YOU ARE THE PRODUCT! But... are you? In Russia, Windows 11 uses you! Plus, something happened to Paul on the way to dual-booting Ubuntu 25.04 on Surface Laptop 7, but all is well! Also, you should be using Brave. But if you don't like/trust Chromium, Firefox 138 finally added profile management support.

Windows

• Windows 11 24H2 preview update for April finally arrives


• Now we know why Microsoft waited: It wanted to announce the "general availability" of Recall, Click to Do, and "improved Windows Search" (we're still struggling with a name for that one)


• Dev and Beta (24H2) builds add a profanity filter, a Pen shortcut for Click to Do, improved Windows Search for work and school accounts, Accessibility flyout in Quick settings


• Microsoft (sort of) explains why Windows Insider Preview channels don't follow a logical order anymore


• Microsoft deprecates Map app in Windows 11


• That makes sense. But also VBS Enclaves in pre-24H2 versions, which is interesting

Corporate

• Microsoft says it will defend EU companies against US government


• Alphabet/Google is doing just great, thanks


• Intel earnings are flat, and that's as good as that news gets


• Samsung posts record revenues on strong S25 series sales

Dev

• Build and Google I/O are coming in hot


• Google is holding a separate Android event for the first time, ahead of I/O


• What about Surface? At Build last year, the company announced Copilot+ PC

AI

• Microsoft has an OpenAI problem - duh and/or hello


• Microsoft is part of an AI unholy quaternity on new Moto phones


• Duolingo announces controversial "AI first" strategy - And then announces 148 new AI-based courses


• Apple on Apple Intelligence: Just kidding!


• OpenAI on GPT-4o: Just kidding!


• ChatGPT goes shopping and OpenAI improves Deep Research


• Google updates NotebookLM audio overviews with support for over 50 languages


• YouTube starts testing AI overviews for videos - and Spotify is using AI for playlists


• Adobe updates Firefly models, adds third party support


• DuckDuckGo's Duck.ai now supports real-time model switching


• Meta launches a standalone AI app that no one should want

Xbox

• Xbox-exclusive game Towerborne is here in preview on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Be prepared


• App pick of the week: Firefox 138


• RunAs Radio this week: Modern Work in 2025 with Karoliina Kettukari


• Brown liquor pick of the week: Highwayman Whisky Abbey 2024

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly

Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.

Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!

Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

• uscloud.com


• cachefly.com/twit