Windows Weekly (Audio)

In honor of Paul 'emoji hater' Thurrott travelling, it's WORLD EMOJI DAY!

• Inside the Microsoft emoji design studio

Windows 10 updates

• Microsoft is starting to automatically push Windows 10 1903 to Home, Pro users on 1803 or older via Win Update
• The second 19H2 build is out with new features (which no one can test right now)
• Surface Book 2s are blocked from getting 1903 (it makes the GPU "vanish")

Chredge: Now ready for enterprise testers

• Microsoft is encouraging IT pros to start kicking the Chredge tires
• We now have an updated enterprise roadmap listing which features are coming when
• But we still don't have a date for GA or even the Beta channel

Partners: More Inspired (or tired)?

• Crisis averted: Microsoft undid those Internal Use Rights changes that had so many up in arms last week
• But questions remain: When and how will Microsoft try to "fix" this situation again. Also, how did this fiasco happen in the first place?
• Related: Microsoft does a holoportation demo live at Inspire (and it worked!)
• Related: Azure Lighthouse – what is this thing?

Meanwhile, back at the Office...

• Microsoft has more AI tricks up its sleeve with Cortana reminders - heads up emails
• Teams is now at 13 million daily active users. Is that a lot?
• Skype is going to lose its SMS Connect feature at the end of August

Xbox news

• Microsoft Finds the Tipping Point for the All Digital Xbox One
• New Xbox Game Pass titles

Tomorrow is MS Q4 earnings: Any predictions?

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Surface Code Name – Serenity
• Enterprise pick of the week: Rust
• Rumor pick of the week: Microsoft buys Adobe
• Beer pick of the week: x

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Brad Sams

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