On this episode, Leo Laporte shows off his new Snapdragon Dev Kit to Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell. He also tries setting it up, and the process is TOTALLY "seamless." AMD has revealed the Ryzen AI PRO 300 Series alongside Intel's launch of the Core Ultra 200S desktop processors. The FIDO Alliance has published new credential exchange specifications. Sarah Bond announces that Xbox games will be purchasable on Android. And Paul unveils his new "get rich" scheme... as he looks for some feedback.

x86's Last Stand?

• Intel and AMD announce partnership that is clearly aimed at taking on Arm.
• Intel was already working on simplifying the x86 architecture by removing older, unused bits
• Don't worry, Intel and AMD will still compete. And AMD just released new AI processors, with Intel also announcing first Core Ultra chips for Desktop
• Which raises a question: Why do the desktop chips not meet the Copilot+ PC spec?

Windows

• Redmond, we have a quality problem: 24H2 is besieged by a curious number of issues despite several months of gestation and a shared feature set with 23H2.
• Dev and Beta: Beta is minor, but Dev has some Taskbar updates
• Release Preview: New builds for 23H2 and 24H2 hint at this month's Week D preview updates - since this announcement, some features have been delayed

Microsoft 365/Surfac

• Google Workspace is adding a OneDrive (for Business) data migration capability
• Is there some new cloud interoperability thing going on? We're seeing this in the consumer space too. Wondering if this is related to regulatory attention
• A Lunar Lake Surface Laptop? Probably not

Passkeys Get Real

• As expected, FIDO Alliance will standardize passkey portability
• Two sides to this: Portability between devices but also import/export between password managers
• Amazon has 175 million customers using passkeys - one year after initial unveil

Xbox

• With Google antitrust loss, Microsoft vaguely reveals that Xbox games are coming to Android
• Long-forgotten ability to stream games you purchased over Cloud Gaming is now coming soon
• Microsoft settles BS "Gamers' lawsuit" for what we hope was a pittance
• The only gamers with a case to sue Microsoft are Xbox fans - one year this week
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and more are headed to Game Pass if anyone still cares
• Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S mid-season replacements are here, and they come with a fun surprise
• New Xbox wireless headset is incoming
• Microsoft to host Xbox Partner Preview tomorrow, October 17
• Steam forced to communicate that you don't own anything you buy

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Check out the Thurrott swag
• App pick of the week: Arc browser, now native on Windows 11 on Arm!
• RunAs Radio this week: Pen Testing Yourself with Paula Januszkiewicz
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Jameson Irish Whiskey
  

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Join Leo, Paul, and Richard on a potentially Spanish-adjacent episode! Patch Tuesday arrives and Microsoft finally admits that 24H2 is a thing. Plus, a discussion on Satya Nadella recently describing the LLMs behind Copilot and other AIs as a "commodity." In Xbox news, Microsoft finally reveals it's moving Halo to Unreal Engine, and it's renaming the tarnished 343 Industries after laying off much of that studio.

Windows 11

• 24H2 appears on the Microsoft Support site for the first time
• 22H2 gets its final cumulative update (same update as 23H2)
• 24H2 new features: Share local files from search results, Sign out moved to where it belongs, media controls on lock screen, Copilot Plus management in Settings > Account, etc. - 22H2/23H3 mostly the same
• Paul is updating the Windows 11 Field Guide for 24H2 this month - the first several chapter updates are live
• Dev and Beta: New builds right after 24H2 ships? Why not? And there are some interesting new features in the pipeline
• New Canary build today as well
• Passkeys are a joke in Windows 11 ... someday, they'll be less of a joke, but today is not that day.
• Paul finally has a Lunar Lake laptop in-house. Or in-casa, one could say

Antitrust

• Google is ordered to open up Android apps and the Google Play Store- Breathtaking.
• DOJ is open to breaking up Google - even better
• Web browser makers you've never heard of want the EU to add Microsoft Edge to the DMA list

Microsoft 365/AI/Dev

• Microsoft announces major new features for OneDrive
• Colored folders, yay, but will it fix the ensh*ttification?
• .NET 9 Release Candidate 2 lands on schedule, no new features
• RIP, Surface Duo

Xbox

• Finally, Microsoft makes a good decision for Halo fans
• Flight Sim 2024 will get a technical alpha on PC
• Red Dead Redemption is coming to the PC on October 29
• Diablo IV to be first Microsoft game enhanced for PS5 Pro

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Something for videogame fans to watch and read
• App pick of the week: Multiplicity 4 (Beta 1 for now)
• RunAs Radio this week: OpenAI for PowerShell with Doug Finke
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Talisker 45-Year-Old Glacial Edge

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After a flurry of last-second pre-release activity, Microsoft shipped 24H2 a week earlier than expected! Copilot also gets a major update for individuals too, and Copilot+ PCs get more features.

24H2 is here!

• Last week's Week D updates did finally go out, first to 22H2/23H2 and then to 24H2
• That 22H2/23H2 preview update was apparently a hot mess Now Microsoft has issued a fix
• Windows 11 version 24H2 is fully available. Arm64 ISOs are coming soon
• The first LTSC version(s) of Windows 11 is now available - Windows 11 Enterprise Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) 24H2 + Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024)
• New Dev and Beta builds, not much new, but new Snipping Tools spreads further
• Canary build today

Copilot

• Copilot morphs into an AI companion or something
• Copilot+ PCs are getting new features, including one with a serious Recall vibe
• Microsoft is trying a different tact with the new AI features - explaining why they can be trusted. Can they be trusted?
• Microsoft belatedly explains why you can trust Recall
• As expected, Microsoft does a song and dance on changes to Recall, but notably never thanks the feedback it got from the security community. Good. But this is still a win-win, if just for opt-in and, now, uninstall
• Google pushes Gemini more in ChromeOS

Microsoft 365, More

• Microsoft finally kills HoloLens 2
• Germany has a plan for regulating all of Microsoft, not just the products that fall under the DMA
• Office 2024 is here for individuals too
• Intel rejects buyout offer... from Arm?

Xbox

• Xbox announces new games at Tokyo Game Show
• First Game Pass titles of October reveal a bonanza of Activision titles, is what I wish we could discuss
• Starfield expansion arrives on Xbox, PC
• J Allard joins Amazon for some reason

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Get the 24H2, refresh your recovery drivers/setup media
• App pick of the week: Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2025 are here
• RunAs Radio this week: Data Security and Governance with Nikki Chapple
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Russell's Reserve 10

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