Windows Weekly 1002: Only B & D Matter
Shownotes
Windows
- Week D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday
- 24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more
- 26H1 Major update that brings all new 26H2 features—Start, Taskbar, Search —to 26H1. Finally.
Windows Insider Program
- Four new builds last Friday - Biggest change is Cloud Rebuild in WRE (in Experimental) gaining new capabilities.
Software
- 30 years ago, Dave Plummer created Task Manager, and now heʼs vibe-coded a modern version that works on Mac and Linux too.
- Stardock announces a new Windows 11 utility called Snipboard.
- Clipchamp does AI upscaling to 4K now
Hardware
- The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is nearly perfect, with 11 hours of battery life.
- Googlebook revealed!
- Questions answered - $899 starting price is much lower than expected.
- This is Androidʼs Copilot+ PC moment - An AI PC? What a concept!
AI/dev
- Microsoft announces a OneDrive + Copilot event in October - Also a separate Copilot event before then.
- Financial Times reveals internal OpenAI prediction of $278 billion in losses over the next five years.
- NYT copyright case discovery reveals what Microsoft and OpenAI really think about stealing content.
- Anthropic merges Cowork into chat, adds Docs and Slides.
- Google Labs CC turned into Gemini Daily Brief, so now itʼs an AI agent for families.
- Google opens up its Home smart home ecosystem to other AI assistants.
- XAML.io is a web-based vibe coding IDE for .NET apps and it looks amazing.
XBOX and Gaming
- A big reorg and a small number of layoffs at XBOX sets off a new round of hand wringing.
Tip and Picks
- Tip of the week: Get Auto SR on Panther Lake-based laptops
- Auto SR was designed to make gaming viable on Windows 11 on Arm/Snapdragon X/X2, but now itʼs available on Intel Core Ultra Series 3-based PCs and it is worth experimenting with.
App Pick of the Week: Affinity
- Possibly the greatest free app in existence, Affinity just got 60 new features and is even better.
Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott
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