Oct 19th 2022
Windows Weekly 799
Would You Like Salsa With That?
Windows 11 adds tabbed File Explorer, floating Taskbar UI teased, Microsoft Office now 365?
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Windows 11
- Microsoft rolls out optional October update for Windows 11 22H2, adding tabbed File Explorer
- New to the Dev channel: Some stack orchestrator and other minor updates
- New to the Beta channel: System tray updates
- Microsoft showed off a new Windows 11 UI with a floating taskbar at Ignite
- Paul is (temporarily) using Microsoft Edge again and has some thoughts
- Paul's review of the Snapdragon-based ThinkPad X13s
Windows 10
- Windows 10 22H2 is here
Microsoft 365 and cloud
- Is Microsoft 365 taking over the Office brand? Not really
- Microsoft 365 Apps are coming to Windows Server 2022 after all
- Mary Jo interviews Microsoft Cloud and AI chief Scott Guthrie
- Dark Mode finally comes to Word for the web
Microsoft
- Microsoft lays off almost 1000 employees
- Q2 FY23 earnings are happening next Tuesday, Oct. 25
Xbox
- A Plague Tale: Requiem, Persona 5 Royal come to Game Pass in October
- Xbox October Update is out now
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Customize an Elite Series 2 Controller on Xbox Design Labs
- App pick of the week: PC Game Pass
- Enterprise pick of the week: Windows 365 app is now in public preview
- Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Intune - rebranding and new add-ons, plans coming
- Beer pick of the week: Fall | Maine Beer Company
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Links
- Microsoft makes Tabbed File Explorer, additional Windows 11 22H2 features available in preview
- Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25227
- New Windows 11 Insider Build Brings System Tray Updates to the Beta Channel
- Microsoft Showed New Windows 11 UI With Floating Taskbar at Ignite
- Feeling a Little Edgy (Premium)
- Lenovo ThinkPad X13s Review
- Microsoft starts rolling out the annual Windows 10 feature update, Windows 10 22H2
- Microsoft 365 is Taking Over the Microsoft Office Brand
- No, Microsoft Office is Not Going Away
- Windows Server 2022 adds support for Microsoft 365 Apps
- Microsoft Cloud and AI chief Scott Guthrie on what's new and next for Microsoft Cloud customers
- Dark Mode Finally Comes to Word for the Web
- Microsoft Lays Off Employees Across Various Divisions
- Microsoft's 'Studio Alpha' is bringing together Azure, gaming and AI for wargame simulation
- A Plague Tale: Requiem, Persona 5 Royal Come to Game Pass in October
- The Xbox October Update Rolls Out Today
- Xbox Design Lab Adds Support for Elite Series 2 Controller
- PC Game Pass
- Experience the Windows 365 app: public preview available now
- Ignite 2022: Microsoft Says 'Mum' to MEM, and Just Call It 'Intune'
- Reduce your overall TCO with a new Microsoft Intune plan
- Fall | Maine Beer Company