Windows Weekly 500

Microsoft releases biggest Windows 10 Insider preview build yet - build 15002 includes update pausing and more. Alleged Windows 10 design makeover surfaces. Windows 10 desktop on Azure coming from Citrix this quarter. Microsoft reveals its long-game strategy for Cortana. Microsoft becomes a bit more transparent about privacy. Microsoft kills Windows Essentials. CES wrap-up.

• Tip of the week: Windows Essentials is dead
• AppRaisin mobile pick of the week: OneNote for Windows 10
• Enterprise pick of the week: MS HCM apps: Here they come
• Codename pick of the week: Project Osaka

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Links

• Microsoft Releases Biggest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build Yet
• Latest Windows 10 Creators Update PC test build enables update pausing and lots more
• The Ability to Pause Updates in Windows 10 Isn’t Enough
• 15002 is also available for IoT Core testers. Cortana is in this
• Microsoft to make further tweaks to Windows 10's design via 'Neon'
• Users to get Windows 10 desktops on Azure option later this quarter
• Playing the Long Game: Microsoft’s Cortana Strategy Revealed (Premium)
• Microsoft Becomes a Bit More Transparent About Windows 10 and Privacy
• Microsoft agrees to Windows 10 adjustments with Swiss data watchdog
• Windows Essentials: It’s Dead, Jim
• CES 2017: Microsoft Connected Car 2.0 rolls along
• CES 2017: Intel Unveils a Credit Card-Sized Computer
• Dell's new Canvas 27 looks similar to Microsoft's Surface Studio. And Microsoft seems to be just fine with that. Here's why.
• Thinking About CES
• Today is Not the 10th Anniversary of the iPhone
• HMD Announces Its First Nokia Smartphone
• Microsoft is developing its own human capital management apps
• Sloop Brewing: All Day Rosé
• Project Osaka