Global Azure Outage, Ally.io Acquisition, Visual Studio 2022 Yep, Microsoft is Updating Notepad for Windows 11 Too AMD-Based PCs Suffer a 3-15 Percent Performance Hit with Windows 11 Microsoft makes Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 11 a separate app in the Microsoft Store It's Official: The PC Market Stalled in Q3 Azure & Cloud Global Azure outage knocked out virtual machines, other VM-dependent services Business as usual for Azure customers despite 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure Microsoft Blames Russia for Most Nation-State Cyberattacks Microsoft 365 EU regulators asking Teams rivals about Microsoft's bundling practices, per Slack's 2020 complaint Microsoft acquires objectives and key results vendor Ally.io and plans to add it to Viva Smooth Scrolling is Coming to Excel for Windows Amazon Embraces Hybrid Work Developer Microsoft delivers near-final VS 2022 Release Candidate and designates November 8 as GA date Microsoft to Launch Visual Studio 2022 on November 8 Xbox Microsoft Embraces Right to Repair Microsoft Announces 20th Anniversary Xbox Hardware Quake Gets a Big Update for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 Tips and picks App pick of the week: Start11 RC App pick of the week: Vivaldi 4.3 Enterprise pick of the week: Ignite sessions are live now Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard Beer pick of the week: Allagash Ghoulschip Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: privacy.com/ww BANDWIDTH.COM/WW akamai.com/ww

Windows 11 is here, as is Mary Jo's Bloomberry ice cream. Windows 11 is Generally Available Windows 11 Review: Fresh, Familiar, Incomplete Microsoft's Windows 11: How to get it now (or later) Windows 11's Broken Promises Let's Fix Windows 11 Mozilla Firefox is Coming to the Microsoft Store A new generation of Surface PCs and devices arrives Microsoft Surface Pro 8 First Impressions Hands-On with the Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Hands-On with the Surface Slim Pen 2 Hands-On with the Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse Mary Jo Foley tries Windows 11 Bloomberry ice cream Microsoft 365 Microsoft's new non-subscription Office 2021 starts at $150 and arrives on October 5 Microsoft to add new education-focused M365 A1 per-device subscription plan Microsoft's Cloud for Financial Services to be generally available November 1 Xbox Xbox Console Shortage to Last Into 2022 Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for October Xbox Cloud Gaming Expands to New Countries Microsoft Reveals Forza Horizon 5 PC Requirements Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Members with EA Play Can Join the Battlefield 2042 Open Beta Starting Today - Xbox Wire Twitch Suffers from Massive Leak Tips and picks Tip of the week: Turn off installed apps in Start's Recommended section in Windows 11 App pick of the week: Start11 gets a big update Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 11 Security Baseline is now available Codename pick of the week: Project Beluga Beer pick of the week: Transmitter S1X Wild Blueberry Saison Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 Melissa.com/twit plextrac.com/twit

Windows 11 launches soon Redesigned Microsoft Paint Heads to Public Testing Microsoft Whiteboard is Getting a Big Update Microsoft Leaks New Media App for Windows 11 More Windows News Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468 Windows 11 Heads to Release Preview Epic Games is Coming to the Microsoft Store in Windows 11 Opera, Yandex browsers and the Amazon and Epic storefronts are coming to the new Microsoft Store Windows 10 Version 21H1 Jumps to 38 Percent Usage Microsoft 365 Microsoft Announces Coming Skype Features Microsoft Brings New Phone Features to Teams Xbox Microsoft Brings Dolby Vision to Xbox Series X|S New Microsoft Edge Lands on Xbox Microsoft Reveals Games with Gold for October Minecraft Dungeons is Available on Steam Tips and picks Tip of the week: You can upgrade to Windows 11 right now Tip of the week: New Docking/Undocking Experience Enterprise pick of the week: SysInternals virtual conference with MarkR Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft's administrator portals at your fingertips Codename picks of the week: Zeus, Nabu, Kahuku, Caspar, Luca, Moro Cocktail pick of the week: Oh Rickey, You're So Lime Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Compiler - WW podium.com/ww

Microsoft unveils a new generation of Surface PCs and devices The Surface is Back, Baby Microsoft refreshes its Surface PC portfolio including Android-based Duo 2 Surface Laptop Studio Specs and Photo Gallery Surface Pro 8 Specs and Photo Gallery Surface Go 3 Specs and Photo Gallery Surface Duo 2 Specs and Photo Gallery Microsoft takes another crack at a dual-screen Android phone with Duo 2 Surface Pro X Photo Gallery Surface Peripherals Photo Gallery Surface, Can You Spare a Part? HP PCs HP Launches 16-Inch Spectre x360, Consumer PCs, and Peripherals Windows 11 Microsoft Issues Near-Final Build of Windows 11 Microsoft Begins Rolling Out Photos App Redesign Microsoft is readying a new Windows Server certification Office Microsoft makes its non-subscription Office LTSC release available for Windows, Mac Tips and picks App pick of the week: PC Health Check App pick of the week: PowerToys Enterprise pick of the week: Choose your OS for the new Surface devices Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 11 requirements hit VMs Beer pick of the week: Torch & Crown Welcome Back Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: wwt.com/twit akamai.com/ww udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Microsoft talks hybrid work, Teams A study of Microsoft employees shows how remote work puts productivity and innovation at risk Microsoft readies more Teams hybrid meeting features; frees up more LinkedIn remote-work courses Microsoft acquires student-tutor collaboration platform TakeLessons Microsoft No Longer Plans a Return to Office Date Brad Smith is Now the Vice Chairman of Microsoft Windows 11 Microsoft slammed the Magic Windows shut on Insiders testing Windows 11 Microsoft Says No to WOA Support on M1 Macs Analysis: Microsoft's Windows 11 Performance Claims Dev and Beta Channels Get New Windows 11 Builds Microsoft Releases New Dev Build of Windows 11 Mozilla Bypasses Default Apps Interface in Windows 11 The First Windows 11 Ad is ... Curious Microsoft accounts go passwordless Microsoft Account Goes Passwordless Microsoft Dev Microsoft Delays .NET MAUI to Mid-2022 Xbox You Can Now Stream Games From Consoles or the Cloud to Windows 10 Microsoft Announces More Game Pass Titles for September Tips and picks Tip of the week: Remove the password from your Microsoft account App pick of the week: Microsoft Authenticator Enterprise pick of the week: Patch your Linux VMs on Azure right now Codename pick of the week: Project Rocket Beer pick of the week: Grimm Pina Pop Sour Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: BANDWIDTH.COM/WW