Windows 11 LTSC, PC peripheral consolidation, CFRs WE GOT ROADMAPS Microsoft updated the Windows roadmap. And there are two takeaways Windows 11 LTSC will finally arrive in the second half of 2024 Windows 10 version 22H2 is the final version of Windows 10, and it will be supported with only security updates until October 14, 2025 Windows 11 Last week, we talked about Week D monthly preview updates. This week, we need to talk about Controlled Feature Rollouts (CFRs). This is what happened with that Search "pill" late last year, not that Microsoft ever announced that, and it's all about testing new features first in stable. Is the Insider Program in trouble? Microsoft is adding Rust to the Windows kernel Insider Program: Microsoft is testing new Widget board improvements Web usage statistics show us how Edge has failed where Safari has succeeded Oops! A stupid new feature in Edge is causing Microsoft to report all your web browsing to Bing Intel revenues are circling the drain, but it promises a brighter future. And AMD fell hard too, with the same guidance Microsoft 365 One domain to rule them all and in the darkness bind them Microsoft Loop Preview now supports personal accounts Microsoft Designer arrives in open preview, offers DALL-E-powered AI graphics designs Links in Teams and (the new) Outlook will soon open in Edge no matter which browser you chose Microsoft is overhauling OneDrive for work and school on the web. You know, eventually Microsoft brings payments to SMBs in Teams with PayPal, Stripe, and... GoDaddy? Surface Is Surface Duo dead? Was it ever not dead? Microsoft consolidates all of its keyboards and other PC peripherals under the Surface brand Xbox Microsoft signs yet another 10-year Xbox deal, this time with an EU cloud streaming company Microsoft "fixes" the Xbox Dashboard. Again Here are the (two) Games with Gold titles for May Redfall and other titles are heading to Xbox Game Pass in May Xbox launches a Game Pass friend referral program Sony has now sold 38.5 PlayStation 5 consoles Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Afraid of command lines? Use WingetUI App pick of the week: Brave Search RunAs this week: Large Language Models and Windows with Paul Thurrott Brown liquor pick of the week: Redbreast 12 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit