Windows Weekly 644

Alert: Windows 10 version 20H1 is heading to the Slow ring soon

• That means your magic window is about to close if you want to stay on 19H2. Also, it means that the Insider Program folks are back to communicating poorly.
• So what's next? Windows 10X also should RTM around the same time as 20H1 and "Manganese" (20H2) testing should kick-off

Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3 arrive

• Mary Jo just got her Surface Laptop 3 on Tuesday afternoon
• Paul chimes in on the Pro 7
• Plus: The new Surface get day-zero updates

Cloud

• Javier Soltero bolts from Microsoft now leads Google G Suite team
• About that latest Azure/O365 authentication issue (that led to a 3-hour problem on Friday for N. American users)

More Windows 10

• Windows 10 version 1909/19H2 is done. And it's great. It should always be this way.
• The 1909 client and server ISOs are already on MSDN.
• Microsoft issued a new 20H1 build last night, but no new features - Last week's build added swifter Swift Pair
• What is a Secure-core PC?

Xbox

• Project xCloud Preview expands to more users
• Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10 picks up FPS counter, Achievement tracking
• Google Stadia controller not supporting wireless at launch is everything you need to know about the schedule

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Let's make some Windows applications
• App pick of the week: Stardock TouchTasks
• Plus: Firefox 70 adds a nifty online tracker dashboard
• Plus: Opera gets colorful on Android
• Enterprise pick of the week: Power Platform licensing is about to change in a big (and not good) way
• Enterprise pick 2 of the week: About that Microsoft-SAP deal announced this week...
• Beer pick of the week: Austin Eastciders Spiced Cider

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Links

• Windows 10 Version 20H1 is Heading to the Slow Ring
• Microsoft Surface Pro 7 First Impressions
• Surface Pro 7, Laptop 3 Receive Day-One Firmware Updates
• Former Microsoft exec Javier Soltero to lead the Google G Suite team
• Multifactor authentication issue hitting North American Azure, Office 365 users
• Windows 10 Version 1909 Review
• The 1909 client and server ISOs are already on MSDN
• Microsoft Issues New Windows 10 Version 20H1 Build
• Windows 10 20H1’s Latest Build Introduces Improved Swift Pair Experience for Everyone
• Microsoft Partners with PC Makers on Secure-Core PCs
• Microsoft Lets More People Into the xCloud Preview
• Xbox Game Bar Picks Up FPS Counter and Achievement Tracking
• Google’s Stadia Wireless Controller Won’t Be Wireless at Launc
• The WinForms Notepad Project: First Steps
• The WinForms Notepad Project: A Little Formatting
• The WinForms Notepad Project: Icons and Open Files
• Stardock Brings More Touch Controls to Windows 10
• Firefox Turns the Table on Online Trackers
• Opera Gets Colorful on Android
• Microsoft to enable end users to buy Power Platform licenses without administrative approval
• SAP partners with Microsoft for first-in-market cloud migration offerings
• Microsoft chases Amazon in taking SAP to the cloud
• Austin Eastciders Spiced Cider