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Windows 10: The year in review The year in Windows 10 Microsoft changed Windows 10 development in major ways in 2019, and some changes are likely permanent, while others may not be Two feature updates, one real (that failed) and one fake (that succeeded) 20H1 completed much earlier than expected by non-tea-leaf readers What does this all mean for 2020? Chredging at the Edge Microsoft improves Edge tracking protection. But will it ever rival Brave or Safari? Related: Microsoft shouldn't be adding consumer features to the new Edge (and Edge mobile) Amazon re: Invent and how it's key to understanding Azure (and Ignite) re:Invent – 60K attendees and a gazillion announcements Ignite – 30K attendees and almost a gazillion announcements. Microsoft wants Ignite to become re:Invent Mobile + Dev Microsoft Remote Desktop gets a major update on iOS Microsoft releases a Chinese language learning app on Android Seeing AI for iOS comes to 5 new languages Microsoft ships .NET Core 3.1 Xbox Halo: Reach comes to PC. And you can get it on Steam! What's next? Related: Hands-On with Halo: Reach for PC PS5 dev kit leaked Plus: Scarlett/Lockhart rumors resurface Tips and picks Tip of the week: Help Mary Jo get the Notepad she deserves App pick of the week: Firefox 71 Enterprise pick of the week: Azure Dedicated Hosts Codename pick of the week: Verona Beer pick of the week: Sonoma Sour Stout Hosts: Download or subscribe to this show at Check out Paul's blog at Check out Mary Jo's blog at The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of . Sponsors:

'Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and all through the house, Windows Insiders are losing their s#$% because Microsoft just named 20H1... Plus, PWAs creep to life again at Microsoft ... It's The Walking Dead Web Apps! Does Microsoft have a Cortana strategy? Windows Terminal gets support for multiple panes. Xbox One X All Digital Edition being offered at $149.99 Xbox Black Friday Deals Apple just can't get iOS right, so it's starting over. Again! Outlook.com can be used like a real app ODI: What's next? Chredge for commercial users Beer of the week: Proclamation Ale Co. Tendril Hosts: Download or subscribe to this show at Check out Paul's blog at Check out Mary Jo's blog at The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of . Sponsors:

Windows 10 20H1 ... is this really it? Microsoft keeps releasing new Windows 10 versions 20H1 with no new features or minor features at best. Is this all we're getting? Let's revisit what actually is in 20H1 so far Teams Microsoft says it has 20 million daily active users on Teams Not so fast, Slack says: We have higher engagement More Microsoft Amazon officially challenges Microsoft's JEDI contract Microsoft partners with ... Salesforce?! Microsoft confirms shutdown of Cortana on mobile Facebook says it is making Visual Studio Code its default dev environment Xbox Google Stadia stumbles drunkenly out of the gate - At least they added 10 more games for launch - This thing is DOA because Project xCloud already supports 50 games Google Assistant comes to Xbox One ... is Windows 10 next? Microsoft improves Mixer for Streamers Tips and picks Tip of the week: You need to know about the changes Microsoft made to Windows 10 Setup this year Related: The Windows 10 1909 ISO is now available App pick of the week: Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 Enterprise pick of the week: Azure shuts the Front Door Codename pick of the week: Project Turing (revisited) Beer pick of the week: Offshoot Beer Co.'s Pawz Hosts: Download or subscribe to this show at Check out Paul's blog at Check out Mary Jo's blog at The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of . Sponsors:

Windows 10 version 1909 arrives Blink and you'll miss it because it's really just a small cumulative update, not a real feature update. 1909 is codenamed Vanadium and it appears to be going out broadly, contrary to Microsoft's description Windows 10 version 1909 review: There ain't much to say here Nothing major was removed or deprecated in 1909 Is Microsoft going to repeat its cumulative update/R2 update pattern with 20H2? I am hearing no. But they won't say publicly Microsoft didn't fix feature updates. It just pretended that a small CU was a feature update. More Windows 10 Yes, Microsoft discussed the future of its Windows 10 app platform at Ignite Another major milestone: Windows 10 version 20H1 heads to the Slow ring. And Microsoft continues to release new 20H1 builds with absolutely no new features. HoloLens 2 Mary Jo and Paul both got to try out the new AR headset again. Here's what's new. More Microsoft Microsoft will support CCPA everywhere Bye-bye MS Invoicing, Outlook Customer Manager and Skype Translator bot More goodbyes: Harry Shum is out as head of AI and Research. Kevin Scott is in Xbox/games New Elite controller is now available. You can't afford it, and you don't need it Early Access to "Minecraft Earth" is Available Now in the U.S. So much for Google being ahead: Stadia to launch with just 12 games Tips and picks Tip of the week: Find and Watch Every Ignite 2019 Session App pick of the week: Brave Enterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Endpoint Manager Developer pick of the week: GitHub for mobile Beer pick of the week: Troegs Troegenator Hosts: Download or subscribe to this show at Check out Paul's blog at Check out Mary Jo's blog at The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of . Sponsors:

We're at Ignite in Orlando, Florida this week, and there's a lot going on! Azure goes to the edge Microsoft's new hybrid 2.0 strategy includes other clouds Power Platform Microsoft rebrands Flow to Power Automate, adds no-code virtual agents Related: Microsoft relents on Power Platform self-servicing purchase changes Microsoft 365/Office 365 Microsoft announces Project Cortex Microsoft puts Cortana in Outlook Mobile (and other mobile apps, plus a new male voice) Related: Microsoft is killing the standalone Cortana app on mobile(!) Microsoft Office app is going to Android and iOS Excel gets natural language queries Outlook gets a modern new look everywhere but Windows Teams heads to Linux, gets major features update Microsoft Edge The new Edge will be the only Edge starting January 15 Microsoft reveals new Edge logo over the past weekend and then ships it in a new build Here's how to get it immediately if you're already using Edge Here's how Microsoft will refer to old Edge and new Edge Surface Surface heads into businesses with a three-pronged strategy Related: New Surface PC experience updates - Paul - Mary Jo Dev WinUI 3.0 goes into alpha preview Windows 10 New Windows 10 20H1 build adds a new feature, finally: It's called Quick Searches Skip Ahead Ring is going away Tips and picks Tip of the week: Get ready for Black Friday! App pick of the week: OneNote 2016 Enterprise pick of the week: Is the Azure cloud full? Enterprise pick No. 2 of the week: Microsoft Managed Rooms Beverage pick of the week: Writers' Tears Irish Whiskey Hosts: Download or subscribe to this show at Check out Paul's blog at Check out Mary Jo's blog at The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of . Sponsors: