Windows Weekly 845

Leo, Paul, and Richard discuss issues with the reliability of File Explorer (is XAML the root cause?), Microsoft's decision to retire WordPad, antitrust lawsuits and investigations into Big Tech companies, Microsoft's upcoming Surface(?) event, automatic OneDrive uploads for Xbox captures, the launch of Bethesda's Starfield, digital decluttering tools, and more!

Windows

• Canary: some changes to the Dynamic refresh rate feature, no more Power & Battery page in Settings, etc
• Dev: Bug fixes
• Beta: File Explorer fixes (INTERESTING, given last week’s rant)
• A moment of silence, please: WordPad will be retired
• The secret life of WordPad via its source code release and it being an example for developers (over time) of MFC, open Word document format support, the ribbon, and more
• The future is open plain text: embrace Markdown
• Notepad and Snipping Tool are getting new features
• Microsoft is changing how it counts your OneDrive storage usage

Events

• We forgot the Amazon devices event, which is September 20
• Microsoft will host a OneDrive/AI event on October 3
• Ignite registration just opened up - November 14-17 in Seattle

Antitrust

• Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others are all gatekeepers, EU says
• Bing: Hold my beer
• Zoom would like the FTC to unbundle Teams/M365 in the US
• Google is heading into an antitrust trial against the DOJ next week.
• Microsoft’s approach to antitrust has changed a bit
• Margrethe Vestager is stepping aside to bid on a new job
• Google has tentatively settled a US Play Store class action antitrust lawsuit brought by over 30 states; the settlement is subject to the court's approval, according to a legal filing
• FTC to file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon after firm made no concessions, may seek to break up the company

Xbox

• Microsoft to add auto OneDrive upload to Xbox game clips
• Xbox September Update is here with Discord game streaming
• New Game Pass titles for early September - Starfield among them
• Your Xbox Series S has arrived, Mr. Vader
• Lenovo has a Steam Deck competitor

Tips & Picks

• Tip/app pick of the week: Digital decluttering
• RunAs Radio this week: Breach Reporting with Troy Hunt
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Old Perth 23

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Links

• New Windows 11 Canary, Dev, and Beta Builds Are Out With Minor Changes
• RIP, WordPad
• Notepad and Snipping Tool are Getting New Features
• Microsoft is Changing How OneDrive Photo Storage Works in October
• Microsoft to Hold OneDrive Event on October 3
• EU Designates Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Google, Meta, and Microsoft as ‘Gatekeepers’
• Report: Apple and Microsoft Don’t Want EU’s ‘Gatekeeper’ Status for iMessage and Bing
• Zoom CEO Calls on FTC to Investigate Office/Teams Bundling Too
• In the Footsteps of Giants (Premium)
• Win-Win? (Premium)
• Margrethe Vestager is Stepping Aside to Bid on a New Job
• Google reaches tentative settlement in US Play Store lawsuit
• FTC Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Set for Later This Month After Meeting Fails to Resolve Impasse
• Microsoft Starts Testing Automatic OneDrive Uploads for Xbox Clips
• Xbox September Update Adds Game Streaming to Discord and More
• New Game Pass Games for September Include Starfield and Lies of P
• Starfield is Now Available in Early Access on Xbox Series X|S and PC
• Xbox Series S Carbon Black With 1TB of Storage is Now Available
• Lenovo’s Legion Go Gaming Handheld is Coming in October at $699
• Digital decluttering
• Windows Directory Statistics
• Directory Opus
• Duplicate Cleaner
• Breach Reporting with Troy Hunt
• Old Perth