In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we take a look at Microsoft’s newest monetary reviews, Recall being recalled once more, contemporary Windows stats, paid Windows 10 updates for customers, got rid of options, new recognized insects, and extra.

Table of contents:

1. Windows 10 and 11 information
2. Windows Insider Program
3. Updates are to be had
4. Gaming information
5. Great offers to test

This week’s Microsoft Weekly begins with the most recent monetary document from Microsoft. The corporate introduced over $65.5 billion in income, $24.7 billion in operation source of revenue, and $3.30 income according to percentage. The corporate’s CFO mentioned that “strong execution by our sales teams and partners delivered a solid start to our fiscal year.”

Windows 11 and 10

Here we speak about the entirety going down round Microsoft’s newest running machine within the Stable channel and preview builds: new options, got rid of options, controversies, insects, attention-grabbing findings, and extra. And in fact, you might discover a phrase or two about older however nonetheless supported variations.

The largest tale of this week was once Microsoft’s announcement of but some other Recall prolong. This time, the corporate plans to start out its public trying out someplace in December. The preliminary plan was once to release the characteristic in June, but it surely was once not on time till October, and now it’s all of the approach to December. Here is what Microsoft mentioned concerning the prolong:

We are dedicated to turning in a safe and depended on revel in with Recall. To be sure that we ship on those necessary updates, we’re taking time beyond regulation to refine the revel in earlier than previewing it with Windows Insiders. Originally deliberate for October, Recall will now be to be had for preview with Windows Insiders on Copilot Plus PCs through December.

Another large announcement is said to Windows 10. Microsoft in the end printed how a lot it will value for customers to proceed receiving Windows 10 safety updates previous its end-of-support date in October 2025. Get able to pay the corporate $30 to stay your Windows 10 in supported state.

However, not like enterprises, which is able to be capable to use the Extended Security Program for 3 years, customers are most effective entitled to 12 months of extra updates.

Microsoft additionally showed a number of more than a few insects in its running machine. For starters, it fastened non-working apps on Windows 10. The trojan horse hit customers looking to release positive apps from non-admin accounts. Affected methods incorporated Quick Assist, Microsoft Teams, Windows Narrator, and plenty of extra. Fortunately, it was once fastened very quickly, because of the Known Issue Rollback characteristic.

What isn’t but fastened is Windows 11 24H2’s Task Manager, which incorrectly reviews 0 working apps and background processes. The trojan horse happens on Windows 11 model 24H2 with the most recent non-security replace, which was once launched through the top of October.

Another trojan horse is hitting Azure Virtual Desktop customers on Windows 10. Microsoft says that fresh Windows 10 updates brought about lengthy black displays when connecting to AVD, connectivity problems in Office apps, and extra. The corporate is operating on solving the issue in a long term replace.

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Next, we’ve some contemporary stats about Windows 10 and 11. Statcounter reported that Windows 11 is expanding its adoption fee pace. According to the most recent knowledge, Windows 11 holds over 35.5% of the Windows marketplace, with a per 30 days building up of two.13 issues.

The OS may be doing neatly amongst avid gamers, in keeping with Valve. The Steam Hardware and Software Survey for October 2024 says Windows 11 is put in on just about 52% of all Windows PCs at the platform.

AMD introduced information about its upcoming Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and shared efficiency enhancements it’s going to carry on Windows 11 over competitors, such because the Intel Core Ultra 285K, Intel Core i9-14900K, or even the previous-gen Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

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Windows Server 2025 is now normally to be had. Microsoft introduced the release of its next-gen Server running machine along System Center 2025. The corporate additionally shared all the checklist of supported processors, which contains some beautiful low-end fashions, reminiscent of Intel Pentium.

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To end the Windows segment, right here is an invaluable information that can assist you activate folder sizes in Windows 11’s File Explorer with out resorting to third-party record managers. It comes to putting in a small open-source mod.

Windows Insider Program

Here is what Microsoft Released this week for trying out within the Windows Insider Program:

	Windows 11	Windows 10
Canary Channel		Not Applicable
Dev Channel		Not Applicable
Beta Channel	22635.4440	Not Applicable
Release Preview Channel

If one in all your computer systems is enrolled within the Insider program and it won the Super Resolution characteristic regardless of having a “traditional” PC, this is on account of a trojan horse. Microsoft showed that the characteristic was once mistakenly rolled out to non-Copilot+ PCs, and it’s now fastened. No extra symbol upscalers for the ones with x86 Intel and AMD computer systems.

Another lacking characteristic is the power to unlink a telephone in Windows 11’s Phone Link app. So a ways, there’s no information on why Microsoft got rid of it.

Sadly, we aren’t carried out with options which can be now not to be had. In the discharge notes for the most recent Windows 11 Beta construct, Microsoft showed that the brand new gamepad keyboard for Windows 11 is now not to be had. That applies no longer simply to preview builds but additionally to strong Windows 11 24H2 releases (the keyboard was once launched as a part of the October 2024 non-security replace).

Updates are to be had

This segment covers tool, firmware, and different notable updates (launched and coming quickly) turning in new options, safety fixes, enhancements, patches, and extra from Microsoft and 1/3 events.

On November 1, Microsoft introduced the winners of the Microsoft Store Awards 2024. Fourteen programs from the Microsoft Store (submitted through builders and common customers) won particular reputation in 14 other classes.

Microsoft Teams is getting a made over chat and channel revel in, which now options new filters, an up to date point out view, enhancements for the favorites segment, channel updates, and extra. In addition, Teams now allows you to make a selection a pores and skin tone for emojis and reactions for higher self-expression.

Microsoft’s textual content editor, Word, marked its forty first anniversary this week, and the corporate celebrated the instance with a brand new weblog put up outlining new options that Microsoft applied in keeping with person comments.

Outlook, some other app from the Office suite, won an replace on cellular gadgets to spice up privateness for companies and customers. Microsoft may be converting find out how to permit or disable New Outlook for Windows and the Web.

By the way in which, if you don’t want the brand new Outlook to your PC, take a look at this straightforward trick. You may additionally wish to perform a little tips to repair Classic Outlook putting when copying textual content on positive programs.

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As standard, we additionally had numerous browser updates this week. Starting with Opera, its Android model won new options, reminiscent of AI symbol reputation, QR code sharing, and extra. Next, Mozilla launched Firefox 132 for all platforms, bringing 4K DRM video streaming assist, a much wider colour gamut assist, and different adjustments.

Google ready some neat upgrades for Chrome customers as neatly. The corporate introduced new efficiency controls to support the surfing revel in, reminiscent of the power to liberate reminiscence from inactive tabs, efficiency factor notifications, and extra.

Microsoft Edge 132 arrived within the Dev Channel with profile enhancements and fixes for more than a few crashes. In the Stable Channel, Edge won fixes for the STATUS_BREAKPOINT error and two safety patches. Microsoft additionally reminded customers that MDAG and its APIs are now not to be had in Windows 11 model 24H2.

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On the third-party facet, Windows customers have a brand new app coming directly from macOS and iOS. Fantastical, a well-liked feature-packed calendar, is now to be had within the Microsoft Store.

There is some other piece of Apple ecosystem this is now to be had on Windows (type of). Parallels launched a brand new model of its hypervisor to permit Apple Intelligence options in Windows-based digital machines.

OpenAI additionally up to date its ChatGPT app for Windows with assist for the Advanced Voice mode, which makes it imaginable for Chat GPT to reply to audio inputs with extremely brief delays (reasonable of 320 milliseconds).

Other notable updates come with the next:

• Microsoft introduced a brand new Bing revel in for the 2024 US presidential race.

• Ex-Meta VP Jay Parikh joined Microsoft.

• Microsoft launched Visual Studio Code 1.95 with more than a few new options and enhancements.

• Steam now calls for video games to divulge the usage of kernel mode anti-cheat programs.

• Microsoft and A16z be offering coverage concepts for AI startups.

And listed below are the most recent drivers launched this week:

• AMD 24.20.19.05 Beta with Dragon Age: The Veilguard assist and a unmarried fir for The Crew Motorfest.
• Surface Go 4 won new firmware with show flickering fixes, sooner Wi-Fi, and extra.
• Surface Laptop 5 won battery enhancements and fixes for random shutdowns.

On the gaming facet

Learn about upcoming recreation releases, Xbox rumors, new {hardware}, tool updates, freebies, offers, reductions and extra.

If you marvel why Microsoft has no longer ported Halo 5 to PC, a brand new document will make issues somewhat clearer. A former 343 Industries (now Halo Studios) developer printed that the port was once scrapped because of “significant tech hurdles.”

Halo Studios additionally introduced a number of Halo 2 maps and third-person Firefight mode coming to Halo Infinite subsequent week to commemorate two decades of Halo 2. The replace shall be to be had on November 5.

Treyarch introduced a large Season 1 replace for the lately introduced Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. It will get started on November 14, with Infected mode and Nuketown arriving first. By the way in which, there may be already a patch to be had that fixes black display problems and different insects.

Forza Horizon 5, some other Microsoft-owned recreation, is getting numerous the most recent Porsche automobiles as a part of the brand new Track Day replace. In addition, Event Lab creators will be capable to equip their maps with a horde of latest Halo-themed props.

A large replace additionally arrived for Payday 3. The recreation now has a server browser, cross-platform voice chat, new mask, a made over person interface, and different high quality enhancements.

Rockstar additionally had some nice information for PC avid gamers this week. The studio in the end introduced the unique Red Dead Redemption on PC, along its further content material, reminiscent of Undead Nightmare. You should purchase the sport on Steam and the Epic Games Store for $49.99.

In addition, Rockstar introduced graphics updates for GTA V on PC. They arrived on consoles first in 2022, and PC video games will be capable to revel in advanced graphics someplace in 2025. Sadly, no actual dates had been supplied.

On the Xbox Insider facet, Microsoft is trying out a redesigned Xbox app for Windows customers. The up to date UI includes a new Home web page with video games, offers, suggestions, and different helpful content material.

For non-insiders who persist with strong Xbox updates, Microsoft launched an Xbox OS replace below model 10.0.26100.2499. It presented Natural Language Search and thumbstick calibration for the Wireless Elite Controller.

Nvidia introduced new video games for the GeForce NOW cloud streaming provider. The newest additions come with Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Resident Evil 4, VRChat, and 18 extra titles that shall be to be had in November 2024.

Deals and freebies

This week, we’ve fairly numerous specials and reductions. Valve, for one, is internet hosting its annual Steam Halloween Sale, the place you’ll declare 1000’s of spooky video games with large reductions. It runs thru November 27, so you continue to have numerous time to shop for some frightening titles.

The Epic Games Store is giving freely Tango’s Ghostwire: Tokyo, a creepy recreation a couple of lifeless town full of ghosts and different spooky stuff. You can get the sport without spending a dime till the following Thursday.

Another giveaway is going on in GOG. The retailer shall we everybody have a vintage horror recreation without spending a dime till November 4. The recreation in query is Return of the Phantom, a MicroProse-developed point-and-click journey that was once launched all of the long ago in 1993.

But even that’s not the entirety. If you might be an Amazon Prime member, you’ll declare two video games at the moment and over 20 extra without spending a dime over the process November.

If you need extra, take a look at this week’s Weekend PC Game Deals, which is filled with more than a few discounted video games.

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Other attention-grabbing tales from the gaming global this week come with the next:

• Bungie revealed an replace on Marathon building, with playtest increasing in 2025.
• Homeworld 3 builders got rid of Denuvo DRM from the sport.
• The subsequent Mass Effect installment will retain the mature tone of the unique trilogy.
• EA got rid of Apex Legends Linux and Steam Deck assist to forestall cheaters.
• DayZ writer introduced a brand new house sim to tackle Kerbal Space Program.
• Paradox Interactive warned about malware in a well-liked Cities: Skylines II mod.

Great offers to test

Every week, we quilt many offers on other {hardware} and tool. The following reductions are nonetheless to be had, so test them out. You would possibly to find one thing you need or want.

• Lenovo Legion Go – $499 (29% off)

• ASUS ROG Strix Scope RX TKL Wireless Deluxe Gaming Keyboard – $119.99 (29% off)

• ASUS ROG Strix Scope NX TKL Wired Gaming Keyboard – $96 (5% off)

• ASUS ProArt A1 Projector – $1,054 (19% off)

• Razer Kraken V3X Gaming Headset – $72 (28% off)

• Bose QuietComfort Bluetooth Headphones – $199 (43% off)

• Razer Kaira X Wired Headset – $35.99 (40% off)

• Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar – $719 (20% off)

• Denon AVR-S760H 7.2 Ch AVR – $349.99 (42% off)

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