Windows Weekly

Surface Go first impressions. The reviews are in, too: Consensus is that performance is slow but OK, but the battery life is terrible.Related: Tear-down reveals tiny batteryRelated: Many Surface...

Windows 10: Where are we now? (and other existential questions) Will you buy your next PC via a subscription? With Windows 7 support ending in 2020, Microsoft is pushing DaaS. Google launches a...

Microsoft is planning to target 'professional consumers' with its cross-platform "Modern Life Services." Will this even work?Speaking of consumers, some new Xbox "Scarlett" tidbits emerge: two...

The EU just handed Google a $5 billion fine for various abuses involving Android and its OEMs. Does this mean, as VERY weakly rumored, that MS is going to build an Android phone? No. Panos Panay...

Microsoft Announces Surface Go. Now available for preorder - Ships August 2 • What is it? A more affordable way to get into a Surface PC.What's it like? Hands-on with Surface Go - Plus, where it...

Not so quiet on the Windows 10 front: no RS5 build last week - but we got a big one this week. AND SETS IS GONE.But no peace for Hadoop and Data Lake fans! Microsoft is readying a Gen2 of its Azure...

Satya Nadella speaks out against US immigration policy.Controversy of the week: April 2018 Update is fully deployable or something.Windows 10 Redstone 5: Microsoft is (finally) bringing SwiftKey to...

A bonanza of upcoming Microsoft codenamesNext-generation Xbox in 2020 - codenamed "Scarlett"Next-generation HoloLens in early 2019 - codenamed "Sydney"New Surface PCs and devices, some in 2018 -...

All the news from Computex 2018! Qualcomm is not giving up on Windows 10 on ARM, Windows Collaboration Displays, Windows 10 IoT Services, Amazon makes it easier for PC makers to use Alexa, Intel's...

Over 50 percent of all Windows 10 PCs out in the world already have the April 2018 Update. Is Microsoft nuts?Redstone 5 Build 17677 adds improvements to Microsoft Edge, moreMicrosoft is allegedly...

Windows 10 April 2018 Update: Reports of problems continue, Microsoft continues to say it's all roses with 1803, but that's not what users are saying. Note: Paul called this three weeks ago based...

The Surface Hub 2 is starting to come into focus and it looks amazing (at least in the video). Microsoft looks to be making a new line of low-cost, low-end Surface devices. Related: Microsoft...

Paul and Mary Jo give us the highlights from day 1 of the Microsoft Build conference. Privacy, AI, AR, IoT, and Azure, Azure, Azure.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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Build 2018 predictions - The event is next week in Seattle. What do we expect? What would we like to see? Also, our meetup plans: Tuesday 6-8 pm at Pine Box Bar. No RSVP needed, just come and drink...

Windows 10 Lean: What is this thing? Maybe it really is just a smaller version of Windows 10 for storage-constrained devices? Or a new OS for the Education market? Related: Windows 10 S is flawed...

The next wave arrives: Microsoft announces Azure Sphere. Windows 10 version 1803 RTM, take 2. MS to make the UWP/mobile version of OneNote the default for Windows users later this year. The US...

Where, oh where, is Windows 10 version 1803? Patch Tuesday came and went with no announcement. Windows 10 version 17133 is clearly RTM: Microsoft has updated its status four times since initial...

Microsoft is demoting Windows and removing Terry Myerson under the guise of a reorganization. How will this change What's next? IoT! It's the next wave Microsoft has been looking for since the...

What is Redstone 4? Let's step back and talk about what is in this thing, feature-wise. Fall Creators Update is now on 90% of Win 10 PCs. RS4 is coming to the HoloLens. Redstone 5 to get...

Microsoft is testing a feature that would force Windows 10 Mail links to open in Microsoft Edge. Windows 10 version 1803 heads to the finish line. Accessibility improvements: Is this Accessibility...