Windows Weekly 855

Paul and Richard are at Microsoft Ignite 2023 and just watched the keynote! Leo Laporte chats with them to discuss the clarified rebranding of Copilot, some new AI features in Windows 365, Microsoft Loop's availability, the release of .NET 8, two decades of Patch Tuesday, a neat Xbox Series bundle discount for Black Friday, and more!

Microsoft Ignite

• (Final) Copilot rebranding clarifies the naming changes announced in September
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 adds plug-in support, more
• Windows 11: Windows AI Studio announced, Dev Home and WSL are updated
• New AI capabilities in Windows 365
• Microsoft Loop is now available 
• New Teams now GA, 320 million users - Mesh in Jan 2024
• Clipchamp and Microsoft Designer come to Microsoft 365 commercial
• Microsoft announces its first custom AI chipsets for the Azure datacenter

Dev: .NET Conf

• Microsoft releases .NET 8 with .NET Aspire

Windows 11

• Microsoft releases 23H2 for the fourth time?
• One tiny bit of OneDrive de-ensh*ttification does not address the bigger issues
• Patch Tuesday turns 20, Microsoft couldn’t care less
• The new Outlook: People, we have a roadmap!
• Microsoft Store now lets you decide where to install games
• Copilot in Microsoft Shopping, AI review summaries come to Bing and Edge

Microsoft, more AI

• Microsoft will not challenge its gatekeeper designation in the EU
• Google brings generative AI search to 120+ new countries
• Google will ID AI-based videos in YouTube
• Google Photos gets some cool AI organizational features

Xbox

• Xbox Series X|S are discounted by $50 for Black Friday
• Halo Infinite goes retro too, adds Halo 3 playlist
• Here are more titles coming to Xbox Game Pass
• Here comes the OLED Steam Deck
• PS5 “Slim” is now available in the US - Sony unlikely to hit PS5 sales targets
• Amazon lays off gaming staff, will refine Prime Gaming perks

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Google’s Black Friday sale looks solid
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Loop
• RunAs Radio this week: Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge with Richard Hicks
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Makers Mark Cellar Aged

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Links

• Microsoft Releases .NET 8
• November Patch Tuesday Updates Are Available for Windows 11 Versions 23H2 and 22H2
• OneDrive Will No Longer Ask Windows Users Why They’re Closing the App
• Microsoft Celebrates 20 Years of Patch Tuesday Like It Can’t Be Bothered
• Microsoft Details its Roadmap for the New Outlook for Windows
• Copilot in Microsoft Shopping, AI Review Summaries are Rolling Out to Bing, Edge
• Microsoft Store now lets you decide where to install games
• Microsoft and Google Will Not Challenge EU Gatekeeper Designation
• Google Brings Generative AI in Search to More Than 120 Countries
• Microsoft Offers $50 Discounts on Xbox Series X|S Consoles for Black Friday
• Halo Infinite Gets a “Halo 3 Refueled” Playlist
• Persona 5 Tactica and Rollerdrome Are Coming to Game Pass in November
• Valve Announces $549 Steam Deck OLED Coming on November 16
• Valve Announces $549 Steam Deck OLED Coming on November 16
• Sony Revenues Up 8 Percent in Q2, But Annual PS5 Sales Target in Doubt
• Amazon to “Refine” Prime Gaming Perks After New Layoffs
• Google Pixel 8 Pro: Transition Complete
• Google’s Black Friday Sale Starts Thursday
• Google, Please Don’t Kill Fitbit (Premium)
• Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge with Richard Hicks
• Maker's Mark