Windows Weekly 795

Windows 11 version 22H2 Arrives!

• Repeat after me: you use the Windows 11 2022 Update to upgrade to Windows 11 version 2022. Got it? Good. Because Microsoft does not.
• Windows 11 upgrade remains free, the hardware requirements are unchanged.
• Seekers with no blocking holds can use Windows Update or the Installation Assistant.
• Build number is 22621.521. Except when it isn’t. (There are at least three, including .382 and .105)
• Paul has tried to upgrade several PCs. You’ll never believe what happened next.
• Some features are coming in an October update, including tabs for File Explorer, updates to Photos app, new Taskbar overflow experience, and improved Nearby Share.
• Managed businesses will not get post-22H2 interim updates … until 22H3. With one hilarious caveat. 
• New business features are mostly security-related. But some of the best new features are for consumers too.
• New gaming features in Windows 11 22H2.
• New accessibility features.
• A theory about how Microsoft’s A-B testing in the Beta channel previewed how 22H2 builds will work going forward, split between Home/Pro (features on) and Ent/Edu (features off).
• Plus: New Insider Preview builds today for some reason.
• New Photos app is now rolling out to Insiders.

What about Windows 10 version 22H2?

• It’s arriving in October
• No idea on new features, if any

Hardware

• The Fall Surface launch date is official: October 12
• Intel to rebrand Pentium, Celeron. How the mighty have fallen

More Microsoft

• Microsoft Teams has a major new vulnerability. Microsoft: “Eh"
• Power Platform just got some interesting new features, all in the name of “Collaboration Apps”
• Microsoft Learn subsumes Docs, just like it did Channel 9. Hopefully not just like.
• Canva is creating a Docs web app, will take on Notion, Microsoft 365
• The merged version of OneNote is coming in October 

Xbox

• Xbox September Update is here
• Logitech G Cloud is a handheld gaming machine with Xbox Game Pass
• Microsoft quietly changed how DRM works on Xbox. 
• Here are the rest of September’s Xbox Game Pass titles 
• Hacker breaks into Rockstar, leaks lots of GTA VI footage
• Xbox app for Windows updated with HowLongToBeat integration and better performance

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Enable Smart App Control
• App pick of the week: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Open Beta
• Enterprise pick of the week: Power Up
• Developer pick of the week: Microsoft CTO of Azure Mark Russinovich is all in on Rust
• Beer Pick of the week:  Firestone Walker Maple Parabola

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Links

• Windows 11 22H2: How to get Microsoft's latest OS update and what's coming next
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 is Now Available
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 Brings Faster and Eco-Friendly OS Updates
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 to Get File Explorer Tabs and More New Features in October
• Amazon Android App Store on Windows 11 is Coming to 31 Countries With 20,000 New Apps
• Microsoft Promises Business a Frictionless Upgrade to Windows 11 22H2
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 Enables New Gaming Features
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 Delivers Improved Security, Microsoft Says
• Windows 11 Version 22H2 Delivers New and Improved Accessibility Features
• 22H2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Premium)
• Updated Photos app for Windows 11 begins rolling out to Windows Insiders
• Windows 10 Version 22H2 is Coming in October
• Microsoft's October 12 Surface launch: What's on tap
• Intel’s Pentium and Celeron Brands Are Being Replaced by “Intel Processor”
• Microsoft Sees No Need to Fix New Teams Vulnerability
• What Microsoft Collaborative Apps are and why they matter: An explainer.
• Microsoft Learn Expands, Replaces Microsoft Docs
• Canva Takes On … Microsoft 365?
• Report: Zoom is Working on New Email and Calendar Apps
• Microsoft 365 roadmap
• Xbox September Update Brings Full Library View And More
• Microsoft Quietly Changed How DRM Work on Xbox Consoles
• Report: New PlayStation 5 With Detachable Disc Drive Could Launch Next Year
• Deathloop, Valheim, More Come to Game Pass This Month
• Hacker Publishes GTA VI Gameplay Videos and Threatens to Leak More
• Xbox App for PC Gets Faster Launch Times and HowLongToBeat Integration
• Here Comes the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Multiplayer Beta
• power up
• It's time to halt starting any new projects in C/C++ and use Rust for those scenarios where a non-GC language is required.
• Maple Parabola