
Windows Weekly (Audio)
Windows Weekly is about more than Windows. Veteran Microsoft insiders Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell join Leo for a deep dive into the most valuable company in the world. From consumer to enterprise, AI to Xbox, Windows Weekly is the only Microsoft podcast you'll ever need.
Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.
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Jul 16, 2025 • 2h 38min
WW 941: K... and Q - The AI factor in those Microsoft layoffs
Microsoft just made a major change to the Windows 11 install media, and you're not going to believe what happens next! Plus, the AI spelling and grammar checking app/service that Paul relies on. And yes, he does pay for it.
Windows 11
Copilot Vision gets full Desktop support, Voice integration across all Insider channels
Click to Do gets a "Describe image" action, Administrator protection, App permission dialog changes in Dev (25H2) and Beta (24H2)
Canary finally gets the features everyone else has had for a while now
Also, Microsoft quietly killed the simplified date/time in the Windows 11 Taskbar because no one liked it
PC sales grew 5 percent in Q2 but there is a BIG caveat
Semi-related: Google is "combining" ChromeOS and Android
ChromeOS will build on Android going forward, smart
Even less related: HMD quietly pulls Nokia out of the U.S. market, the dream is over
Microsoft 365, AI
Microsoft layoffs directly attributed to AI
Microsoft scuttled OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf and all hell broke loose
Google snapped up key execs and engineers and licensed Windsurf for $2.4 billion
All's well that ends well: Cognition acquires Windsurf
Microsoft keeps changing the terms of the deal: Microsoft 365 apps will be updated on Windows 10 only through August 2026
Microsoft 365 Copilot is finally getting a Memory
OpenAI is going to war with Microsoft and the world
It's working on a web browser
It's also working on an office productivity suite of sorts
Google NotebookLM gets curated featured notebooks. This is emerging as one of the more useful AI tools
Xbox and Gaming
Xbox app for Windows 11 gets "Stream your own game" functionality
Grounded 2, more coming to Game Pass in second half of July
Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to the Mac for some reason
Tips & Picks
Tip of the week: Save big on PCs, go refurbished
App pick of the week: LanguageTool for Desktop
RunAs Radio this week: Fabric in 2025 with Arun Ulag
Brown liquor pick of the week: Slane Triple Casked Blend
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Jul 9, 2025 • 2h 42min
WW 940: The Donkey Always Wins - Windows 11 usage surpasses Windows 10
It's been a big year for Windows 11 updates. This month is at least semi-manageable! Also, a few more bits from the layoffs. Plus, Amiga Forever 11 and C64 11 Forever help you live in the past!
Patch Tuesday
Copilot+ PC only: Ask Copilot action for Click to Do
24H2 only: Show smaller Taskbar icons. Screen curtain feature in Narrator. Settings home page for commercial customer
23H2 and 24H2: Windows Share shows preview when sharing web content. Beginning of PC migration feature in Windows Backup. More changes for EU users to meet DMA requirements, mostly Edge related
Windows 10: EU/DMA updates as above
More Windows 11
WE DID IT! Windows 11 is now in use on more PCs than Windows 10. It's time for Windows 12!
No new Insider features but some bug fixes in Canary
Microsoft Edge keeps getting more responsive
Microsoft 365 and AI
Teams gets threading in Channels about three years later than needed
Google brought its Veo 3 video generation model to all AI Pro subscribers last week, and now it's bringing that and two other big AI features to Pixel
Perplexity just launched its AI web browser
Xbox and gaming
No, Phil Spencer is not retiring
Romero Games forced to cancel Xbox shooter, lay off 100 employees
Warcraft Rumble Mobile won't get any more updates
Xbox angst in the wake of last week's layoffs is mostly undeserved
Xbox fans keep finding new ways to complain - Most of the game/studio closures we know about were well-deserved. If anything, Microsoft let these things continue for too long with no viable deliverables
But what is Xbox? Looking at the platform and what Microsoft has done under Phil Spencer paints a very different picture than all the moaning we see on social media
Game Pass was key to getting Satya Nadella to keep Xbox going, but after the Activision acquisition, the day and date promise was unworkable. After the changes and price hikes, it's possible that Game Pass has peaked.
Microsoft uploaded an out of date version of Call of Duty: WWII to the Store and hilarity ensues
Sony to publish a game for Xbox for the first time
Epic Games quietly settled with Samsung ahead of today's Unpacked event - but not with Google
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: Office 365 for IT Pros 2026 Edition is now available
App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge
RunAs Radio this week: Building Real Software using PowerApps with Luise Freese
Brown liquor pick of the week: Bolster Road Maple Rye Whiskey
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Jul 3, 2025 • 2h 34min
WW 939: The House Hippo - Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 While Worth $3.7 Trillion
Microsoft's latest round of layoffs hits Xbox Gaming hard as the company cuts approximately 9,000 jobs despite record profits. This week, Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell discuss the impact of these layoffs, Windows 11's new version naming, Microsoft Copilot coming to Mac, and dive deep into passkey security.
LAYOFFS
As expected, Microsoft began a massive round of layoffs across Xbox/Microsoft Gaming on Wednesday.
The fiscal year started on Tuesday.
These were originally going to happen a week or two earlier.
9,000 employees impacted across Microsoft - about 4 percent of workforce, Xbox/MSGaming was NOT hit hardest, Microsoft now says (on top of 6,000 in May).
10 percent of King being laid off.
Carefully worded email from Phil Spencer requires some parsing.
It's Finally Official: 25H2 Is Next!
Microsoft finally admits that the Dev channel is testing Windows 11 version 25H2, which will arrive, as expected, around October
This news came as part of another set of commingled Dev and Beta channel builds.
25H2 will be delivered as an enablement package, so it's a minor release technically.
Dev and Beta are linked because 25H2 and 24H2 are linked: Each will get the same features, as started with 22H2/23H2 in late 2023.
Windows 11
Last week was Week D, but we didn't get preview updates per usual before WW
That finally happened last Thursday - new preview updates for 24H2 and 23H2/22H2
24H2: Click to Do improvements, start of PC migration in Windows Backup, small icons in Taskbar, more.
Windows Insider Preview: Those Dev/Beta builds noted above have the first implementation of third-party passkey. Microsoft Edge 138 is a pretty big update, with AI-enhanced history search and Copilot integration into the search box and new tab page.
AI
Microsoft 365 Copilot is available on the Mac.
Apple may cave and adopt Anthropic Claude and/or OpenAI ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence.
After Coda's acquisition and $1 billion in funding, Grammarly acquires Superhuman to build an "AI-native" productivity suite that will take on Big Tech (Microsoft, Google) and Little Tech (Notion, Proton) alike.
Xbox and Gaming
Xbox 360 dashboard is getting its first update in years.
Halo Studios teases an October tease of the next Halo from the studio.
New Game Pass titles for the first half of July - plus, COD: WWII turns up in Game Pass for the first time.
Cursor sort of comes to the web and mobile - like Adobe Firefly on mobile, but for devs when "the mood strikes".
Tips and Picks
Tip/App picks of the week: Cure Mac envy.
The Mac is about to get even prettier. But Windows 11 can rise to this challenge.
The PC matters: Paul recommends Surface Laptop 7 as a MacBook Air alternative.
Software? It's all free.
Full screen apps: Hide the Taskbar and touchpad gestures - also, use DS Clock if you need to see the time.
Transparent system menu? You can make the Taskbar transparent too.
Want Spotlight? No problem, we have Command Palette (an updated, more extensible PowerToys Run) in PowerToys.
Bonus app pick: Inoreader for RSS feeds (and read later if you want).
RunAs Radio This Week: More Azure Innovations with Mark Russinovich
Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Alberta Distillers 23 Year Old Rare Batch No. 1
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Jun 26, 2025 • 2h 35min
WW 938: When Will Then Be Now? - Copilot's struggles against ChatGPT
Windows 10 EOL update
Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 EOL is a go for October. But...
Consumers can now get a free year of extra security updates instead of paying(!)
Businesses can now enroll in extended security updates program
Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 to get security updates through October 2028
Windows 11
A few new features via the Insider Program
Recall gets a new home page and some nice updates to hardware indicators in Dev and Beta
We know there's a Settings AI agent coming to Windows 11. Apparently, it needs its own local AI model. And why this might be problematic
Canary gets features we've seen elsewhere, plus an ISO - plus a new 24H2 build in Release Preview with features we can expect on June 8, Patch Tuesday
Microsoft launches AI-powered learning app for Copilot+ PCs
First Arm-based Chromebook Plus arrives with 50+ TOPS NPU, local AI features - using the chip that would make for a nice Copilot+ PC. But what's going on with Chrome OS?
Microsoft 365
Microsoft Ignite registration is open
Android users can now open shared Office documents without a Microsoft account
AI
Copilot is struggling against ChatGPT, even in the enterprise
Alexa+ is now available to over one million testers in the U.S. - but have you met even one of them?
Android Studio gets Gemini-based Agent Mode in preview
Xbox and games
First, the bad news: Yes, there are massive layoffs coming to Xbox next week - this is in addition to the sales org-related layoffs that are also coming, and probably more
It's happening! Microsoft begins testing Steam integration with the Xbox app on Windows 11
AMD expands a bit on the news that it's working with Microsoft on next-gen Xbox silicon
June Xbox update arrives with more home screen customization, more mouse and keyboard support for more games, more "Stream your own games" titles (over 200 now)
There's a limited edition Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition - move quick if you want one
Hellblade II: Senua's Saga Enhanced arrives on PlayStation on August 12 - but there's more going on here, including "Xbox on PC" language
Tips and Picks
Tip of the week: Don't pay for Windows 10 extended security
App pick of the week: Discord for Windows 11 on Arm
RunAs Radio this week: Getting More from GitHub with April Yoho
Brown liquor pick of the week: Drayman's Highveld
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Jun 18, 2025 • 2h 44min
WW 937: Vexed by Perturbations - What just happened to Windows Hello!?
Windows Hello is in hot water, struggling with low-light recognition issues, sparking user frustrations. Microsoft updates are on the way, including intriguing features for Windows Insider builds. The team explores the latest in AI technologies, from Copilot Vision to the implications of Microsoft’s partnership with AMD for Xbox hardware. They humorously share personal tech mishaps while delving into the landscape of cloud solutions and digital tools for businesses. Finally, insights into the whiskey world add a delightful twist to their tech-filled discussions.

Jun 11, 2025 • 2h 27min
WW 936: Liquid Aero - Microsoft Build ditches Seattle, Washington
Get to know Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday updates and new features in Windows 11, such as improvements to the Start menu, File Explorer, and Copilot integration. They also cover new AI features coming to the Photos app for Copilot+ PCs and updates to the Microsoft Store. The discussion then shifts to developer conferences like Google I/O and Apple's WWDC, with a focus on their respective AI advancements and product strategies. Plus, the controversy surrounding Microsoft's decision to no longer host its Build conference in Seattle. Don't miss the discussion on the evolving role of the iPad as a potential threat to Surface devices due to recent software enhancements!
Windows 11
June Patch Tuesday is here! Big changes for Windows 11 versions 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2
New Start menu finally debuts in Dev and Beta - synchronized again for some reason
Copilot+ PCs get Relight feature and natural language search in the Photos app
The Microsoft Store gets a major update in the Beta channel
And Canary is still a thing, no one knows why
Developer conference season draws to a close
Build: Protests, problems, and more problems
Microsoft pulls out of Seattle permanently
Google I/O: Stunning array of AI announcements. But Android 16 is on a weird slow boil after a truncated development cycle
Apple WWDC: Apple Intelligence? Look, Liquid Glass! Also, some actual advances across its newly unified platforms
Look out Surface: The iPad is a real computer now - And it only took 15 years
Microsoft, Google, and Apple all played to their strengths
Between Windows 11 2xH2, Android 16, and iOS whatever - do the platform makers even know how to ship software anymore?
Xbox
Microsoft unveils the first Xbox-branded third-party gaming handheld as part of its Xbox Games Showcase 2025 event - a few interesting things there as well - COD: BO7, Gears remake, Gears v.next delayed to 2026
This heavily modified/optimized version of Windows 11 is coming to more gaming handhelds
Looking to the future: What if this is literally the model for future Xbox console hardware? What if the next Xbox was a NUC?
More Game Pass titles across platforms for the second half of June
You can add 4 TB of storage to your Xbox, but it will cost you dearly
Apple loses again in Epic v. Apple, Fortnite can stay in the App Store and developers can stop getting robbed by Apple
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week and is apparently the best-selling console of all time at launch
PS5 controllers to support multiple Bluetooth connections
Tips and Picks
Tip of the week: Share Feature, image crunching
App pick of the week: Dia Browser
RunAs Radio this week: The Case for Telemetry with Liz Fong-Jones
Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenlossie 26
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell
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Jun 5, 2025 • 2h 37min
WW 935: Don't Spritz Yourself - The Great Notepad Controversy of 2025!
Richard Campbell is out this week! Microsoft continues to make changes to Notepad as it tests 'lightweight text formatting' in Notepad. 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2 got preview updates. And Microsoft has reportedly delayed its first-party Xbox / Windows gaming handheld.
WindowsTHE GREAT NOTEPAD CONTROVERSY OF 2025
Microsoft announced it was testing "lightweight text formatting" in Notepad.
This is one of MANY changes its made to Notepad in recent years.
The community has collectively lost its s#$t - most thought this was RTF support - it's not.
Everyone is wrong. In defense of Notepad.
24H2
Last Tuesday, 22H2/23H2 got a preview update in Week D, but 24H2 did not.
The 24H2 update appeared later, with a ton of new features as expected - it's possible an out-of-band update requirement is responsible for the delay.
Now we know for sure what's coming on Patch Tuesday next week.
Windows Insider updates
Today, in Canary: Energy saver in Intune, re-rollout of Phone companion, more.
Dev and Beta (24H2): Quick machine recovery, Phone Link improvements - Plus, more just in Dev.
Canary: Voice access and some bug fixes.
Microsoft makes more DMA changes to Windows 11/Edge
We all need these changes.
Apple needs to pay attention.
Also, hilarious: Apple copies what Microsoft did in the 1990s. Twice.
Earnings:
HP
Dell
Nvidia
Microsoft 365/AI
Microsoft announces (internally) its third major AI reorg in 15 months - Too ... slow?
Microsoft is killing password management/autofill in the Microsoft Authenticator app (announced previously, but now a warning is showing up in the app).
Good, you should use a third-party password manager anyway. Also, it's really an identity manager. Also, wake up.
When/why to use Microsoft Authenticator.
And why you should also use Google Authenticator.
June 2025 update for the new Outlook adds tons of new features.
Research and Analyst AI agents are now GA in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
You can experiment with short, phone videos on your phone with Bing Video Creator.
FU, OpenAI! NYT licenses its content to Amazon.
Samsung may drop Gemini for Perplexity.
Xbox/Gaming
Microsoft has reportedly delayed its first-party Xbox/Windows gaming handheld.
Xbox continues to be in a holding pattern on hardware - Theories include an Arm revolution in waiting and Amy Hood getting serious about trying to make this business profitable.
Are handheld gaming PCs the next Netbook or mini-tablet ... or this is market real, sustainable, and big enough to matter?
SteamDeck/Linux could be a problem here - related to this, Nvidia news.
Microsoft reaches its first-ever agreement with a game studio union.
Semi-related: J Allard is one of about 100 former Microsoft execs at Amazon now, and we have an update.
Tips and picks
Tip of the week: You can replace OneDrive/Google Drive with a NAS.
My Synology NAS is better than expected as a Little Tech replacement for OneDrive and Google Drive. This changes everything
App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge 137
Edge 137 has quietly emerged as the biggest release of this browser since its inception.
Edge 137 adds PIP and business improvements, removes Wallet Hub and some truly pointless features.
It adds Windows 11 App action support to PWAs.
It brings Game Assist for Game Bar to everyone.
Photoshop for Android is here and it's free
Pa
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May 29, 2025 • 2h 27min
WW 934: OK, JK - Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool Get AI Upgrades
Microsoft shakes up Windows Update with third-party app integration while AI features flood into Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool. Plus, the browser wars heat up as Arc pivots to agentic AI and Opera launches Neon, while Richard calls in from Cape Town with whiskey wisdom.
Windows 11
It's Week D! Microsoft issues preview updates for 23H2/22H2 - Windows Key + C for Copilot, Drag tray, FAQs in Settings, Lock screen widget customization, IT admin controls for Taskbar
Windows Insider Program
Canary - Microsoft adds support for asymmetrical key encryption that won't be vulnerable to quantum computing attacks
Beta (24H2) - New Microsoft 365 text actions in Click to Do, Lock screen widget customization, multiple dashboards in Widgets, App recommendations in Open with dialog, PC to PC migration experience in Windows Backup
New Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool features in Canary and Dev - Paint sticker generator and Object select tool, Snipping Tool perfect screenshot and color picker, Notepad writing tools (draft from prompt, rewrite text, etc.)
Now Windows Update is going to update third-party apps too
As promised last week, Notion is now available in the Microsoft Store
Signal will explicitly prevent Recall from screenshotting the app
Related: Why is Lenovo doing so well financially?
Also related: IDC predicts 4.1 percent growth in PC market this year to 274 million units
AI and Web Browsers, Oh My
Browsers go agentic
The Browser Company says it will no longer offer functional updates to Arc as it focuses on Dia
Opera announces Neon, its agentic AI web browser
Hand-wringing as OpenAI buys Jony Ive's newish company
Duck.ai if you ask it nicely (and use the right model)
Yes, Google is going to put ads in Search AI Mode
Vivaldi 7.4 arrives for desktop and for mobile
Firefox 139 is a minor update - maybe it's time to move to a 6 week schedule?
Xbox and Games
Xbox's Copilot for Gaming Launches on iOS and Android in Beta
FTC drops its bid to unwind Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Sony discounts PS5 and peripherals temporary to undercut Switch 2
Tips and Picks
Tip of the Week: 'Fear and Loathing in Seattle' and 'More Fear and Loathing in Seattle'
App Pick of the Week: Instapaper
Plus: Fences 6 is GA on Windows 11
RunAs Radio This Week: How to Talk to Security with Sarah Young
Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Aerstone 10 Sea Cask
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May 22, 2025 • 2h 9min
WW 933: Live from Build - Protestors, AI agents, Edit, Doom: The Dark Ages
Agentic AI is the theme of the show this year, and this time its multi-agent with orchestration! But first, we need to discuss the protestors. Paul and Richard have stories. So many stories!
Build 2025
New Microsoft 365 Copilot features are rolling out now because it's a day that ends in y
Tuning is the unexpected Build Bingo center square term - rolling out to agents
GitHub Copilot is open source in VS Code, more
Win32 app support improvements, no more fees in Microsoft Store
A shift in making Windows 11 the best place for developers - some things said, some left unsaid
Edge gets new AI features too of course
New native app capabilities in Windows App SDK, React Native
And, pre-Build, 50 million Visual Studio users
Copilot for consumers does image generation now. Fun tip: You can Minecraft-ize photos
OpenAI has a coding agent too, obviously
And OpenAI is buying Jony Ive!
Windows
Administrator Protection is coming soon - And not just for businesses. This feels very much like the firewall in XP SP2, it's going to be disruptive
New 24H2 features in Release Preview: New text actions in Click to Do, a lot more
New 24H2 features in Dev and Beta: AI actions in File Explorer, Advanced Settings, Search improvements, more
New 23H2 features, Windows 10 features in Release Preview
Surface Laptop Studio RIP
Calendar companion app for Windows 11/M365
Microsoft may finally put the Teams antitrust issue in the EU behind
Xbox
Fortnite returns to the Apple App Store
Apple blocked it first, Epic complained to judge
And Microsoft files a legal motion against Apple and for Epic Games
Qualcomm job listing confirms Xbox plans to some degree
What happens when you combine Qualcomm NPU with Nvidia GPU?
Xbox May Update arrives and it's a big one
Retro Classic Games for Xbox Game Pass
Game Bar updates, Edge Game Assist, GeForce now etc. on PC
Custom Xbox gift cards
More streaming of your own games
Hellblade II is coming from Xbox to PS5
Many more games coming to Xbox Game Pass across platforms
Tips and Picks
App pick of the week: You can try Microsoft's command line editor now
Game pick of the week: Doom: The Dark Ages
RunAs Radio this week: PowerShell 7.5 and DSC 3.0.0 with Jason Helmick
Brown liquor pick of the week: Tamnavulin Sherry Cask
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May 14, 2025 • 2h 28min
WW 932: The Last Australian - Microsoft lays off 3%, Windows 10 ESU, "Hey Copilot"
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
AI
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
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