Windows Weekly 1002: Only B & D Matter

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 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:** - trustedtech.team/twit - originhq.com/windowsweekly