It's Week D. Do you know where your preview updates are? Windows 11 Windows 11 version 22H2/23H2 get the same update Windows 11 version 24H2 gets a different update, but at least it's on time Beta: Media controls on the Lock screen, more Windows security update borks small number of Linux bootloaders, is perfect example of misplaced and faux outrage Right-click doesn't work correctly with Windows and a touchpad. It's not you M$FT Microsoft took Paul's advice. Instead of just blaming the EU, it's holding a security summit with CrowdStrike and other partners to solve the problems highlighted by the botched update outage. (Which it said it would do back in July.) Microsoft shuffles the decks below its three primary business units Microsoft: It's all about transparency! Paul: Nope Hardware Lenovo ThinkPad T14s is the best business-class Snapdragon X Copilot+ PC yet ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2 is the last gasp of the Surface Pro-alikes Paul got a Pixel 9 Pro XL - Eerily iPhone Pro-like design, crazy AI features - The combination of hardware and software here is nuts Pixel 9 series is shipping with Android 14. Google planned to ship Android 14 earlier than ever before this year. Users with Pixel 9 series phones can enroll in Android 15 Beta now. But Android 15 was quietly delayed to October, the normal release time frame Mark Gurman leaks all the iPhone 16 things Apple announces launch event Some navel-gazing about Apple's place in our lives Magic of Software Microsoft announces Loop 2.0 on Twitter, no one has it yet LibreOffice is now native on Windows on Arm! Google Essentials app will be bundled with some new PCs, starting with HP Proton Drive for Business now available standalone, and with sale pricing (and more storage) Brave gets major privacy updates on desktop and mobile Apple makes further DMA concessions, will let iPhone users change default apps for phone, messaging, more Threads is testing posts that are as ephemeral as your facts Paid version of Alexa will allegedly launch in October Google Meet gets auto PIP for all and AI meeting notes for some Xbox Xbox August Update starts rolling out with those new Discord features Raven labor union files complaint against Microsoft Microsoft brings Xbox Cloud Gaming to more Fire TV devices Tips and Picks Tip of the week: You can still upgrade to 24H2 right now App pick of the week: Win11Debloat RunAs Radio this week: The Security Risks of AI with Steve Poole Brown liquor pick of the week: Mosgaard Moscatel Single Malt 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. Sponsors: bigid.com/windowsweekly e-e.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly Melissa.com/twit