WW 932: The Last Australian - Microsoft lays off 3%, Windows 10 ESU, "Hey Copilot"

May 14, 2025

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It's go time: The biggest Patch Tuesday of 2025 sets the stage for 2025! Microsoft has finally revealed whether it will further extend Windows 10 support past October (it won't). Also, Microsoft designed notifications in Windows 11 to be annoying and pointless, so Paul has some advice. Plus, Proton Drive gets a long awaited albums feature, and more on the way.

Windows 11

Recall (preview) and Click to Do (preview) come to stable for the first time
Let's give Microsoft a bit of credit for this one non-reported behavior
Also: Improvements to Settings, Narrator, Start, Phone Link, Widgets, File Explorer
You knew this was coming: Microsoft now testing a "Hey, Copilot" feature
It's opt-in and an alternative to holding down Alt + Spacebar for two seconds
Microsoft discusses the new Start design and it's not a s#$t show like it was three years ago
No builds for the second Friday in a row
Improvements to Settings AI agent, intelligent text actions in Click to Do, a few small changes come to 24H2 in Dev and Beta channels
Copilot Vision gets Highlights and 2-App Support across all channels
Google's big Android reveal includes Material Expressive, big Wear OS update. Android, like Windows 11 (and iOS) is just being updated all the time now

Windows 10

Extended support program
Will support Microsoft 365 on Windows 10 through October 2028
Those time frames are identical
So what about those Surface PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11? Microsoft has an answer (for all unsupported PCs) and it's not as cynical as you think
Microsoft quietly discontinued entry-level 13.8-inch Surface Laptop and 13-inch Surface Pro when it introduced those smaller new models last week

Layoffs

Microsoft just made $70 billion, so naturally it's laying off employees. How to explain this?
The FTC's losing streak against Microsoft continues
A proposal for solving the "Mozilla problem" in U.S. v. Google
Fortnite could return to the iPhone App Store as soon as today

OH MY GOD IS THERE NO AI NEWS FOR ONCE. OK, three small items
OpenAI brings OneDrive and SharePoint integration with ChatGPT for paid business customers
"AI mode" could replace "I'm feeling lucky" on the Google home page
Spotify's AI DJ keeps improving

Dev

Build is next week in Seattle, a few thoughts
.NET 10 Preview 4 is out

Xbox & Games

Today's the day: DOOM: The Dark Ages goes live at 8:00 ET tonight!
Xbox Insiders can now play cloud-enabled games with mouse and keyboard
Paul reviews the Backbone Pro controller
Nintendo revenues slide big ahead of Switch 2 - 15m consoles expected in first year
Sony sold 18.5 million PS5s in the most recent fiscal year, down 11 percent YOY

Tips & Picks

Tip of the week: Windows 11 notifications make iOS look sophisticated
App pick of the week: Proton Drive
RunAs Radio this week: Active Directory in 2025 with Liz Tesch
Brown liquor pick of the week: Limeburners Albany Tawny Cask

These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/932

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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