Summary: <p>Windows</p><ul> <li> Microsoft is ready to start nagging users about Windows 7's end of support deadline. So here come the pop-ups. Luckily, you can turn them off completely.</li> <li> Plus: Microsoft brings DirectX 12 to Windows 7 ... for some reason.</li> <li> Windows 10 19H1 users start testing Android app-mirroring.</li> <li> Breaking: Windows 10 19H1 Home edition may allow you to defer updates by 35 days! (This is in A/B testing it seems)</li> <li> Windows 10 now on more than 800 million active devices. Right on schedule!</li> <li> Microsoft makes good on its year-old promise to give consumer app devs a 95% cut of revenues.</li> <li> Microsoft says it is now able to remove faulty Windows 10 updates without user intervention – but are they? A mysterious support article mentions this with no details</li> </ul><p>Xbox + Gaming</p><ul> <li> Microsoft demos xCloud game streaming service.</li> <li> There's a cool new controller, but it's not the Elite rev we all want</li> <li> Minecraft is FINALLY coming to Xbox Game Pass in April</li> <li> Master Chief Collection is FINALLY coming to Windows</li> <li> Plus: Microsoft announces 13 new ID@Xbox titles</li> <li> Plus: Xbox and PS gamers can now play Fornite together</li> <li> Plus: Google is about to announce some big gaming news. But first, their controller.</li> </ul><p>Microsoft</p><ul> <li> Microsoft cuts 200 jobs in commercial sales</li> <li> Microsoft sues Foxconn parent Hon Hai over 2013 patent-licensing deal</li> </ul><p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li> Tip of the week: Crackdown 2 is now free on Xbox One</li> <li> Plus: Spotify Premium users can get free (ad-supported) Hulu</li> <li> App pick of the week: Google Chrome 73</li> <li> Plus: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 is here, and you can get it on the Mac too!</li> <li> Plus: our favourite podcast app.</li> <li> Enterprise pick of the week: No more Semi-Annual Channel releases for System Center</li> <li> Developer pick of the week: DTrace is coming to Windows 10 19H1</li> <li> Beer pick of the week: Two Roads Brewing Co. Irish Exit</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mary-jo-foley">Mary Jo Foley</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show 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>Check out Mary Jo's blog at <a href="http://allaboutmicrosoft.com/" target="_blank">AllAboutMicrosoft.com</a></p> <p>The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://go.itpro.tv/windows">go.itpro.tv/windows use code WW30</a></li> <li><a href="http://Atlassian.com/IT">Atlassian.com/IT</a></li> </ul>
