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Windows Weekly (Video) · Wednesday · 2 hr 21 min

WW 996: Security Through Lack of Features - MV3 in Edge, Quake Turns 30, & AltTabby

Microsoft's AI investments reveal a bizarre financial loop where billions pour into infrastructure, yet profits remain elusive. The hosts break down why the industry's most hyped tech might just be a high-stakes game of circular accounting. Plus, a developer has resurrected Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to run natively on Windows 11! Lastly, Stardock's latest utility replaces Alt + Tab for $7.99. Windows 25H2: new touchpad gestures, Windows Hello ESS improvements, Widgets improvements, Windows Search improvements, more 26H1: Windows Update calendar-based pausing, Picture Password EOL, Point in time restore, multi-camera support, user folder customization in Setup, etc. Over 420 bug fixes, but that's over 200 less than last month Follow-up on Microsoft's AI spending. It's much worse than we knew - And also much worse than we know now Yes, Microsoft Edge is going all-in on Manifest V3 Proton Drive - Now with a CLI and business features, and it's coming soon to Linux A developer ported Word for Windows 1.1 to x64 AI Gemini now has one billion users. But how many pay? - Plus the new Pixel phones are one step sideways, one step back OpenAI brings ChatGPT to Linux (!) Xbox and gaming A new Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leak shows it will have a mini display Microsoft tests new console features with Xbox Insiders Id Software brings a new episode to Quake to mark 30th anniversary! Minecraft is coming to Switch 2 Here comes GTA VI A Valve partner was hacked, Steam Machine customers warned Nintendo revenues decline 9.5 percent to ¥518 billion Tips and picks Tip of the week: View Git status directly in File Explorer App pick of the week: AltTabby RunAs Radio this week: The Content Management System Landscape with Matt Garrepy Brown liquor pick of the week: Sideshow Lincoln Straight Bottled-in-Bond 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 audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows cirasync.com/Windows cachefly.com/twit

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Microsoft's AI investments reveal a bizarre financial loop where billions pour into infrastructure, yet profits remain elusive. The hosts break down why the industry's most hyped tech might just be a high-stakes game of circular accounting. Plus, a developer has resurrected Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to run natively on Windows 11! Lastly, Stardock's latest utility replaces Alt + Tab for $7.99.

Windows

  • 25H2: new touchpad gestures, Windows Hello ESS improvements, Widgets improvements, Windows Search improvements, more
  • 26H1: Windows Update calendar-based pausing, Picture Password EOL, Point in time restore, multi-camera support, user folder customization in Setup, etc.
  • Over 420 bug fixes, but that's over 200 less than last month
  • Follow-up on Microsoft's AI spending. It's much worse than we knew - And also much worse than we know now
  • Yes, Microsoft Edge is going all-in on Manifest V3
  • Proton Drive - Now with a CLI and business features, and it's coming soon to Linux
  • A developer ported Word for Windows 1.1 to x64

AI

  • Gemini now has one billion users. But how many pay? - Plus the new Pixel phones are one step sideways, one step back
  • OpenAI brings ChatGPT to Linux (!)

Xbox and gaming

  • A new Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leak shows it will have a mini display
  • Microsoft tests new console features with Xbox Insiders
  • Id Software brings a new episode to Quake to mark 30th anniversary!
  • Minecraft is coming to Switch 2
  • Here comes GTA VI
  • A Valve partner was hacked, Steam Machine customers warned
  • Nintendo revenues decline 9.5 percent to ¥518 billion

Tips and picks

  • Tip of the week: View Git status directly in File Explorer
  • App pick of the week: AltTabby
  • RunAs Radio this week: The Content Management System Landscape with Matt Garrepy
  • Brown liquor pick of the week: Sideshow Lincoln Straight Bottled-in-Bond 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.

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