Description
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
Windows Weekly Episode 1002
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