Aug 4th 2021
Windows Weekly 736
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Windows 11 comes to the Beta Channel
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Windows 11: Now in the Beta Channel
- Windows 11 Comes to the Insider Beta Channel
- Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps
- Intel Exec Leaks Thunderbolt 5
- Microsoft Adds “My Day” Pane to Outlook.com, Outlook on the Web
Windows 365/Cloud PC launches, pricing revealed
- Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service will range from $20 to $162 per user per month
- Microsoft Pauses Free Trials of Windows 365
- Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365
- Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad
Microsoft mandates COVID-19 vaccinations
- Microsoft to require COVID-19 vaccination proof for U.S. employees, vendors
- Microsoft pushes back earliest "full reopening" to October 4
Xbox
- Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for August
- The $499 PlayStation 5 is Already Profitable
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Get a Halo theme in Waze
- App pick of the week: Mozilla Firefox
- Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 Field Service on-prem is going away
- Codename pick of the week: Project Arno
- Beverage pick of the week: June Shine Blood Orange Mint
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Links
- Beta Channel
- Windows 11 Tip: Change Default Apps
- Here is a first look at the new #Windows11 Snipping Tool. Coming to #WindowsInsiders soon! Great work from the team #pumped
- Intel Exec Leaks Thunderbolt 5
- Microsoft Adds “My Day” Pane to Outlook.com, Outlook on the Web
- Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service will range from $20 to $162 per user per month
- Microsoft Pauses Free Trials of Windows 365
- Hands-On with Microsoft Windows 365
- Hands-On with Windows 365 on Mac, Chromebook, and iPad
- Microsoft Announces First Game Pass Titles for August
- Microsoft to require COVID-19 vaccination proof for U.S. employees, vendors
- The $499 PlayStation 5 is Already Profitable
- Waze Now Offers a Halo Infinite Theme
- To the Web: Mozilla Firefox (Premium)
- Microsoft makes available previews of features coming to Dynamics 365, Power Platform starting in October
- Project Arno: Cloudification of Telecom Network Infrastructure
- Blood orange mint