Windows Weekly 633

Samsung Unpacked

• Microsoft rumored---then confirmed---to be at today's Galaxy Note 10 launch. With the marketing materials leaking, we have some clues as to what they will add to this event:
• S Pen compatibility for Office - similar to iPad support earlier
• (Maybe) Office support for Dex desktop mode?
• (Maybe) Xbox/gaming partnership - Could Note 10 be a premier xCloud experience?

Windows

• Not news: Windows 10 no longer a "cornerstone" product for Microsoft
• There's no such thing as a great $500 Windows laptop. Why? And what can Microsoft do to fix this?
• New Windows 10 20H1 build is out today with a few minor updates and tweaks
• Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 will get a cloud restore feature
• Microsoft to finally disable VBScript in Windows 7, 8.1 IE
• Related: Remember the Browser Ballot Box? Google's doing it in Android with both web browsers and search engines. And the latter will come with a twist.

Xbox

• Microsoft teams with Ninja. Over 20 years old? Let me explain.
• Microsoft will ship 60 new Xbox games in 6 weeks
• Microsoft announces a sweeping set of Gears 5-inspired Xbox hardware
• Xbox Live outage has the Chicken Littles freaking out about xCloud

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Windows 10 Field Guide
• App pick of the week: Windows Terminal
• Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Dedicated Host
• Enterprise pick No. 2: Your Home Use Rights just changed, enterprise users.
• Beer pick of the week: Talea Beer 

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Links

• Microsoft and Samsung step up partnership ahead of August 7 Unpacked event
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Marketing Materials Leak
• Windows no longer a ‘cornerstone’ for Microsoft, as company changes how it describes its business
• New Windows Insider Preview Build Brings Networking, Calculator Improvements
• Microsoft Confirms Windows 10’s Cloud Restore Feature
• Microsoft to Disable VBScript in IE 11 in Windows 7 and 8.x
• Google Outlines Its Search Ballot Box for Android
• Microsoft Signs Exclusivity Agreement with Ninja
• Summer Spotlight 2019: The Season for Great New Games
• Microsoft Announces New Gear 5 Xbox Hardware
• Xbox Live Outage Blocks You From Playing Your Digital Games
• Windows 10 Field Guide
• Microsoft Issues Major Update to Windows Terminal
• Microsoft adds Azure Dedicated Host option for running VMs on single-tenant servers
• Microsoft Home Use Program FAQs
• Microsoft is revamping its Office Home Use Program to feature discounted Office 365 subscriptions
• Hop Culture + Yakima Chief Hops Present: Beers With(out) Beards Beer Fest
• SUN UP Hazy IPA