WW 785: Mark-of-the-Web - Mid-Year Predictions, Dev Channel Build 25158, Search Highlights

Mid-Year Predictions, Dev Channel Build 25158, Search Highlights

• Microsoft layoffs. Ahead of Q4 earnings on July 26
• What will happen with Windows 10 and 11 for the rest of this year?
• EdgeOS vs. ChromeOS?
• Where is Fluid?? Where is Teams 2.0?

Windows

• New Dev Channel build 25158 out today that adds notification badging with widgets
• A closer look at the new Rufus 3.19 Windows 11 ISO capabilities 
• Patch Tuesday arrives. Gentlemen and ladies, start your updates
• Windows Autopatch is now GA and (maybe) here to help
• PC sales to fall in 2022 ... and for a LOT of reasons

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft plays rope-a-dope with Office VBA macro blocking

Dev

• Microsoft announces EOL date for .NET Core 3.1

Surface

• Surface Duo 2 gets camera improvements in the July update

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: Back-to-school sale
• App pick of the week: PowerToys 0.60
• Enterprise pick of the week: Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Wave 2 plans for 2022
• Codename pick of the week: Salus
• Beer pick of the week: A Deal With the Devil

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