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Microsoft Weekly + Half Life is now free on Steam + How to enable Copilot in Windows 10

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Steven Parker
November 19, 2023

I hope you had a great week, meanwhile here's a recap of our most recent news, as well as the Microsoft Weekly. Also, if you’re in the market for a great deal, I have included all the pre Black Friday deals we covered this week below, I hope you take a look!

Microsoft Weekly: big new features for Windows 10, custom processors, and uninstallable Edge

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly news recap, we look at Microsoft Ignite news, big new features coming to Windows 10, Microsoft finally allowing uninstalling Edge in Windows 11, and more.

How to enable Copilot in Windows 10

Here is how to enable Copilot on Windows 10, the operating system that still powers over one billion devices. Copilot is available in a preview update, and you can turn it on using this short guide.

A quick look back at Microsoft Space Simulator, along with a call for a revival

Microsoft Space Simulator was launched in 1994 as a spin-off of sorts for the company's Flight Simulator series. While it got mostly positive reviews, its sales were not high enough for a sequel.

Software updates

Weekend PC Game Deals: Free Half-Life, returning bundles, cozy indies, and more

This weekend's PC game deals include Gordon Freeman's original adventure for free, three bundles to peruse, a barrage of free events, a double giveaway from the Epic Store, and more.

A quick and personal look back at the launch of Half-Life 25 years ago today

25 years ago today, a small developer named Valve Software released its debut game, Half-Life. The first-person shooter turned out to be a milestone point in the PC gaming industry.

Valve's Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update now live, game is also free to claim on Steam

Valve is celebrating Half-Life turning 25 with a major update to the classic title. Widescreen support, updated graphics settings, restored content, and more are included. It's also free on Steam.

From the Forums

SpaceX performs a second impressive test flight of Starship - TWIRL #139

We have a bunch of launches next week but you'll probably be more interested in the Starship launch that happened this weekend. SpaceX managed to pull off an impressive launch after a failure before.

How to remove Microsoft Edge from Windows 11 in the latest EEA-compliant update

Microsoft has released a preview update with EEA-compliant changes that let you uninstall Edge, remove some ads, and get rid of Bing. However, you can try that without moving to the EU. Here is how.

Microsoft 365 Roadmap Weekly - Add Stream video recordings to Outlook emails and more

Microsoft put in a number of updates to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap in the past week. They include plans to record and insert Stream video messages in Outlook emails and more.

This week's Neowin deals

Tech deals we posted this week

No firmware may ever fix SanDisk Extreme Pro fails and deaths as it can be hardware issue

The SanDisk Extreme Pro portable SSDs from WD have been found to be failing at a rather alarming rate. And even though a firmware was supposed to fix the issue, that might not actually be possible.

New report claims OpenAI's board is in talks to bring Sam Altman back as CEO

A new report claims the board of directors for OpenAI is now in talks to bring Sam Altman back as its CEO, one day after the board fired Altman. The story says Altman is "ambivalent” about returning.

Logging off

Have a good one!

Cheers, Steve.