WW 937: Vexed by Perturbations - What just happened to Windows Hello!?
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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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