In this episode of Windows Weekly, Mikah Sargent is joined by Paul and Richard to discuss the latest Microsoft updates, news, and products. Paul chimes in on his experience at Microsoft's recent AI event, changes to Windows 11's confusing updates, last week's Xbox leaks, antitrust lawsuits against tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon, and more! Microsoft Special Event: Blockbuster... or blockluster? Paul went to his first in-person Microsoft event in almost four years. You're not going to believe what happened next! Ahead of the event, everyone was calling this a "Surface event" and some still are. But it was an AI event, period. Were our expectations met? Copilot "rebrand" was in many ways the biggest news Microsoft 365 Commercial arrives November 1 - And Microsoft 365 consumer is a thing Microsoft announced two Surface PCs at event, one with an NPU. And then two other Surface PCs/devices. Most of these do not matter WTF is happening with Windows 11 23H2? We had a confusing several days, the perfect end-cap to a confusing year when it comes to Windows updating. But now we have the answers. At special event, Microsoft reveals it will ship "next major Windows 11 update" September 26. It's 23H2! It's not 23H2! One day after the event, Release Preview gets Fall Update Paul attempted to achieve some clarity ahead of John Cable's post Microsoft releases the Fall Update (in preview form) Is Windows 11 finally where it needed to be when Microsoft shipped v1 two years ago? Follow-ups to last week's blockbuster news  Panos Panay will succeed Dave Limp at Amazon Further examination of the leaked Xbox documents Microsoft's reaction to the PS5 specs reveal is sort of clueless in retrospect Microsoft wanted to buy Nintendo. No, really. And it considered lots of companies Antitrust UK CMA provisionally approves of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard So of course the FTC revives its lost battle against Microsoft/AB. You can't make this stuff FTC sues Amazon for monopoly abuse. Paul has questions. Lots of questions Dev and AI Intel announced its Meteor Lake chipset BEFORE Microsoft event. Amazon buys Anthropic for $4 billion Amazon announces generative AI features for Alexa at its hardware event Google Studio Bot expands worldwide in preview Microsoft is moving Windows device driver development to Rust Unity: JUST KIDDING GUYS SERIOUSLY GitHub Passkeys are GA Xbox Cuphead anniversary update is on the way, Xbox only Microsoft tweaks how Xbox/OneDrive integration works in a "bonus Xbox update for September" Tips and picks Tip of the week: Install the update, check the store App pick of the week: Amazon adBlocker RunAs Radio this week: SharePoint Online Features On-Prem with Sandy Ussia Brown liquor pick of the week: Pokeno Whisky Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT lookout.com

It's a BIG news episode this week, as Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott discuss the sudden departure of Panos Panay from Microsoft to Amazon. Did he jump or get pushed out of the company? Leo and Paul also dive into a massive leaked memo about Microsoft's Xbox roadmap and plans over the next 10 years. Other topics include Microsoft's upcoming event focused on AI integration across products like Windows, Office 365, and Surface, as well as online account consolidation and Google's Takeout service. We're down a Panay After his curiously off-kilter performance at Build 2023 this past May, Microsoft reveals that it is parting ways with Panos Panay. Are these things related? He's landing at Amazon devices, which makes sense given David Limp is retiring Multiple Microsoft executives and employees have reached out privately about this Comparisons to Terry Myerson's exit Blockbuster Xbox leak Major Xbox leak reveals Xbox Series X|S mid-season upgrades, next-gen console, new controller, and more This is one of the top three Microsoft leaks that's happened in Paul's nearly 30 years of covering this company An analysis of just one of the documents in this leak reveals an incredible amount of strategy information for the next 10 years And one about the reaction to the PS5 reveal Microsoft's upcoming AI event Expectations for this event, the kick-off for Microsoft's full-on client AI push Sub-analysis: This could be Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott's "Ray Ozzie moment." There's a profile of this mostly unknown in the WSJ Intel announces NPU-powered Core Ultra CPUs - off schedule? Related to the MSFT event? Bing Chat gains two new mobile integrations Paint keeps getting AI features. Remember when Paint was the laughing stock of Windows 11 apps? Windows No new builds (of substance, there was an RP build). Windows Photos, Snipping Tool, and Phone Link are all getting new features in Insider. Is Microsoft finally taking its in-box apps seriously (again)? Google extends the support lifecycle for ChromeOS, solving the single biggest criticism of this platform. This is problematic for Microsoft Microsoft 365 EU will reject Microsoft's offer to unbundle Teams from Microsoft 365 Surface Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Laptop Go 3 leak. They will likely be announced at the special event Xbox Microsoft announces more Xbox Game Pass titles for September Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls VI will be an Xbox exclusive. Tips and picks Tip of the week: Consolidate and organize your online accounts App pick of the week: Google Takeout Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: nureva.com/twit Miro.com/podcast

The latest updates to Windows 11, including the removal of legacy troubleshooting tools. Paul, Richard, and Mikah also discuss Windows 365 integration with Android phones, the new iPhone models, and Qualcomm supplying 5G modems to Apple. Plus, the full Game Pass Core library, the announcement of the Xbox Mastercard, an update on .NET 8 nearing its release, and opinions on Unity's new Runtime Fee for game installations. Windows 11 New Insider Preview builds Patch Tuesday arrives and the latest Windows 11 update is a non-event Microsoft Paint is getting a background removal tool Microsoft is removing the legacy troubleshooters from Windows 11 and killing third-party printer drivers Mobile Microsoft announces Enhanced Windows 365 App Experience for Android. Yes, that's the name. Yes, it's a cloud-based version of Samsung Dex Qualcomm extends wireless partnership with Apple for three more years Intel announces Thunderbolt 5 branding, surprising no one Microsoft 365, Antitrust, & AI PowerPoint co-creator Dennis Austin passes away Apple's new iPhones have USB-C ports to meet the needs of a new EU law United States vs. Google kicks off Day 1: Yes, Google pays Apple $10 billion per year to be the default search on iPhone Adobe's Firefly generative AI is now generally available Dev .NET 8 hits release candidate Unity might have just jumped the shark Xbox Microsoft reveals the full Xbox Game Pass Core library. This new offering replaces Xbox Live Gold. A moment of silence, please Apple envy? Microsoft announces an Xbox credit card for some reason Minecraft Live is coming back, but it's not in-person Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Google rolls out privacy sandbox. Seriously, use a different browser App pick of the week: WizTree RunAs Radio this week: Doing More with Less with Sonia Cuff Brown liquor pick of the week: Chivas Regal Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com

Leo, Paul, and Richard discuss issues with the reliability of File Explorer (is XAML the root cause?), Microsoft's decision to retire WordPad, antitrust lawsuits and investigations into Big Tech companies, Microsoft's upcoming Surface(?) event, automatic OneDrive uploads for Xbox captures, the launch of Bethesda's Starfield, digital decluttering tools, and more! Windows Canary: some changes to the Dynamic refresh rate feature, no more Power & Battery page in Settings, etc Dev: Bug fixes Beta: File Explorer fixes (INTERESTING, given last week's rant) A moment of silence, please: WordPad will be retired The secret life of WordPad via its source code release and it being an example for developers (over time) of MFC, open Word document format support, the ribbon, and more The future is open plain text: embrace Markdown Notepad and Snipping Tool are getting new features Microsoft is changing how it counts your OneDrive storage usage Events We forgot the Amazon devices event, which is September 20 Microsoft will host a OneDrive/AI event on October 3 Ignite registration just opened up - November 14-17 in Seattle Antitrust Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others are all gatekeepers, EU says Bing: Hold my beer Zoom would like the FTC to unbundle Teams/M365 in the US Google is heading into an antitrust trial against the DOJ next week. Microsoft's approach to antitrust has changed a bit Margrethe Vestager is stepping aside to bid on a new job Google has tentatively settled a US Play Store class action antitrust lawsuit brought by over 30 states; the settlement is subject to the court's approval, according to a legal filing FTC to file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon after firm made no concessions, may seek to break up the company Xbox Microsoft to add auto OneDrive upload to Xbox game clips Xbox September Update is here with Discord game streaming New Game Pass titles for early September - Starfield among them Your Xbox Series S has arrived, Mr. Vader Lenovo has a Steam Deck competitor Tips & Picks Tip/app pick of the week: Digital decluttering RunAs Radio this week: Breach Reporting with Troy Hunt Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Perth 23 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell 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 The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Windows 11 bugs drive Paul crazy, Microsoft AI event coming, no Xbox mid-cycle refresh Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/844 Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT