Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Leo Laporte

Dec 15th 2021

Windows Weekly 755

Chris Caps the Year

Microsoft CMO Chris Capossela Stops by Windows Weekly

Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
Guests: Chris Capossela
Category: News

Deck the halls with Log4j patches

  •  Log4j flaw: Now state-backed hackers are using bug as part of attacks, warns Microsoft


Ringing the antitrust bells

  •  Vivaldi: Microsoft is Up To Its Old Tricks Again
  •  Oh, Microsoft (Premium)
  •  Microsoft doubles down on its strategy to get more Windows 11 users on Edge


Windows Wonderland

  • Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22523 | Windows Insider Blog
  •  Hands-On with the Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
  •  Windows Terminal to Become Default Windows 11 Command Line Experience


Microsoft Teams

  •  Microsoft releases end-to-end encryption for Teams calls
  • Microsoft Teams search just got this major update


Surface

  •  iFixit Partners with Microsoft on Surface Repair Tools


Xbox

  •  Microsoft Rebrands Xbox Game Pass for PC
  •  Microsoft Announces More Game Pass Titles for December
  •  Sony to Release PS5 Covers in 2022
  •  Google is Bringing Play Store Games to Windows


Tips and picks

  •  Tip of the week: Check out this incredible documentary about the history of Xbox

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