WW 1002: Only B & D Matter - Big Reorganization & Job Cuts Within XBOX

Windows

Week D arrives, and this time we get updates - a preview of Octoberʼs Patch Tuesday

24H2/25H2 Minor update with new Copilot key remaps, Wi-Fi in WRE, more

26H1 Major update that brings all new 26H2 features—Start, Taskbar, Search —to 26H1. Finally.

Windows Insider Program

Four new builds last Friday - Biggest change is Cloud Rebuild in WRE (in Experimental) gaining new capabilities.

Software

30 years ago, Dave Plummer created Task Manager, and now heʼs vibe-coded a modern version that works on Mac and Linux too.

Stardock announces a new Windows 11 utility called Snipboard.

Clipchamp does AI upscaling to 4K now

Hardware

The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is nearly perfect, with 11 hours of battery life.