished</li> <li>App pick of the week: LanguageTool for Desktop</li> <li>RunAs Radio this week: Fabric in 2025 with Arun Ulag</li> <li>Brown liquor pick of the week: Slane Triple Casked Blend</li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>Windows Weekly</em> at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</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>Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!</strong><br /> Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://helixsleep.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">helixsleep.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://bitwarden.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">bitwarden.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://uscloud.com" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">uscloud.com</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2025-07-16 11:30:25