Windows Weekly 896

It’s Week D. Do you know where your preview updates are?

Windows 11

• Windows 11 version 22H2/23H2 get the same update
• Windows 11 version 24H2 gets a different update, but at least it’s on time
• Beta: Media controls on the Lock screen, more
• Windows security update borks small number of Linux bootloaders, is perfect example of misplaced and faux outrage
• Right-click doesn’t work correctly with Windows and a touchpad. It’s not you

M$FT

• Microsoft took Paul’s advice. Instead of just blaming the EU, it’s holding a security summit with CrowdStrike and other partners to solve the problems highlighted by the botched update outage. (Which it said it would do back in July.)
• Microsoft shuffles the decks below its three primary business units
• Microsoft: It’s all about transparency!
• Paul: Nope

Hardware

• Lenovo ThinkPad T14s is the best business-class Snapdragon X Copilot+ PC yet
• ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2 is the last gasp of the Surface Pro-alikes
• Paul got a Pixel 9 Pro XL - Eerily iPhone Pro-like design, crazy AI features - The combination of hardware and software here is nuts
• Pixel 9 series is shipping with Android 14. Google planned to ship Android 14 earlier than ever before this year. Users with Pixel 9 series phones can enroll in Android 15 Beta now. But Android 15 was quietly delayed to October, the normal release time frame
• Mark Gurman leaks all the iPhone 16 things
• Apple announces launch event
• Some navel-gazing about Apple’s place in our lives

Magic of Software

• Microsoft announces Loop 2.0 on Twitter, no one has it yet
• LibreOffice is now native on Windows on Arm!
• Google Essentials app will be bundled with some new PCs, starting with HP
• Proton Drive for Business now available standalone, and with sale pricing (and more storage)
• Brave gets major privacy updates on desktop and mobile
• Apple makes further DMA concessions, will let iPhone users change default apps for phone, messaging, more
• Threads is testing posts that are as ephemeral as your facts
• Paid version of Alexa will allegedly launch in October
• Google Meet gets auto PIP for all and AI meeting notes for some

Xbox

• Xbox August Update starts rolling out with those new Discord features
• Raven labor union files complaint against Microsoft
• Microsoft brings Xbox Cloud Gaming to more Fire TV devices

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: You can still upgrade to 24H2 right now
• App pick of the week: Win11Debloat
• RunAs Radio this week: The Security Risks of AI with Steve Poole
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Mosgaard Moscatel Single Malt
   

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Links

• Windows 11’s August Optional Update Adds Linked Android Devices to Windows Share
• Windows 11 Version 24H2 Gets a Week D Preview Update Too
• Microsoft’s August Security Updates May Prevent Linux to Boot on Dual-Boot Devices
• Microsoft is Testing New Design for Media Controls on the Windows 11 Lock Screen
• We’re Just Not Clicking (Premium)
• CrowdStrike Outage Has Roots in Microsoft’s Antitrust Problems
• Microsoft Announces Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit With CrowdStrike on September 10
• Microsoft Reshuffles Financial Reporting Structure
• Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon Review
• Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2 First Impressions
• Google Pixel 9 Pro XL First Impressions
• More Pixel Photo Love, More Pixel AI Angst (Premium)
• Android 15 Beta 4.2 Comes to Pixel 9 Series
• Gurman Reveals Apple’s iPhone 16 Launch Plans
• Apple to Hold its iPhone 16 Event on September 9
• Why Apple, When Apple (Premium)
• Microsoft Announces Loop 2.0
• LibreOffice 24.8 is Now Available with Native Windows on Arm Support
• Google Essentials is Coming to the PC
• Proton Drive is Now Available for Businesses
• Brave Gets Major Privacy Updates on Desktop and Mobile
• iOS 18 Will Let EU Users Change Default Apps for Phone Calls, Messaging, and More
• Threads is Testing Ephemeral Posts
• Report: Amazon to Launch Paid Version of Alexa in October
• Google Meet Gets AI Note-Taking, Improved PIP
• Xbox August Update is Coming Today With New Discord Features
• Labor Union at Call of Duty Studio Raven Software Files Complaint Against Activision and Microsoft
• https://www.thurrott.com/games/307615/microsoft-brings-xbox-cloud-gaming-to-more-fire-tv-devices
• Tip: Upgrade to Windows 11 Version 24H2 Right Now
• Win11Debloat
• The Next Coding Project (Premium)
• The Security Risks of AI with Steve Poole
• Whisky Single Cask - Moscatel WWA Worlds Best Small Batch