Windows Weekly (Audio)

• WW 954: We're Just Getting Started - Windows 10's Last Day of Support (But Not Really)

  Forget the doomsday headlines about Windows 10's end of life. Paul, Richard, and Leo break down why most users can relax, what Microsoft really has planned, and why the supposed landfill crisis around old PCs is mostly exaggeration. Also, Microsoft said OneDrive's new app was coming next year, but your file system says otherwise. Windows 11 October Patch Tuesday arrives, 1st for 25H2 Copilot+ PCs: Click to Do improvements, AI agent in Settings, File Explorer improvements 24H2/25H2: Desktop improvements, File Explorer improvements, Keyboard shortcuts for en and em dashes, Administrator Protection (off by default), Passkey improvements, Game Bar improvements Windows 10 (didn't) reach EOL and the world didn't end Zorin OS and ChromeOS Flex seize the moment Windows Insider: Copilot on Windows gets Connectors, Document creation and export. Copilot on Windows gets Settings support. Dev and Beta get AI agent in Settings improvements (Copilot+ PC), Setting search improvements (ditto), Drag Tray, Click to Do improvements, Dark mode improvements Dashlane partners with Yubico to make security keys primary vault access Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q QC is a Snapdragon X-based SFF PC HP OmniBook 5 16-inch shows why even the cheapest Snapdragon X chip is a winner Hope springs eternal: Intel Panther Lake is the efficiency of Lunar Lake plus the performance of Arrow Lake. Hopefully, it's not the reliability of either IDC: PC sales jumped 9.4 percent in Q3, just not where you live AI AI is the end of apps Microsoft reveals its first image generation model Opera Neon adds Nano Banana (image gen) and Sora (video gen) capabilities Xbox and gaming Target and Walmart will keep selling Xbox consoles unlike those losers at Costco A veteran of Halo Studios leaves, warns everyone Sorry, but there will be a sequel to the Minecraft movie Game Pass member? Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is free to play for one more day Sony and AMD trickle out some PS6 news in a bizarre way - oh, and we're just getting started Tips and picks Tip of the week: Yes, Virginia, you can still sign in to Windows 11 25H2 with a local account App pick of the week: The new OneDrive app RunAs Radio this week: The End of NTML with Steve Syfuhs Brown liquor pick of the week: Holladay Soft Red Wheat Bourbon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: zapier.com/windows bitwarden.com/twit

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• WW 953: The Casting of Frank Stallone - Is Xbox Still a Good Deal for Gamers?

  The Windows 25H2 update is shrouded in mystery, but does it actually bring anything new to the table... or just more headaches for upgraders? Paul has been updating the Field Guide for 25H2, which will be an all-new addition. This is a chance to re-evaluate workarounds on unsupported hardware. This one still works: You can easily upgrade any Windows 10 or 11 PC, supported or not, using the 25H2 ISO and the D:\setup.exe /product server command line. Windows 11 25H2 is out. Or is it? (New segment: This week in no one has 25H2 yet) New Dev and Beta builds enforce MSA at first sign-in This is the right choice for everybody, and enthusiasts can still use a local account sign-in After a leak, Microsoft announces new OneDrive client with Copilot integration and agents are on the way (of course they are), with new mobile clients etc. Mozilla Firefox finally supports profiles, PWAs Also, Brave has over 100 million users now AI OpenAI inks a major deal with AMD too ChatGPT is now a platform with support for third-party apps Perplexity Comet now free to all with usage limits Xbox and gaming Hand-wringing over Xbox reaches all-time high with Game Pass Ultimate price hike How bad is it and what can Xbox do to reassure fans? Microsoft: Just kidding on Game Pass Ultimate price hike, but only in certain countries Microsoft: No, we have not cancelled the next-gen Xbox console Hands-on with the Legion Go 2! Windows can work as a mobile gaming platform. Just not right now New Game Pass titles across PC, console, and cloud for early October a bit later than usual Free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming tier is on the way Total victory for Epic Games in Epic v. Google, Google must open up Play Store this month Tips & picks Tip of the week: Upgrade to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware App pick of the week: Opera Neon RunAs Radio this week: Managing for Failure with Amy Norris Brown liquor pick of the week: Weller 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows 1password.com/windowsweekly zapier.com/windows

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• WW 952: You Can See the Edges of the Bubble - Windows 11, version 25H2 Is Weirdly Identical

  Windows 11 version 25H2 is here, but blink and you might miss the difference from last year! Also, Microsoft just hiked Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30/month and is leaving gamers everywhere weighing their subscriptions—and their loyalty. 25H2 is here?! Microsoft announced that 25H2 is GA! But where is it? And what is it? Microsoft has a list of "new" features More Windows 11 Microsoft delivers the 24H2 Week D update in Week E No, it's not the preview version of 25H2 for some reason But it is a massive update. And it is essentially 25H2 Pavan Davuluri was promoted to president and his first change was to bring Windows engineering back in-house and out of Azure Dev and Beta: Minor changes to File Explorer, Quick settings, Get Started Photos app is getting AI-based categories Windows 10 Extended Security Updates to be free-free in the EU Snapdragon X2 It's real and it's really better than almost anything out there. The bad news: Not until next year Hardware prototypes point the way for device makers Arm is the epiphany we need for everything to just work Also, apparently Qualcomm still makes phone chips Qualcomm declares "total litigation victory" against Arm Holdings. More like Harm Holdings, ammmi right? AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella steps aside to focus on engineering Microsoft enters a new era for Copilot/AI "More Copilot" is the new "more cowbell" Microsoft 365 Premium is the AI-powered subscription you were looking for, Copilot Pro is out This maps neatly to the three app structure model and to Paul's "I will not pay for AI" thing Tied to this, Microsoft also announced inside app vibe working updates across Office apps Is this also tied to low uptick on paid AI? Report claims just 8 million seats for Microsoft 365 Copilot Stevie Bathiche came to Hawaii to talk about the importance of NPUs and on-device AI "Directive AI, 80 TOPS NPUs enable concurrent AI, AI agents are the "outside app" structure, Orchestration is evolving Copilot users can talk to a cartoon now Xbox and gaming Major revamp to Xbox Game Pass with some good and some bad Xbox Cloud Gaming is out of beta after what feels like 17 years, now on all Game Pass tiers Game Pass Ultimate gets big price hike but also some improvements Game Pass Premium replaces Standard Game Pass Essential replaces Core Amazon Luna got a big update too You can preorder a ROG Xbox Ally Gaming handheld now And Microsoft announces how it will handle compatibility Costco drops Xbox consoles Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to P5 in 2025 EA goes private for $55 billion Tips and picks Tip of the week: Videogames are getting expensive App pick of the week: Proton Mail RunAs Radio this week: HaveIBeenPwned with Troy Hunt Brown liquor pick of the week: Compass Box Vellichor Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: 1password.com/windowsweekly zapier.com/windows

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• WW 951: The ODBC of AI - Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Promises Blazing Speeds!

  Paul Thurrott reports live from Maui with exciting details on Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X2 Elite chip and how it could shake up the PC world, while behind the scenes, Microsoft quietly drifts further from OpenAI just as an NVIDIA mega-deal makes headlines. Is Windows about to get its biggest reboot in years, and can ARM finally topple Intel? Windows 25H2 is imminent: The real ISOs and eKBs are here! Paul's Arm-based trip to Mexico and Arm-based Apple-tastic experience at Snapdragon Summit And yet. It's Week D. And we didn't get any preview updates (for 24H2) Windows AI Labs is a thing If you're migrating from Windows 10 get a Windows 11 on Arm PC, Microsoft suggests New AI features coming to Notepad, Paint, and Snipping Tool New Dev and Beta (and Canary) builds: Click to Do translation, Share with Copilot, Accounts management improvements AI The Microsoft/OpenAI rift widens yet again NVIDIA invests $100 billion in OpenAI, days after "investing" $5 billion in Intel Intel will keep making its own GPUs because who gives a crap Microsoft is bringing Anthropic Claude to Microsoft 365 Copilot - "Model choice" Microsoft reportedly trying to pay publishers for content used by AI Microsoft Teams is getting more agents Google Chrome is getting a major AI update Snapdragon Summit 2025 6G, AI as the new UI, glasses as the next wave, Android PCs out of nowhere X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme (with up to 18 cores for ultra-premium PCs) 3rd Gen Oryon CPU (X2 was 1st gen, last year's phone chip was G2) 75 percent faster CPU perf than competition at ISO power First Arm chip to hit 5+ GHz New Adreno GPU architecture with 2.3x perf per watt and power efficiency over previous gen Hexagon NPU with 80 TOPS for "concurrent AI experiences" on Copilot+ PCs Supports latest 5G SD X75 modem, Wi-Fi 7, BT 5.4 75 percent faster CPU perf than competition at ISO power Bad news: First half of 2026 availability Not in the press release: The secret of why X2 Elite Extreme is so fast Xbox Microsoft raises Xbox console prices for the second time in 2025 Here comes the Gaming Copilot on Windows 11 Google is copying it on Android and bringing Android and native games to Windows now Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Think of 1 story for everyone you care about App pick of the week: Notion 3.0 RunAs Radio this week: Managing Vendor Incidents with Mandi Walls Brown liquor pick of the week: High Coast Whisky Quercus IV Mongolica Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: threatlocker.com/twit uscloud.com cachefly.com/twit

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• WW 950: Coding Makes Me Cry - Will Microsoft Listen to Consumer Reports' Plea?

  With Windows 10's end-of-life looming, Paul and Leo dissect the real risks, questionable hardware requirements, and whether dumping old PCs in landfills is an acceptable trade-off for modern security. Plus, why is Apple finally buying up touchscreen displays for MacBooks after years of resistance, and what could that mean for the future of both Mac and Windows hardware? Windows Consumer Reports asks Microsoft to continue Windows 10 support Reminder: Windows 11 25H2 ISOs are available... x64 only, in Insider Preview. Arm version is from Dev channel and is a VHDX Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2) - Copilot prompt in Click to Do, Prompt recommendations in Start, controller navigation for gaming handhelds, SCOOBE, agents in the Store, more Release Preview (24H2 AND 25H2) - Click to Do table detection, action tags, and Summarize improvements; agent in Settings improvements, Hardware indicator improvements, more Quick Machine Recovery is a solid addition to your recovery toolbox Microsoft releases Windows 365 Cloud Apps in Preview A MacBook with a touch screen? Oh the irony Microsoft 365 Microsoft finally settles Teams antitrust case with EU and you're not going to believe what happens next Microsoft 365 desktop apps (i.e. "Office") gets Copilot chat even for free - Web grounded? That's ungrounded, right? Microsoft 365 commercial pulls in previously separate sales, service, and financial services Outlook Lite is heading off to a farm to chase rabbits No more Office file editing in Microsoft 365 Copilot app for iPhone and iPad AI OpenAI and Microsoft hint at another major restructuring of their partnership Auto AI model selection comes to Visual Studio Code. Your orchestration is showing Visual Studio 2026 on .NET Rocks and the recent news about configuring GitHub Copilot in VS 20xx. Hardware October is going to be a big month for new hardware Apple rumored for October Google Home on October 1 with Gemini Amazon devices (September 30, close enough) Where are the next-gen PC chips? Xbox & games Third-party store integration comes to Xbox app on Windows Microsoft kicks off another big half month for Xbox Game Pass Epic Games can't stop beating Google in court Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Improve Windows 11 security App pick of the week: Google app for Windows Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com helixsleep.com/twit

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