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Windows 10 20H1 ... is this really it? Microsoft keeps releasing new Windows 10 versions 20H1 with no new features or minor features at best. Is this all we're getting? Let's revisit what actually is in 20H1 so far Teams Microsoft says it has 20 million daily active users on Teams Not so fast, Slack says: We have higher engagement More Microsoft Amazon officially challenges Microsoft's JEDI contract Microsoft partners with ... Salesforce?! Microsoft confirms shutdown of Cortana on mobile Facebook says it is making Visual Studio Code its default dev environment Xbox Google Stadia stumbles drunkenly out of the gate - At least they added 10 more games for launch - This thing is DOA because Project xCloud already supports 50 games Google Assistant comes to Xbox One ... is Windows 10 next? Microsoft improves Mixer for Streamers Tips and picks Tip of the week: You need to know about the changes Microsoft made to Windows 10 Setup this year Related: The Windows 10 1909 ISO is now available App pick of the week: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 Enterprise pick of the week: Azure shuts the Front Door Codename pick of the week: Project Turing (revisited) Beer pick of the week: Offshoot Beer Co.'s Pawz Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: brave.com/TWIT ringcentral.com/windows capterra.com/windows

Windows 10 version 1909 arrives Blink and you'll miss it because it's really just a small cumulative update, not a real feature update. 1909 is codenamed Vanadium and it appears to be going out broadly, contrary to Microsoft's description Windows 10 version 1909 review: There ain't much to say here Nothing major was removed or deprecated in 1909 Is Microsoft going to repeat its cumulative update/R2 update pattern with 20H2? I am hearing no. But they won't say publicly Microsoft didn't fix feature updates. It just pretended that a small CU was a feature update. More Windows 10 Yes, Microsoft discussed the future of its Windows 10 app platform at Ignite Another major milestone: Windows 10 version 20H1 heads to the Slow ring. And Microsoft continues to release new 20H1 builds with absolutely no new features. HoloLens 2 Mary Jo and Paul both got to try out the new AR headset again. Here's what's new.More Microsoft Microsoft will support CCPA everywhere Bye-bye MS Invoicing, Outlook Customer Manager and Skype Translator bot More goodbyes: Harry Shum is out as head of AI and Research. Kevin Scott is in Xbox/games New Elite controller is now available. You can't afford it, and you don't need it Early Access to "Minecraft Earth" is Available Now in the U.S. So much for Google being ahead: Stadia to launch with just 12 games Tips and picks Tip of the week: Find and Watch Every Ignite 2019 Session App pick of the week: Brave Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Endpoint Manager Developer pick of the week: GitHub for mobile Beer pick of the week: Troegs Troegenator Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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 aka.ms/WWMechanics Wasabi.com offer code Windows

We're at Ignite in Orlando, Florida this week, and there's a lot going on! Azure goes to the edgeMicrosoft's new hybrid 2.0 strategy includes other cloudsPower Platform Microsoft rebrands Flow to Power Automate, adds no-code virtual agents Related: Microsoft relents on Power Platform self-servicing purchase changes Microsoft 365/Office 365 Microsoft announces Project Cortex Microsoft puts Cortana in Outlook Mobile (and other mobile apps, plus a new male voice) Related: Microsoft is killing the standalone Cortana app on mobile(!) Microsoft Office app is going to Android and iOS Excel gets natural language queries Outlook gets a modern new look everywhere but Windows Teams heads to Linux, gets major features update Microsoft Edge The new Edge will be the only Edge starting January 15 Microsoft reveals new Edge logo over the past weekend and then ships it in a new build Here's how to get it immediately if you're already using Edge Here's how Microsoft will refer to old Edge and new Edge Surface Surface heads into businesses with a three-pronged strategy Related: New Surface PC experience updates - Paul - Mary Jo DevWinUI 3.0 goes into alpha previewWindows 10 New Windows 10 20H1 build adds a new feature, finally: It's called Quick Searches Skip Ahead Ring is going away Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get ready for Black Friday! App pick of the week: OneNote 2016 Enterprise pick of the week: Is the Azure cloud full? Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Microsoft Managed Rooms Beverage pick of the week: Writers' Tears Irish Whiskey Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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 expressvpn.com/windows Melissa.com/twit

Microsoft earnings Is bazillion a thing? It should be - for the quarter ending September 30, Microsoft posted a net income of $10.7 billion on revenue of $33.1 billion, and both were well above estimates. MJ: Microsoft 365 is the new number to watch PT: It's all about AI and Commercial Cloud, and not at all about Xbox and Surface - Plus, developers, developers, developers! Major Windows 10X leak confirms our laptop claimsWe've been saying that Windows 10X/LiteOS is not just for dual-screen PCs. That's been confirmed by a new leak, which also shows off how much like Chrome OS this thing looks.More Windows Microsoft Terminal gets an improved tabbed UI MJF's Surface Laptop 3 review is in (after one week of use) JEDIMicrosoft wins $10 billion JEDI contract, but Amazon is going to fight backXbox Xbox All Access provides a roadmap to Scarlett Designed for Xbox goes mobile for Project xCloud Another hugely popular streamer heads to Mixer Tips and picks Tip of the week: Pin frequently-used websites to the taskbar with the new Edge App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Enterprise pick of the week: The new Project service is ready and rolling out Codename pick of the week: Project Turing Beer pick of the week: Prairie Birthday Bomb Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: ringcentral.com/windows aka.ms/WWMechanics zapier.com/WINDOWS

Alert: Windows 10 version 20H1 is heading to the Slow ring soon That means your magic window is about to close if you want to stay on 19H2. Also, it means that the Insider Program folks are back to communicating poorly. So what's next? Windows 10X also should RTM around the same time as 20H1 and "Manganese" (20H2) testing should kick-off Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3 arrive Mary Jo just got her Surface Laptop 3 on Tuesday afternoon Paul chimes in on the Pro 7 Plus: The new Surface get day-zero updates Cloud Javier Soltero bolts from Microsoft now leads Google G Suite team About that latest Azure/O365 authentication issue (that led to a 3-hour problem on Friday for N. American users) More Windows 10 Windows 10 version 1909/19H2 is done. And it's great. It should always be this way. The 1909 client and server ISOs are already on MSDN. Microsoft issued a new 20H1 build last night, but no new features - Last week's build added swifter Swift Pair What is a Secure-core PC? Xbox Project xCloud Preview expands to more users Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10 picks up FPS counter, Achievement tracking Google Stadia controller not supporting wireless at launch is everything you need to know about the schedule Tips and picks Tip of the week: Let's make some Windows applications App pick of the week: Stardock TouchTasks Plus: Firefox 70 adds a nifty online tracker dashboard Plus: Opera gets colorful on Android Enterprise pick of the week: Power Platform licensing is about to change in a big (and not good) way Enterprise pick 2 of the week: About that Microsoft-SAP deal announced this week... Beer pick of the week: Austin Eastciders Spiced Cider Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: capterra.com/windows Wasabi.com offer code Windows Epson.com/ecotankleo

xCloud is Finally Here! The xCloud preview has begun! Paul Thurrott has been playing testing it out for the last few days Plus: You can use an Xbox Controller with iOS 13 too In Windows this week... What's the deal with 20H1? Is there anything major to look forward to? Microsoft is starting to nag Win 7 Pro users about the January 2020 end of support date Related: Office 2010 has one year of support left Ignite predictionsThere will be bots and AI talk Maybe we'll hear more about Office "Unity". Definitely will hear about the new Project service Would be good to get some clarity on what's changing with Azure Stack There are a LOT of dev sessions this year. Maybe MS will share more on the dev story for Surface Duo/Neo Buzzwords you can't avoid: Microsoft Graph; edge; HCI, Power Platform Windows, Windows, Windows Xbox Message safety settings come to Xbox - part of a bigger push Mixer Academy goes live Tips and picks Tip of the week: Got a girl scout in your home? Go to the Microsoft Store! Plus: Get a controller clamp for mobile gaming: The Dainslef Smartphone Clamp for the Xbox Wireless Controller is only $10! App pick of the week: OneNote for Windows 10 Plus: You can get Apple TV app on Roku now. Enterprise pick of the week: Desktop Analytics hits GA Codename pick of the week: (Hail) Hydra! Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin The Sour IPA is Dead! Long Live the Sour IPA! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: zapier.com/WINDOWS expressvpn.com/windows capterra.com/windows

Windows 10 1909: Coming to you in November Windows 10 1909 is moving to the Release Preview ring in preparation for a November launch This feature update will be like a Cumulative Update (small/fast) if you are on 1903; regular otherwise Revisiting the new features in 1909 (which will be off by default) Finally, Microsoft is being clear about RTM (without using those three banned letters) Related: Dona Sarkar is hanging up her Insider-chief. What's going on there? Is this part of some bigger changes internally? MJ: It's all about the Power Platform! :) Plus: Your Phone in Windows 10 can now make/take phone calls Windows Virtual Desktop is GA Virtualize all the Windows 7, 10 and Office 365 ProPlus things SurfaceMicrosoft Fixes Windows 10 Version 1903 Blocking Issue for Surface Book 2 Microsoft hardware event, one week later Microsoft's embrace of USB-C is good enough Surface business customers will get an option for Intel-based 15-inch Surface Laptops (not AMD) Related: Fix for disappearing GPU for Surface Book 2 is finally rolling out More thoughts on the Surface Duo/Neo: What's the dev story? MJ: Betting there's an M365 Developer Platform angle PT: XAML Islands/WinUI 3 will be key Windows 10X: What's inside But what about Duo? Android was the right choice, sure. But what about devs? Xbox/Games You can now use an Xbox Wireless Controller in iOS 13. Here's what it's like. - Also, you can buy an Xbox Wireless Controller from Apple now too October 2019 Xbox Update is now available on Xbox One consoles MJ: What's up with everyone quitting? Mike Ybarra, the two Mixer/Beam founders? Is xCloud going to shake up everything inside and out?? Tip of the week: Store your secrets in OneDrive Personal Vault Plus: OneDrive gets multiple instances on iPad Tip pick of the week #2: Get Xbox Pass Ultimate, Get 6 Mos of Spotify for free Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 7 ESUs are going to be available to SMBs, too Codename pick: Unity Beer pick of the week: Prairie Artisan Ales Basic Becky Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: expressvpn.com/windows capterra.com/windows aka.ms/WWMechanics

Microsoft Fall 2019 Event Our description of the event, setting the stage from inside the 'tent' Paul is pumped! Everything was leaked before the event, okay, not all of it Microsoft rolls out a bunch of Surfii (Surfaces?) New Surface Pro 7 ARM-based Surface ProX 2 new Surface Laptop 3 models, a 13" and a 15" Is the new Surface Laptop 3 15" lappable? Let's ask MJF, the queen of lappability. Is it Thunderboltable? Let's ask PBT, the king of Thunderboltabilty Everything will ship later this month The new Surface kids on the block Surface Neo: Microsoft's long-rumored "Centaurus"/Courier 2.0 Surface Duo: An Android phone Both coming Holiday 2020 Other Surface stuff Surface Earbuds: $249! They look like saucers New Surface Slim Pen New magnetic keyboard without a trackpad for the Surface Neo Windows 10X What is this thing and where did it come from? Related (sort of): Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is here Other stuff Windows 10 version 1903 is now broadly available New titles for October in Xbox Game Pass for Console Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: Wasabi.com offer code Windows Melissa.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT

Microsoft announces Project xCloud public beta It's finally happening! But it's Android-only at first and will roll out over time.Windows 10 Goofy ex-Microsoftie turned YouTuber explains why Windows 10 is so unreliable - And he's obviously right, once you get past the presentation. Microsoft says that Windows 10 is now on more than 900 million devices Note that they don't say "active devices" anymore. Curious. Also: Remember Terry's "one billion" pledge? That was supposed to happen by mid-2018. So they'll hit it 2-3 years later than expected than the original "2-3 year" promise. Two new 20H1 builds: This week: New 20H1 build brings a few new features, continues slow progress Last week: Another 20H1 build with Bluetooth improvements Dev Microsoft ships .NET Core 3.0 with new versions of ASP.NET, EFC Core 3.0, C# 8.0, F# 4.7, and Visual Studio. The big news? Windows Desktop compatibility, for Windows Forms and WPF. Microsoft ships new font for developers, command line users Cloud Microsoft finally begins rolling out OneDrive extended storage plans for consumers Gotcha: You need to subscribe to an Office 365 consumer edition first Microsoft pledges "data dignity" - I wish they'd pledge some dignity for Windows! A life line for Cortana? Amazon announces Voice Interoperability Initiative Are we finally getting close(r) to Microsoft's Microsoft 365 Consumer subscription? Maaaybe Azure Sentinel, Microsoft's SIEM offering, hits GA. (And a bunch of folks seem excited/interested) Surface Surface Laptop 2 inventory runs dry ahead of new product launches Surface Studio updated with Surface Pen latency fixes Microsoft revs Surface Dock Updater tool and it's not clear how or if this thing works at all Xbox In another blow to transparency, Microsoft changes how it reports Xbox results Here are the games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass Minecraft is getting a character editor (now in Beta versions) Tips and picks Tip of the week: Learn to program Learn Python, for beginners Also, Google released two free new developer courses for Kotlin Android development App pick of the week: Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise pick of the week: Where is Win Server 1909/19H2? Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Dynamics 365 Wave 2 Beer pick of the week: Hermit Thrush Gin Barrel Saison Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: Epson.com/ecotankleo

October 2 event preview: we can't stop speculating It's not just hardware, and it's not just Surface: Event will highlight services and experiences too. Also: 15-inch Surface Laptop rumored Also: This time, the event will be streamed Related: Microsoft patents dual-screen device Walking Cat finds a reference to "Project S" (we think it's a Surface device) Related: Save the date for Microsoft Build 2020! More events: OnePlus next week, Huawei soon, Amazon on Sept. 25, Google in mid-October. Plus Ignite in November. Server/cloud Calendar.help to launch soon as Scheduler Microsoft Exchange 2010 gets a support reprieve Dev Here comes .NET Core 3.0. Launches at a virtual conference next week. What comes next? MJF: .NET Core 4.0? Flutter 1.9 Adds Support for macOS Catalina and iOS 13 - and sets the stage for web apps Xbox Gears 5 off to a record start, Microsoft claims COD: Modern Warfare Beta Test Comes to Xbox One (and COD: Mobile is coming October 1!) We got more Game Pass games (for console) Tips and picks App pick of the week: Amazon Music HD App pick of the week 2: Pocket Casts App pick of the week 3: Dark Reader Rumor of the week: OneDrive is coming to Linux Codename pick of the week: Saturn Beer pick of the week: Founders Sumatra Mountain Brown Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: aka.ms/WWMechanics go.itpro.tv/windows use code WW30 capterra.com/windows

Surface Rumors go round and round Surface Go with Core m3 rumored - This is what the processor should have always been. Microsoft patents a portable speaker. It's almost certainly for businesses. October 2 is just 3 weeks away Windows 10 Microsoft finally details what's new in Windows 10 version 19H2, makes it available to all Insiders (in Slow) Your Phone calling functionality is coming to non-Samsung handsets New 20H1 builds today: WSL improvements, last week: New 20H1 build brings renamable virtual desktops. Microsoft 365 Microsoft Teams is coming to Linux eventually. (So, too, is the new Microsoft Edge. Plus a look back at Office for Linux.) Semi-related: Richard Stallman gave a talk about free software at MS last week. Not kidding Mobile New Microsoft To-Do looks like old Wunderlist - Announced right after Wunderlist founder offered to buy back the app from Microsoft TomTom expands its deal with Microsoft to include connected vehicles Microsoft, the musical Microsoft interns release a goofy musical video explaining that it's actually fun to work at Microsoft. No, really. They're happy not working at Google. Probably.Tips and picks Tip of the week: Microsoft (often) offers the best trade-in value on Galaxy Note 10, 10+ Looking for a new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 or 10+? Microsoft might be your best bet. But you gotta move quick. More: Windows 10 Field Guide has been updated for 19H2 More: Gears 5 is now available to everyone. But don't buy it. Do this instead. App pick of the week: Vivaldi More: Microsoft's first new PowerToys are out. One of them is worth considering. Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) evaluation lab Codename pick of the week: Manganese Whiskey picks of the week: Macallan 12 Year Old, Aberlour A'bunadh Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: zapier.com/WINDOWS expressvpn.com/windows Wasabi.com offer code Windows

The Internet-centric Windows that could have been... Heading into 1997, Microsoft planned to replace Windows with an Internet platform that would be open and cross-platform. What happened? And what might the world have been like if it hadn't switched back to a Windows-based strategy?IFA News Anything interesting coming out of IFA so far? Acer and Razer Other hardware stuff: USB4 = USB-C + Thunderbolt 3, as expected, and HoloLens 2 could go on sale starting this month Windows 10 New 20H1 build adds promised cloud-reset option, new tablet mode 19H2: Still an undecipherable mess. But RTMing "soon" - if only we could test it Microsoft has released ISOs for Insiders for 19H2 and 20H1 this week Windows 10 1903 users: Beware of a CPU spike introduced by an optional Cumulative Update last week Related: Microsoft confirms no more Flash in Chredge towards the end of 2020 Tips and picks Tip of the week: It's that time of the month again. Microsoft details Xbox Game Pass and Games with Gold titles for console and PC App pick of the week: Firefox 69 Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft starts posting Ignite sessions Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: VMWare and Microsoft make nice Beer pick of the week: Jack's Abby S'mores Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: Melissa.com/twit WWT.COM/TWIT

Microsoft Surface event October 2 in NYC Microsoft is holding a hardware event on October 2. Here's what we expect. Note: There might be more than just Surface hardware here, as MS is calling it "Microsoft Event," like they did last year Other guesses: Teams for Life, Surface earbuds or...LiteOS? Windows 10 AdDuplex data: Windows 10 version 1903 has catapulted into a first-place tie for Windows 10 usage! Some customers are getting a one-year Windows 7 support extension This isn't what you think it is. It's not XP all over again Related: Kaspersky says more than half of SMB PCs still on Windows 7 Dutch privacy watchdog complains about Windows 10 data collection, again Seriously. Microsoft can fix this very easily And here's Apple, showing the right way to do it: Opt-in 19H2 heads to Release Preview Could 19H2/1909 be more screwed up? The Insider Program found a way! Mobile and more Your Phone suffers a one-day outage - Was it all the Note 10 users?? Microsoft is bringing Dark Mode to core apps on Android, iOS, and web MS Authenticator backup on Android Xbox Mixer's improvements begin with Streamer ReviewTips and picks Tip of the week: Give your favorite Mixer creator a free gift Windows history of the week: Asteroid, NepTune, and Triton Developer pick of the week: Microsoft's exFAT coming to the Linux kernel? Codename pick of the week: Vanadium Bonus: Check out this cool Bloomberg special issue on the periodic table Beer pick of the week: Anchor Brewing Brewer's Pale Galaxy Hop Blend Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: Epson.com/ecotankleo capterra.com/windows

New Microsoft Edge hits Beta channel Microsoft brings Edge Beta to Windows 10, 8.1, and 7, and Mac Related: Microsoft touts one million Chredge downloads so far. That's ... not very good. Related: Joe B's terrible Collections feature goes live. Why does Microsoft keep doing this? Related: There's a new Edge roadmap too. What are our expectations on the final version? And when will it be bundled with Windows 10? Related: AAD sign-in now available in new Edge Related: Microsoft implements battery life improvement for Chrome, Google accepts it Windows 10 New 20H1 build adds a few new features. Plus one from last week that added several new features. Microsoft rolls out two 19H2 builds, again. What's new? And what's up with all the A/B testing? Microsoft brings Notepad to the Store. For some reason. Because it's the best Windows app and deserves MORE, Paul. Mobile Microsoft brings SMS Organizer app to more Android users Skype-to-phone calling is now registered as a telco service in the Netherlands Corporate Microsoft hires ex-Siri chief ... but not for Cortana Microsoft acquires jClarity for Java performance on Azure Xbox Microsoft is Bringing Ori and the Blind Forest to Nintendo Switch But ... Microsoft is also done bringing exclusives to other platforms PUBG is getting Xbox/PS4 cross-platform play Minecraft is picking up ray-tracing support Tips and picks Tip of the week: Test Edge Insider Preview App pick of the week: Grammarly mobile keyboard Related: Gmail picks up as-you-type spelling and grammar checking Enterprise pick of the week: What's under the covers of Windows Update? Dynamics 365 Enterprise pick No. 2: Don't forget to check that Windows 10 health dashboard Drink pick of the week: Patch Tuesday An original recipe courtesy of Stephanie Thurrott and inspired by Mikah Sargent.The Patch Tuesday: 3 oz whiskey 0.5 oz lemon juice 2 dashes bitters (because Patch Tuesday is a little bit sour and a little bit bitter) 0.5 oz honey (to add a little hope) 1/2 of an egg white Shake everything together well over ice. Serve over ice, ideally 1 large whiskey cube. Garnish with a hard maraschino cherry. Serves 2 because no one should drink alone on Patch Tuesday. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: Wasabi.com offer code Windows

Windows Windows Virtual Desktop is now feature-complete Patch all the Windows things: New wormable Remote Desktop Services flaws found and patched Microsoft releases two different builds of Windows 10 19H2 for some reason - OK, it's really testing a new controlled feature rollout (CFR) system. Related: Latest Edge Dev channel release adds Dark Mode tweaks, more Bill Nye pushes Chromebooks now. He once hosted Microsoft's virtual Windows Me launch event! Intel announces a new sticker for laptops! Just what we wanted. Cortana Cortana is removed from yet another entry-point, this time from the Johnson Controls GLAS. It's fine. Everyone is happy. Is the Harman-Kardon Invoke next up to lose Cortana? OfficeIt's official: Microsoft has removed Office 2019 from its Home Use Program. It's fine. Everyone is happy.Xbox/Games Microsoft kills Super Duper Graphics Pack for Minecraft. Apparently, it can only handle 8-bit graphics. Microsoft game studio completes development of Gears 5, on track for early September launch Related (sports/games): The Sounders have new owners, including a very unlikely cast of current and former MS characters Tips and picks Tip of the week: Understand your Windows 10 recovery options Related: This is how I configure Windows 10 (Premium article, also in Windows 10 Field Guide) App pick of the week: Stardock utilities for Windows 10 Enterprise pick of the week: Bye, bye Azure Active Directory Basic Codename pick of the week: O'Hare Beer pick of the week: Foley Brothers Brewing Longbeards Oatmeal Stout Hosts: Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly 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: expressvpn.com/windows