Windows Weekly 907

Edge's data trick, Outlook's AI Themes, .NET 9, and more!

Windows 11

• The 24H2 quality issues continue, like a parade with no end.
• Patch Tuesday arrives
• Windows team says no Preview update in December... but what about November?
• Reminder of the Canary build last week with Prism emulator improvements. WHERE ARE THE ARM ISOs???
• Most recent episode of Run as Radio is worth discussing again here
• Dev and Beta:  Nice new “run as admin” shortcut in Dev, minor changes in Beta
• Canary: Mostly bug fixes
• Microsoft Edge is using a new trick to steal Chrome data
• It’s dead, Jim: Microsoft reminds world that Outlook will replace Mail, Calendar, People
• If you pay for Copilot (dummy) you can make custom Outlook themes now for some reason
• Quick laptop update: AMD Zen 5 vs. Intel Lunar Lake vs. Snapdragon X

Still more earnings

• Arm: $844 million, but disappointing. Also, Qualcomm legal battle looms
• Qualcomm: $10.24 billion in revenues, up 19 percent
• AMD to lay off 4 percent of (26,000 employee) workforce globally, focus on AI

Dev

• Microsoft releases .NET 9
• That means WPF support for Windows 11 theming is live
• But there’s a surprise: Microsoft added one of the features we need
• .NET Conf is happening as we speak - Thursday is third-party day, and I am curious about Avalon and Uno announcements
• Qualcomm has a webinar tomorrow for AI developers and Snapdragon X

Xbox

• Surprise! Death Stranding comes to Xbox three years later to the day
• Phil Spencer talks PS5, mobile devices, more in a new interview
• MAJOR NEW ACTIVISION RELEASE ON GAME PASS
• Just kidding, it’s some stupid purple dragon
• Friend requests now available (again) to all Xbox users
• Paying GeForce Now customers get monthly usage caps
• NVIDIA app replaces GeForce Experience, no need to sign in anymore
• Sony has sold 65 million PS5 consoles … it needs 20+ million more to surpass PS3

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Quick Windows 11 Field Guide update
• App pick of the week: Stardock DesktopGPT
• App pick of the week #2: Quick Share
• Cocktail of the week: Salmoncito

Ingredients

• 1 oz. tonic water, plus more for topping
• 1½ oz. London dry gin
• ¼ oz. Campari
• ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice
• Grapefruit twist and grapefruit supreme (for serving)

Preparation

• Fill a highball glass with ice. Add 1 oz. tonic water, then pour in 1½ oz. London dry gin, ¼ oz. Campari, and ¼ oz. fresh grapefruit juice. Top off with more tonic water and stir gently with a bar spoon. Express oil of a grapefruit twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with a grapefruit supreme.

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Links

• 24H2 visual bug?
• Microsoft Releases November 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates
• New Windows 11 Dev and Beta Builds Are Available for Insiders
• Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Canary Build 27749
• Microsoft Edge Has a New Trick to Get Data From Chrome Users on Windows
• Microsoft Reminds Customers That Windows Mail, Calendar, and People are EOL in December
• Outlook Users Can Now Create Custom Themes With a Copilot Subscription
• Arm Revenues Up 5 Percent to $844 Million
• Qualcomm Revenues Jump 19 Percent to $10.24 Billion
• Death Stranding Director’s Cut Gets a Surprise Xbox Release
• Phil Spencer Discusses Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld and Mobile Store Plans
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy is Coming to Xbox Game Pass
• Friend Requests Are Back for All Xbox Users
• Nvidia GeForce Now is Adding Monthly Usage Caps for Paid Users
• New Nvidia App is Ready to Replace GeForce Experience
• Sony Has Now Sold 65 Million PlayStation 5 Consoles
• Stardock Releases DesktopGPT 1.0
• Google Quick Share is Coming to Windows 11 on Arm
• Cafe Tacobar