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Windows Weekly 862: One Click to Malware

Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 9:29 p.m.

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Microsoft finally kills Windows Mixed Reality

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  • Just in time for Christmas, Microsoft revealed that its long-dead WMR platform is now officially dead
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Windows 11

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  • Moment 5 is allegedly coming in February
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  • Microsoft quietly reissues Windows 11 version 23H2 installation media
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  • Microsoft kills install from web capabilities in Windows App Installer (MSIX)
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  • Dev (today): Richer weather experience on Lock, more Voice access improvements
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  • Canary (today): Same Voice access changes, no more WordPad or People in a clean install, Steps Recorder deprecated, new Energy Saver icon in the system tray, Nearby Sharing can name your PC
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Surface

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  • New Surface Pro 6 and Laptop 6 are expected in Spring 2024 with Intel and Qualcomm chipsets.
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  • Microsoft\'s first "real" AI PCs. FU, Surface Laptop Studio 2 buyers!
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Microsoft 365

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  • Something to consider for 2024: Have Microsoft\'s core platforms gotten too complex? And when/if this will drive away customers?
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  • Standalone Copilot app launches on Android ... and then, days later, on iPhone and iPad - And it offers a ChatGPT4 mode, interestingly
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AI

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  • New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI for massive copyright infringement
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  • GitHub Copilot Chat is now GA. Requires $10/month GitHub Copilot sub, but it may be the single best example of how AI can improve our lives so far
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Xbox

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  • New Xbox Game Pass titles for early January: Assassin\'s Creed Valhalla, Resident Evil 2 remake, more
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  • Does something smell better around here? Bobby Kotick has left the building
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  • PlayStation: Just kidding, you can keep your stupid Discovery shows
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  • Meta Quest 2 gets a permanent price cut
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  • Steam no longer supports Windows 7 or 8.1
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Tips and Picks

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  • Tip of the week: Properly secure your Microsoft account
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  • App pick of the week: MSEdgeRedirect
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  • Bonus pick: MediaSorter
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  • RunAs Radio this week: Doing More with Less in 2024 with Erin Chapple
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  • Brown liquor pick of the week: Elijah Craig Small Batch
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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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