Windows Weekly 823

File Explorer access keys, Edge Workspaces public preview, Xbox Remix Special Edition Controller 

Happy birthday, Microsoft

• Microsoft turned 48 this week (April 4). It took a wrong left turn in Albuquerque

Windows 11

• New Beta channel build adds Access Keys to File Explorer, Content Adaptive Brightness Control (CABC), and, yes, a new Bing button on the Taskbar
• Microsoft Edge Workspaces now in limited public preview

Microsoft 365

• Oh you didn’t think the new Bing was free, did you?
• (New) Outlook for Windows Preview gains Gmail support, finally
• Right before the new Bing launch, Microsoft fixed a major security vulnerability that compromised Bing
• Google secretly enacted a 5 million file limit on Drive then retracted it after complaints

Surface

• Microsoft announces Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock (Surface Dock 3) with no Surface Connect connector

Xbox

• Microsoft reveals first Game Pass titles for April
• New Xbox Wireless Controller contains “some” recycled materials, is very expensive

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Enable split window feature in Microsoft Edge
• App pick of the week: Google Nearby Share for Windows
• This week on RunAs: IPv6 and Azure Active Directory with Pierre Roman
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Auchentoshan Virgin Oak

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Links

• Microsoft Ships New Windows 11 Insider Builds to Beta Channel Testers
• Microsoft Edge Workspaces Gets a Limited Public Preview
• Microsoft Moves to Monetize the New Bing
• Outlook for Windows Preview Adds Support for Gmail Accounts
• Microsoft Fixes Vulnerability That Compromised Bing and Office 365
• Google Suddenly Limits Drive to 5 Million Files Per User (Updated)
• (Updated) Microsoft Announces Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock
• Minecraft Legends and More Are Coming to Game Pass in April
• Microsoft’s Latest Xbox Controller Includes Recycled Materials and a Rechargeable Battery
• Edge Quietly Gains a Split Window Feature
• Edge Quietly Gains a Split Window Feature
• Windows Everywhere: The rise and fall of the most important software platform of all time Kindle Edition
• Google Releases Nearby Share Beta for Windows
• IPv6 and Azure Active Directory with Pierre Roman
• Auchentoshan
• Auchentoshan Virgin Oak