Mikah, Richard, and Paul discuss Windows 11 and the Week D preview update, Apple and Microsoft antitrust, and Xbox. Oh, and Copilot+ PC. We discuss that too.
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Week D arrives with preview updates for Windows 11 versions 22H2 and 23H2 only
Windows Insider
We’re one week into the Copilot+ PC and the feedback is positive with caution
iFix reports that Surface Laptop 7/Pro 11 repairability is “astonishingly” good. Granted, the bar was low.
Related: Microsoft brings Surface Flex Keyboard to Surface Pro 8, 9, and 11. But not X. Because … no one knows.
Related: Microsoft releases recovery images for Surface Pro 11/Laptop 7
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.
Finally…
The Windows 11 decoder ring – Understanding Windows 11 … in this slice of time
As expected, the European Commission announced preliminary charges against Microsoft for Office/Teams bundling.
Hot off a terrific Xbox Games Showcase event, Xbox promises its “biggest-ever” booth at Gamerscom 2024 (which is now the biggest trade show in Europe, apparently)
Microsoft details how Auto SR and Prism work in WOA11 to make gaming both possible and decent
Steam Deck LCD models are on sale
New stable version of Edge adds some new AI features – A theme generator no one has yet, AI in Workspaces to pre-populate a workspace with relevant sites related to a specific project and organize these websites sites into group (in preview), address bar notifications in reading mode for Copilot-based summaries (also rolling out gradually). So not so much “adds” as “is adding over time.”
Vivaldi 6.8 adds major Mail upgrades, more
Opera starts testing Opera One R2 in Developer channel with lots of upgrades planned
Proton Drive now supports iPhone (and Android) photo backup. The catch: No big storage tiers.
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