Windows Weekly 937

No, it’s not you. Windows Hello doesn’t work in the dark anymore. For reasons. Say "Hello" to the Windows Hello controversy of the month!

Windows

• AI agent in Settings and Recall export experience in Dev/Beta channels - plus the old clock is back, baby
• July Patch Tuesday preview: App defaults (EEA only), Share images with visual preview, and some fixes for Windows 11 (The first one is coming to Windows 10 too - tied to the DMA news from last week.)
• Commentary: What Apple gets right in macOS 26 (and otherwise)

Surface

• One year with Surface Laptop 7
• Microsoft issues its first firmware updates for Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 in several months, sort of

Microsoft 365

• BBB complains about how Microsoft promotes Microsoft 365;  Microsoft disagrees but will change the way it communicates about these features

AI

• OpenAI, Microsoft, and... the nuclear option??
• The Open AI Files provides an insider view of the company and finds it lacking
• Copilot Vision is GA in the United States - It’s also free to try on mobile
• The Browser Company starts explaining Dia, finally

Xbox and Games

• Microsoft announces (extends?) partnership with AMD on future Xbox hardware - a one minute video with plenty to parse
• Next-gen hardware
• Multi-year partnership with AMD on Xbox consoles and gaming handhelds
• Compatibility with existing game libraries
• Working closely with the Windows team, ensure Windows is the number one games platform
• Microsoft shares Xbox Ally details with devs, a hint at the coming Windows-based Xbox platform requirements?
• More Game Pass titles for June, including an old favorite
• Minecraft gets three great updates
• Steam will run natively on Apple Silicon soon. Unlike all the games.

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Don’t give in
• App pick of the week: Camtasia online
• RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server 2025 with Bob Ward
• Brown liquor pick of the week: The Macallan 18 Sherry Oak Cask

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• Transcripts: Windows Weekly 937 Transcript

Links

• Microsoft Quietly Disabled Windows Hello Facial Recognition in the Dark
• Microsoft Starts Testing New Settings AI Agent and Recall Export Experience
• New Windows 11 and Windows 10 Builds Are Available on the Release Preview Channel
• A Deeper Dive into macOS 26 (Premium)
• Surface Laptop 7: One Year Later (Premium)
• Microsoft Issues June 2025 Firmware Updates for Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11
• Better Business Bureau Forces Changes to Microsoft 365 Copilot Advertising
• Report: OpenAI May Raise the Antitrust Weapon Against its Partner Microsoft
• The OpenAI Files
• Copilot Vision on Windows is Now Available in the US
• Microsoft Makes Copilot Vision Free to Try on Mobile
• The Browser Company Explains Its Vision for Dia
• AMD Chips to Power Next-Generation Xbox Consoles and Gaming Handhelds
• Microsoft Introduces Xbox Ally to Developers
• Call of Duty: WWII, Warcraft Trilogy, and More Are Coming to Game Pass
• Minecraft Gets Three Major Updates
• Steam Will Soon Run Natively on Apple Silicon Macs
• Giving In? (Premium)
• Amazon Announces Prime Day 2025 on July 8-11
• TechSmith Releases Camtasia Online for Free Screen Recordings
• Adobe Brings Firefly to Mobile
• SQL Server 2025 with Bob Ward
• Macallan 18 Sherry Oak Cask