Dec 11th 2019
Windows Weekly 651
Frampton's Still Alive
RIP Windows 7, Teams on Linux, Minecraft Cross Play on PS4
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
Windows 7, we had a good run
- Microsoft will push a full-screen EOL warning to Windows 7 users in January
- Windows 7's Security Essentials AV software is going away after January 14, too
- Have our expectations changed about the impact the EOL will have on Windows 10 adoption?
Hell freezes over
- Microsoft Teams is available on Linux. No, it's not April 1st.
- MS says other Office apps on the way
- The Way Back Machine: Paul had a 1999 scoop about Microsoft Office on Linux
Windows 10
- 20H1 isn't quite done yet, but Microsoft keeps releasing new builds with no functional changes. - Another one last Friday too
- Your Phone now supports digital pens
- Collections goes live in Microsoft Edge Canary and Dev
Hardware
- Microsoft patent application brings digital pen writing surface to Surface Book wrist rest
- Four more games come to Project xCloud
Mobile + Web
- Office Mobile apps on iOS and Android are getting a makeover
- Office apps for Windows Mobile EOL in January 2021 - But what about on Windows 10 for PCs?
- Wunderlist is finally getting shut down
- New Slack design looks a little familiar
- Sticky Notes is coming to the web (via Outlook)
Xbox + Games
- Cross play FINALLY comes to Minecraft on PS4
- Gears 5 Operation 2 is out
- Halo: MCC off to a big start on PC
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Check out the MSDN/TechNet archives
- Plus: Thanks to a Thurrott Premium promotion, I will update the Windows 10 Field Guide through the end of 2020
- Plus: Take the 2020 Thurrott.com reader survey
- App pick of the week: Outlook mobile
- Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 Human Resources
- Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Campaign Views
- Beer pick of the week: The Chai Life
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Links
- Microsoft is ready to push a full-screen warning to Windows 7 users who are still running the OS after January 14.
- Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7's free AV software, Security Essentials
- Microsoft Teams becomes first Office app available for Linux. What's next?
- Microsoft Releases Yet Another Near-Final 20H1 Build
- Microsoft Releases Another Near-Final 20H1 Build
- Your Phone Gets Pen Support in Windows 10
- Collections is Live in Edge Canary and Dev
- Microsoft Patent Suggests Surface Book (and Pro?) Changes
- Microsoft is giving its Office for iOS and Android apps a makeover
- Microsoft to end support of its touch-first Office Mobile apps in January 2021
- Microsoft to shut down its Wunderlist to-do app in May 2020
- Slack Testing New Mobile App Design Inspired by Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Is Bringing Sticky Notes to Outlook on the Web
- Minecraft Cross-Play is Coming to PlayStation 4
- Microsoft Adds 4 More Games to Project xCloud
- Microsoft Releases Big Multiplayer Update for Gears 5
- Halo Fans New and Old Propel The Master Chief Collection to Blockbuster Launch on PC
- Archived Content
- Windows 10 Field Guide is Now Free for Premium Members
- Take Our Reader Survey for a Chance to Win a $250 Amazon Gift Card
- Outlook Introduces In-App Do Not Disturb Mode on IOS
- Microsoft is dropping some of its Dynamics 365 HR apps in favor of LinkedIn alternative
- Microsoft to help Office 365 customers track entire phishing campaigns, not just lone emails
- The Chai Life