WW 924: No One Wants To Be Plumbing - Copilot for Gaming, Files, .NET Preview 2

Windows Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Paul Thurrott, News, Xbox, Richard Campbell, Technology, Windows, Microsoft, Tech News, Twit, Leo Laporte

4.4 • 928 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 139 minutes

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Summary

Did Copilot uninstall from your computer recently? You're not alone. At least Microsoft is working on a fix. Plus, Satya Nadella has created a new Office of Strategy and Transformation to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the AI era. Discord finally has a Social SDK now, Copilot for Gaming is preparing for mobile testing, and a Call of Duty franchise sale that brings savings up to 67 percent off. Lastly, Paul's app pick is a free, open source, third-party File Explorer replacement that is beautiful and highly customizable. And it never badgers you to backup to OneDrive.

Windows

March security update hilariously removes Copilot app from Windows 11
New Canary build today
Release Preview (today): 24H2 ahead of Week D
Release Preview: 23H2 and Windows 10 ahead of Week D
Dev, Beta, Beta (23H3) - Voice access suggestions, File Explorer fix
Paint is getting new Cocreator features
New Notepad and Snipping Tool features for all

Microsoft

Microsoft announces vague transformation that could be important
FTC to move forward with Microsoft antitrust probe
Microsoft no longer includes power supply with Surface PCs sold in Europe

AI/Dev

Gemini adds Canvas and Audio Overview features
Plus, Gemini is replacing Assistant in Android (and Chromebook)
Zoom AI Companion is going agentic
Meta claims one billion downloads of Llama AI models
Microsoft ships .NET 10 Preview 2

Xbox

Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Xbox
Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for $29.99
Here are the new games heading to Game Pass in second half of March
Epic Games and Qualcomm partner on bringing games to WOA
Discord has an SDK now
Google Play Games for PC is adding native games

Tips and Picks

Tip of the week: Call of Duty titles are on sale in the Microsoft Store
App pick of the week: Files
RunAs Radio this week: Managing AI Costs with Sonia Cuff
Brown liquor pick of the week: Toki Suntory Whisky

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0:00.0	It's time for Windows Weekly. Paul Therod and Richard Campbell are here.
0:04.2	We have things to talk about. Indeed, we do.
0:07.3	Why last week's Windows update removed copilot for some computers.
0:12.2	Good news, they're bringing co-pilot to the Xbox.
0:14.8	So there's always that.
0:16.5	The FTC has decided to, yes, go ahead with its antitrust probe of Microsoft, and why Microsoft
0:23.2	is no longer including the power supply with Surface PCs in Europe. All that more coming
0:28.6	up next on Windows Weekly.
0:33.1	Podcasts you love. From people you trust.
0:37.4	This is Twitter.
0:44.6	This is Windows Weekly with Paul Therada and Richard Campbell, episode 924, recorded Wednesday, March 19th, 2025.
0:54.4	No one wants to be plumbing.
0:57.0	Hey, you winners and you dozers, it's time for Wind Dozers Weekly, the show we get together
1:02.9	with Paul Therot and Richard Campbell and talk about Microsoft.
1:07.5	Therat is here.
1:08.6	He's at his domicile in Mexico City. He's, of course, also on the web
1:13.4	at Therot.com. Good day, Paul. Good afternoon, I guess. Or Buenos Tardes, as they say.
1:19.1	Wow. Hello. Hello. I don't know what to say. Yes. It's hard. And from beautiful
1:26.4	Madeira Park in British Columbia, Richard Campbell of Runas Radio fame.
1:31.7	Hey, you hoser.
1:33.2	I'm trying to speak a native languages of all my people's.
1:37.0	How's it going, eh?
	...

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