Windows Weekly 606

• Time to revisit what's likely to make it into Win 10 19H1 - It's actually a bit more than you might think.
• Where are we at right now with new feature updates.
• 1809 usage doubled, but it's still on relatively few PCs.
• 19H1/1903/April 2019 update is in bug bash phase.
• Windows 7 non-controversy of the week does mark the passing of an era.
• Cortana integrates with Microsoft To-Do everywhere now.
• Microsoft To-Do picks up file attachment support.
• Nokia phones will finally sell through US wireless carriers.
• Apple is going to try a gaming service too, more competition for Microsoft.
• Coming up right after Windows Weekly: Microsoft's Q2 FY19 earnings. Expect lots of commercial cloud; good Surface/Xbox holiday quarter talk.

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Xbox One is on sale. Again.
• Plus: Here's February's Games with Gold lineup!
• App pick of the week: ACDSee Photo Editor 10
• Enterprise pick of the week: New privacy, security dashboards for M365 admins.
• Codename pick of the week: Project Rome
• Beer pick of the week: Bell's Black Note Stout

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Links

• https://www.howtogeek.com/402569/everything-new-in-windows-10s-april-2019-update/
• Microsoft officially announces 'Windows Sandbox' for running applications in isolation
• New Windows 10 Insider Preview Build Separates Cortana from Search
• Microsoft's latest Windows 10 19H1 release adds support for coming reserved storage feature
• Signs of Sanity (Premium)
• Report: Windows 10 Version 1809 Usage Doubles
• Bug Bash webcast news: Windows Insider 19H1 Slow Ring build with ISOs coming
• Microsoft Retiring a Windows Media Player Feature on Older Windows Versions
• Microsoft To-Do Integration in Cortana Rolls Out to Everyone
• Microsoft To-Do Gets Support for File Attachments
• Firmware Updates Hit Surface Laptop 2, Surface Go LTE
• HMD Global to Bring Nokia Phones to Verizon, Cricket Wireless
• Office 365 to Use OneDrive as Default Save Location Going Forward
• Apple Reportedly Building a ‘Netflix for Games’ Service
• Microsoft Hosts Yet Another Xbox One Sale
• New Games with Gold for February 2019
• ACDSee Photo Editor
• Struggling to comply with GDPR? Microsoft 365 rolls out new privacy dashboards
• Microsoft Office 365 users in Europe unable to access mailboxes for a full day
• Microsoft cloud services see global authentication outage
• Announcing Project Rome SDK for Android and iOS version 1.0!
• Project Rome
• Microsoft is building on top of its Xbox SmartGlass technology to develop a more advanced app-handoff capability across platform
• Bell's Black Note Stout