WW 937: Vexed by Perturbations - What just happened to Windows Hello!?
No, it's not you. Windows Hello doesn't work in the dark anymore. For reasons. Say "Hello" to the Windows Hello controversy of the month!
Windows
- AI agent in Settings and Recall export experience in Dev/Beta channels - plus the old clock is back, baby
- July Patch Tuesday preview: App defaults (EEA only), Share images with visual preview, and some fixes for Windows 11 (The first one is coming to Windows 10 too - tied to the DMA news from last week.)
- Commentary: What Apple gets right in macOS 26 (and otherwise)
Surface
- One year with Surface Laptop 7
- Microsoft issues its first firmware updates for Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 in several months, sort of
Microsoft 365
- BBB complains about how Microsoft promotes Microsoft 365; Microsoft disagrees but will change the way it communicates about these features
AI
- OpenAI, Microsoft, and... the nuclear option??
- The Open AI Files provides an insider view of the company and finds it lacking
- Copilot Vision is GA in the United States - It's also free to try on mobile
- The Browser Company starts explaining Dia, finally
Xbox and Games
- Microsoft announces (extends?) partnership with AMD on future Xbox hardware - a one minute video with plenty to parse
- Next-gen hardware
- Multi-year partnership with AMD on Xbox consoles and gaming handhelds
- Compatibility with existing game libraries
- Working closely with the Windows team, ensure Windows is the number one games platform
- Microsoft shares Xbox Ally details with devs, a hint at the coming Windows-based Xbox platform requirements?
- More Game Pass titles for June, including an old favorite
- Minecraft gets three great updates
- Steam will run natively on Apple Silicon soon. Unlike all the games.
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: Don't give in
- App pick of the week: Camtasia online
- RunAs Radio this week: SQL Server 2025 with Bob Ward
- Brown liquor pick of the week: The Macallan 18 Sherry Oak Cask
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