Jul 6th 2022
Windows Weekly 784
Windows Leaky! The Livestream
Beta Channel split, Outlook Lite app, Rufus
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Beta Channel split, Outlook Lite app, Rufus
Windows 11
- Windows 11 is on over 20 percent of (consumer) PCs now
- Over 20 percent of Steam gamers are on Windows 11 now
- Windows Insider Beta Channel splits into 2, but this time there is a major (and positive) caveat
- What is an “enablement package”? When did this start? What is its use on 22H2?
- Microsoft's small improvements that no one seems to have noticed
- Windows Subsystem for Android updated for Insiders in the United States
Microsoft 365
- Microsoft is working on a Lite version of Outlook.
- Microsoft wants people to join the Family Insider Program
- Microsoft is trying to turn OneDrive into a social platform
- Former Microsoft exec Javier Soltero is leaving Google after just 2.5 years
- EU makes moves against Big Tech
Xbox
- Microsoft announces the first Xbox Game Pass titles for July
- Microsoft to drop Xbox 360 titles from Games with Gold in October.
- Samsung Gaming Hub brings Xbox Cloud Gaming (and more) to the 2022 Samsung Smart TVs
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Join the Halo Infinite network campaign co-op beta
- App pick of the week: Rufus (3.19 Beta or newer)
- Enterprise pick of the week: Azure capacity limits are continuing. What can you do?
- Enterprise pick 2 of the week: The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook (9th edition)
- Beer pick of the week: Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Du Kriek
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Links
- Windows 11 Inches Closer to 25% Market Share in Latest AdDuplex Report
- Just over 20% of Steam users are using Windows 11
- Microsoft is Splitting the Windows Insider Beta Channel in Two
- Feature Update via Windows 10, version 1909 Enablement Package
- The Little Improvements in Windows 11 That No One is Talking About (Premium)
- Microsoft Updates Windows Subsystem for Android for US Insiders
- Microsoft is readying a smaller, faster 'Outlook Lite' app for Android
- Microsoft seeks testers for its Family Insider program
- Microsoft Starts Testing Photo Stories in OneDrive
- Javier Soltero is Leaving Google
- EU Lawmakers Approve Bills to Rein in Big Tech
- Microsoft Announces First Xbox Game Pass Additions for July
- Xbox Games with Gold Will Drop Xbox 360 Games in October
- Samsung Gaming Hub Brings Xbox Cloud Gaming and More to Smart TVs
- Here Comes the Halo Infinite Network Campaign Co-Op Beta
- Create bootable USB drives the easy way - Rufus
- Azure's capacity limitations are continuing. What can customers do?
- The Office 365 for IT Pros eBook
- Jolly Pumpkin La Roja Du Kriek