Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell break down Microsoft's week in Windows, Xbox, and AI.
Windows Weekly follows Microsoft with the patience of people who remember how the machinery got built. Recent episodes move from Windows 11 builds and taskbar changes to Xbox strategy, Copilot tasks, PowerShell administration, privacy defaults, and cloud PCs.
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Windows Weekly is a long-form panel discussion, typically running about two hours, built around a weekly news-roundup format rather than single-topic deep dives or narrative storytelling. The show is hosted by Leo Laporte with regular co-hosts Paul Thurrott, a longtime Windows and Microsoft analyst, and Richard Campbell, who brings an enterprise IT and systems-administration perspective; when Leo is unavailable, other TWiT personalities such as Micah Sargent step in as guest host. Hosts frequently join remotely from different cities or industry conferences, and the conversation mixes product analysis with personal asides. Recurring subject matter includes Windows 11 UI and Insider-channel changes, Microsoft's AI features (Copilot Plus PC, Copilot Tasks), platform security updates, Xbox and gaming strategy, and Microsoft's financial results set against rivals like Nvidia, Dell, and Lenovo. The show also tracks broader industry moves from Google, Apple, and OpenAI where they intersect with Microsoft's roadmap, and gives regular attention to practical IT administration topics like PowerShell scripting and remote desktop management. It suits listeners who want a recurring, detailed check-in on Microsoft rather than a one-off explainer. Enterprise IT staff, Windows power users, and people following Microsoft's stock and product strategy are the clearest audience fit. The tone is conversational and opinionated, with hosts pushing back on Microsoft's design and privacy choices as often as they praise new features.
Made for: IT professionals, enterprise sysadmins, and Windows power users who follow Microsoft's product roadmap and quarterly earnings closely.
What sets it apart: Pairs a dedicated Microsoft/Windows analyst with an enterprise-IT practitioner for weekly depth on platform strategy and administration, rather than general consumer tech news.
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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Windows Weekly makes Microsoft's product strategy and Windows configuration choices legible through technically detailed, candid roundtable discussion.
Windows Weekly turns Microsoft's constant churn into an informed, good-humored roundtable. Windows 11 changes and Insider builds provide the center of gravity, while Copilot, Windows 365 devices and Xbox strategy widen the view without losing the Microsoft thread.
Windows becomes a machine you can actually defend, with Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell holding the screwdrivers.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose but useful Windows watcher episode on 25H2, Insider builds, AMD processor news, and Copilot's more serious turn.
Windows Weekly 978 frames the week around Windows 11 version 25H2, fresh Insider builds, AMD processor news, and Microsoft Copilot, with the title joke pointing at the uneasy question of whether Copilot is still mostly amusement or something more useful.
A Windows-focused episode where cloud PCs, PowerShell habits, and AI-assisted admin work begin to overlap.
Windows Weekly 973 is most useful when it gets practical about the uneasy overlap between Windows management, cloud PCs, and AI. Micah Sargent fills in for Leo Laporte, with Richard Campbell and Paul moving through Windows Insider updates, ASUS and Dell's Windows 365 Cloud PC…
A sharp Xbox-heavy Windows Weekly on backward compatibility, licensing friction, and the messy promise of a PC-shaped console future.
Windows Weekly 971 uses Microsoft's smaller signals, including talk of a moving Windows taskbar and Google's 30-second music generation, as setup for the episode's stronger question: where Xbox goes if the next console starts looking more like a PC.
A blunt Windows checkup on growth, defaults, and the privacy settings hiding behind routine setup clicks.
Windows Weekly catches Microsoft at a familiar tension point: Windows 11 can be framed as a billion-user success while still feeling too eager to pull users into defaults they may not understand.
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Long-form Apple talk with sharp product judgment and deep tech history.
Windows 11 25H2 sets the table.
Leo is in Florida, so Micah Sargent takes the chair with Richard Campbell and Paul Theriot for a dry, familiar Windows Weekly run through Windows Insider updates, Windows 365 cloud PCs from ASUS and Dell, Copilot tasks, Android app functions, Build 2026, and the usual Microsoft loose ends.
Xbox may be moving toward PC-based hardware, and Paul Thurott and Richard Campbell spend a solid chunk of episode 971 tracing why that transition is messier than the headline suggests.
Paul Thurrott calls in from Mexico City and Richard Campbell from Stockholm, fresh off speaking at Svitdag, a two-day Swedish conference.