Windows Weekly 635

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. 

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Links

• Microsoft makes Chromium-based Edge beta available for Windows and macOS
• One Million Downloads? (Premium)
• Microsoft Edge Gets New Collections Feature
• Microsoft Shares Edge Roadmap, Plans to Block Auto-Playing Media
• Sign-in and sync with work or school accounts in Microsoft Edge Insider builds
• Microsoft Has First Major Impact on Chrome
• Windows 10’s Latest 20H1 Build Introduces a Number of New Features
• Microsoft rolls out two more Windows 10 19H2 builds, one with more new enterprise features
• Microsoft makes Notepad a separate Store app starting with new Windows 10 20H1 test build
• Microsoft starts rolling out another new Android app, SMS Organizer
• Microsoft's Skype-to-phone calling service is now registered as a telecom service in the Netherlands
• Microsoft nabs former Apple Siri chief Bill Stasior
• Former Siri Boss Joins Microsoft
• Microsoft acquires jClarity for optimizing Java workloads on Azure
• Microsoft is Bringing Ori and the Blind Forest to Nintendo Switch
• Microsoft Has No Further Plans to Bring Xbox Exclusives to Nintendo Switch
• Xbox/PS4 Cross-Platform Play is Coming to PUBG
• Minecraft Is Getting a Whole New Look With Ray Tracing Support
• Let's build together!
• Grammarly Brings Synonyms to Mobile
• Gmail No Longer Gives You an Excuse to Send Emails With Spelling and Grammar Mistakes
• Microsoft is using Dynamics 365 to manage Windows Update releases
• Windows 10 release information