Windows Weekly 875

Windows 11 version 24H2 is coming and you’re not going to believe what happens next... and then again 6 months later

• Microsoft reveals Windows 10 Extended Security Updates pricing
• Paul reinstalled Windows 10 after three years on Windows 11. There’s some good and some bad
• Multiple sources have revealed a staggered release schedule for Windows 11 version 24H2

Insider Builds

• Canary/Dev - Widgets improvements head out to more people
• Canary/Dev (today) - New build today with minor changes, bug fixes (24H2 RTM-ish?). Canary/Dev switch is ending soon
• Microsoft is moving Photos app to Windows App SDK (from UWP, presumably). Paul has theories
• Microsoft will move the Widgets button in Windows 11 if you put the Start button on the left
• Dropbox comes to the Microsoft Store in Windows 11. It only took 12 years

AI

• Copilot for Microsoft 365 is getting many new features by the end of April
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 picks up priority ChatGPT-4 Turbo and no more conversation limits
• You can use ChatGPT without an account now, asterisk, asterisk
• Amazon concludes its $4 billion investment in Anthropic
• Opera is bringing local LLMs to Opera One web browser
• Google: Just kidding, non-Pro Pixel 8 will get Gemini Nano too, and you can suck on the performance issues
• Is Intel circling the drain?

Antitrust

• The EU is predictably investigating Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon—for not complying with the DMA.
• Notably absent from that list? Microsoft. Which is unique among Big Tech in that it is being reasonable with DMA compliance and antitrust in general
• Microsoft debundles Teams from Office. Too little too late?

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft 365 Basic picks up some new features
• A random Microsoft engineer found a backdoor lurking in a Linux utility and might have saved the world
• LinkedIn isn’t just getting games, it’s getting TikTok-style videos too
• .NET 7 EOL is coming. Is the .NET support schedule too aggressive?

Xbox

• A MASSIVE LIST OF ACTIVISION GAMES ARE COMING TO GAME PASS! Just kidding, you’re getting Shadow of the Tomb Raider, jerks
• Xbox is getting an AI-powered support agent. Huh. Kind of like a personal assistant then. If only they had a name for this thing
• Phil Spencer says he’s open to rival games stores on Xbox
• Take-Two is buying (most of) Gearbox for $460 million. A Grand Theft Auto and Duke Nukem cross-over is inevitable 
• Rumored white Xbox Series X emerges. White and discless? YOU’RE white and discless!

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: You can still access legacy File Explorers in Windows 11
• App pick of the week: Two for two
• RunAs Radio this week: Microsoft Copilot for Security with George Coldham
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Clonakilty Irish Whiskey

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Links

• Microsoft Shares Pricing Details For its Windows 10 Extended Security Updates Program
• Windows 10: It’s Like Riding a Bike (Premium)
• Understanding Windows 11 Version 24H2 (Premium)
• New Windows Insider Canary/Dev Channel Build Expands Availability of Widgets Improvements
• Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100 is Out on the Canary and Dev Channels
• New Windows 11 Taskbar Experiment is a Throwback to Windows 10
• Dropbox Launches Microsoft Store App in Beta
• Microsoft Details Latest Copilot for Microsoft 365 Features
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 Adds Priority GPT-4 Turbo Access and Unlimited Conversations
• Copilot for Microsoft 365 Adds Priority GPT-4 Turbo Access and Unlimited Conversations
• ChatGPT Can Now Be Used Without an Account
• Amazon Concludes Its $4 Billion Investment in Anthropic
• Opera is Bringing Local LLMs to Opera One
• Google is Bringing Gemini Nano to Pixel 8 and Circle to Search to More Devices
• Intel’s Chip-Making Business Lost $7 Billion in 2023
• EU Targets Apple, Others for DMA Compliance Violations
• Microsoft Decouples Teams From its Office 365 Commercial Plans Globally to “Ensure Clarity”
• Microsoft 365 Basic Adds OneDrive Security and Mobile Features
• Microsoft 365 Basic Adds OneDrive Security and Mobile Features
• Microsoft Engineer Thwarts Backdoor Attack … in Linux
• LinkedIn is Testing Short-Form Video Feed
• Microsoft Reminds Devs of .NET 7 End of Support
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Lego 2K Drive, and More Are Headed to Game Pass
• Microsoft is Working on an AI-Powered Xbox Support Agent
• Phil Spencer Suggests Allowing Other Game Stores on Xbox
• Take-Two to Acquire Gearbox for $460 Million
• Pictures of a White Disc-less Xbox Series X Console Leak
• Tip: Rewind the Windows 11 File Explorer
• Arc Browser is a Revelation on the Mac (Premium)
• The Internet’s Oldest Living Dinosaur Buys Artifact
• Microsoft Copilot for Security with George Coldham
• CLONAKILTY IRISH WHISKEY