Description
Windows Insider Program
• Release Preview channel updates (including 26H1 for the first time? - A preview of the June Patch Tuesday updates - Shared audio, NPU usage in
• Task Manager, multi-app camera support, Magnifier improvements.
• Taskbar updates come to Insiders! Also in Canary, weʼre throwing them a bone this time.
Enshittification remedies all around
• Microsoft just held a WinHEC for the first time since 2018 and thereʼs a new Windows Driver Initiative!
• Microsoft will soon let us remap Copilot key to Right Ctrl, which is what it was in the first place.
• A Linux privacy nut YouTuber confuses privacy and security and doesnʼt understand Windows 11 so…
• … Paul wrote a complete guide to the local account de-Microsoft experience in Windows 11
• Microsoft Edge will stop loading all passwords into clear text on startup like a big boy browser.
Hardware
• Paul came home to an ASUS Zenbook A16 and ohmygodohmygodohmygod
Surface
• Microsoft finally revs Surface Laptop and Surface Pro for Business, with Intel chips and VERY high prices.
• Snapdragon X2 variants in late 2026 because of supply issues wa-waa-waaaaa.
AI
• MDASH is Microsoftʼs answer to Anthropic Mythos, in-house only.
• Elon Musk and Sam Altman are both terrible but a jury decided against Muskʼs frivolous lawsuit.
• OpenAI and Apple might head to court over Siri promises
• OpenAI Codex is on mobile via the ChatGPT app
• Google unleashes an AI tsunami at Google IO this week. A few relevant takeaways:
• Overview of the major announcements• Google advances Android as a developer platform
• Chrome is turning into a proactive assistant
• Google AI subscriptions are an incredible value
• Related: The Gemini Intelligence feature for Googlebooks and more has steep hardware requirements - 12 GB of RAM, flagship SoC So Pixel 10 series/Galaxy S26 series and newer only etc.
• Just a reminder that Microsoft makes a Linux distribution … for Azure specifically
• More dev• WWDC schedule is up for June 8 opening day
• Build 2026 kicks off June 2 in SFO
• After another boring .NET 11 preview release, we finally get our first look at a major change: MAUI is switching from the Mono runtime to the CoreCLR runtime.
• And we should pause for a moment to remember S “Soma” Somasegar, who sadly passed away this week.
Xbox and Gaming
• Next Xbox Elite controller leaks and it is glorious• Related: An Xbox Cloud-Connected controller leaks too and it is less than glorious.
• Forza Horizon 6 is here, and itʼs on Game Pass on Day One.• Be sure to read Laurentʼs detailed review.
• Haters gonna keep hating: Fans want Xbox exclusives because their heads are still in the sand.• Sony is allegedly returning to this model for single player experiences
• Related: Sony raises prices on PS Plus
• Fortnite comes back to the Apple App Store worldwide *excluding Australia for some reason.
Tips and Picks
• Tip of the week: Google AI Studio.
• Vibe-code your next app with this incredible free tool.
• Related: A look at Markdown editors.
App pick of the week: DeskScapes 2026
• Stardock DeskScapes 2026 is normally $9.99 but it will cost just $6.99 during the launch period.
• Also: Firefox 151 is a big update on desktop and mobile, the latter gets the AI kill switch
• RunAs Radio this week: UEFI Secure Boot with Richard Hicks
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Daftmill Winter Batch Release 2012
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
Windows Weekly Episode 984
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