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Jul 1st 2026
Windows Weekly 990
Don't Be Nostalgic for Stupid
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Windows 10's Extended Security Update program quietly gets extended for another year for consumers. Microsoft reportedly kills Surface Go products & is now selling 8 GB Surface Pro & Laptop models. And Xbox Series X & S prices are going to go up again.
Windows
Microsoft quietly extends the Windows 10 Extended Security Update program one year to October 2027 for consumers
Windows Insider
Windows Update is transitioning to the new Windows Insider experience by default
Plus, five new builds across Beta, Experimental, Beta (26H1), Experimental (26H1), and Experimental (Future Platforms) — new Taskbar size setting is the much-needed new feature
Hardware
Apple raises prices on Macs, iPads, and more, easing pressure on PC makers
Microsoft quietly begins selling 8 GB Surface Pro/Laptop models
Microsoft reportedly kills Surface Go products right when we need them the most
The ASUS Zenbook A16 is nearly perfect, but it’s unclear what you get with an X2 Elite Extreme chip
AI
HP partners with OpenAI for its agentic makeover
Anthropic seizes on the “good enough” AI movement with Sonnet 5
Proton Lumo 2.0 is here
Gemini personalized image creator is available for free in the US
Notion blames agentic AI for it killing Notion Mail
Xbox and Gaming
The 2026 Doom and Gloom Watch
Xbox Series X|S prices to go up again, by $150, on August 1 - and the 2 TB X is going away
Undead Labs and Arkane Lyon possible victims of pending closures
Latest rumor: Microsoft to layoff 2.5 percent of workforce next week - that’s 5,500 people, less than expected, but that’s because of the earlier voluntary buyouts, which apparently met internal expectations
Minecraft Bedrock edition gets closed captions
Sony will stop selling PS physical media in 2028
Tips and Picks
Tip of the week: Help or get out of the way
People who just complain aren’t solving problems, they’re just making noise and distracting us from the real problems.
App Pick of the Week: Snapdragon Control Panel
If you have a Windows 11 on Arm PC on Snapdragon X or X2, you need this app to make games run as well as possible.
Plus - Settings > System > Display > Graphics for Auto SR and other settings and whatever is in each game
RunAs Radio this week: AI-Accelerated Supply Chain Attacks with Mackenzie Duncan
Brown liquor pick of the week: Rupert’s Exceptional Canadian Whisky
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Tech:  Microsoft Quietly Extends Windows 10 Support by Another Year
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Microsoft Quietly Extends Windows 10 ESU For One More Year
Windows Update Will Start Showing New Insider Channel System to all Windows 11 Users
Apple Announces Price Increases on Macs, iPads, and Other Products Due to Rising Memory Costs
Microsoft Now Sells Cheaper ARM Surface Pro and Surface Laptop Models With 8GB of RAM
Microsoft Has Reportedly Discontinued its Entry-Level Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go
ASUS Zenbook A16 Review: Portable Perfection
HP Partners with OpenAI for an Agentic AI Makeover
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5
Proton Announces Lumo 2.0
Google Expands Gemini Personalized Image Creation
Notion Kills Notion Mail
Microsoft Announces Up to $150 Price Increases for Xbox Consoles Starting on August 1
Undead Labs and Arkane Lyon Are the Latest Xbox Studios Facing Potential Closures
Closed Captions for Bedrock Edition
Sony to End Production of Physical Discs for New PlayStation Games in January 2028
Symptoms, Problems, and Solutions
Snapdragon® Control Panel
RunAs Radio this week: AI-Accelerated Supply Chain Attacks with Mackenzie Duncan
Brown liquor pick of the week: Rupert’s Exceptional Canadian Whisky
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