Best Windows Podcasts (2025)

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GamesCom Xbox Highlights 16:43

5d ago16:43

16:43

GamesCom Xbox Highlights by Brad SamsBy Brad Sams

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C# 14 with Dustin Campbell 59:00

6d ago59:00

59:00

What's coming in C#14? Carl and Richard chat with Dustin Campbell about the next version of C#, discussing what it takes to continue advancing software development in the Microsoft ecosystem. Dustin discusses how features are selected from version to version, including long-developed features like extension members, which have been in development f…

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WW 946: Backing up the Intel Truck - Microsoft's gamescom 2025 reveals

7d ago

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Leo, Paul, and Richard break down Google's Pixel 10 launch spectacle, poking fun at celebrity overkill and asking whether anyone actually cares about new phones anymore. Plus, they dig into Lenovo's record-breaking quarter, surprising shifts in the PC market, and the ongoing struggle between innovation and copycatting in the AI arms race. Also, Not…

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WW 946: Backing up the Intel Truck - Microsoft's gamescom 2025 reveals

7d ago

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Leo, Paul, and Richard break down Google's Pixel 10 launch spectacle, poking fun at celebrity overkill and asking whether anyone actually cares about new phones anymore. Plus, they dig into Lenovo's record-breaking quarter, surprising shifts in the PC market, and the ongoing struggle between innovation and copycatting in the AI arms race. Also, Not…

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Round 2 For Windows 23:09

12d ago23:09

23:09

On this edition of the Sams Report, Windows tells us what to expect, Xbox targets the ARM, and more as we head towards the big fall releases.Chapters:Intro: 00:00-00:32Tech News: 00:45-8:49Gaming News: 6:44-12:36Questions: 12:36-22:55Outro: 22:55-23:09Find me on:❎ - https://x.com/bdsamsBy Brad Sams

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Thirty Years of Application Security with Michael Howard 1:03:00

13d ago1:03:00

1:03:00

How has application security evolved over the decades? Carl and Richard talk to Michael Howard about his experiences working in security at Microsoft. Michael discusses his current role as a member of the Red Team at Microsoft, which identifies security vulnerabilities within the organization by creating scenarios that black hats might employ, such…

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WW 945: Vermont? Seriously? - GitHub CEO resigns as CoreAI takes over 2:53:43

14d ago2:53:43

2:53:43

Patch Tuesday was yesterday, so find out what's new! Plus, two of the best-ever Doom engine games are now available in remastered form (4K/120 FPS, new episodes, cross-play, multiplayer, more) on Game Pass, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC (Windows), PS4, PS5, Switch, Steam, GOG, and various cloud streaming services. It's a free update if you alr…

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WW 945: Vermont? Seriously? - GitHub CEO resigns as CoreAI takes over 2:53:43

14d ago2:53:43

2:53:43

Patch Tuesday was yesterday, so find out what's new! Plus, two of the best-ever Doom engine games are now available in remastered form (4K/120 FPS, new episodes, cross-play, multiplayer, more) on Game Pass, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC (Windows), PS4, PS5, Switch, Steam, GOG, and various cloud streaming services. It's a free update if you alr…

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Fewer Games, Fewer Consoles 14:27

19d ago14:27

14:27

On this edition of the Sams Report, Xbox stops a game, Windows has a 2030 vision, and Sony shifting focus away from consoles.By Brad Sams

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Will Windows become Agentic? 1:16:38

19d ago1:16:38

1:16:38

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Dan & Zac discuss Microsoft's new "Windows 2030 Vision" series, the first of which hints at a potential future "Agentic OS" from Microsoft. What might that look like? We also discuss Microsoft's new Windows XP crocs, WinUI going open source, Dan's thoughts on the Surface Laptop 7 now that he's …

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Will Windows become Agentic? 1:16:38

19d ago1:16:38

1:16:38

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Dan & Zac discuss Microsoft's new "Windows 2030 Vision" series, the first of which hints at a potential future "Agentic OS" from Microsoft. What might that look like? We also discuss Microsoft's new Windows XP crocs, WinUI going open source, Dan's thoughts on the Surface Laptop 7 now that he's …

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Improving Legacy Applications with Billy Hollis 1:02:00

20d ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Can you improve a legacy application? What's the right way to go about it? Carl and Richard talk with Billy Hollis about his work updating legacy applications, starting with the most essential question: should you? Billy begins by defining what it means to be a legacy application and how, invariably, these applications are critical to the organizat…

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WW 944: Shakin' the Treats - Microsoft becomes a $4 trillion company 2:33:55

21d ago2:33:55

2:33:55

Microsoft's fiscal year ended on a high note, assuming you didn't just get laid off. WinSAT's formal assessment will give you some interesting PC performance information, similar to the old WEI score from Windows Vista. And Proton finally makes a standalone authenticator app; How to transition from whatever you're currently using and why you'll nee…

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WW 944: Shakin' the Treats - Microsoft becomes a $4 trillion company 2:33:55

21d ago2:33:55

2:33:55

Microsoft's fiscal year ended on a high note, assuming you didn't just get laid off. WinSAT's formal assessment will give you some interesting PC performance information, similar to the old WEI score from Windows Vista. And Proton finally makes a standalone authenticator app; How to transition from whatever you're currently using and why you'll nee…

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10 years of 10 1:25:33

23d ago1:25:33

1:25:33

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Dan and Zac take a look back at Windows 10 as it celebrates its 10th anniversary and discussing how it's evolved over the years. We'll also get into Microsoft's strong financial performance and the recent company layoffs. We've got a lot to say about the new Copilot features in Microsoft Edge a…

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10 years of 10 1:25:33

23d ago1:25:33

1:25:33

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Dan and Zac take a look back at Windows 10 as it celebrates its 10th anniversary and discussing how it's evolved over the years. We'll also get into Microsoft's strong financial performance and the recent company layoffs. We've got a lot to say about the new Copilot features in Microsoft Edge a…

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Event Sourcing with Hannes Lowette 1:05:00

27d ago1:05:00

1:05:00

How can event sourcing help your applications? Carl and Richard speak with Hannes Lowette about his work in helping developers utilize event sourcing patterns to build scalable applications. Hannes discusses moving away from the old habit of decomposing data from objects into rows, columns, and tables, as there's no reason to save that disk space a…

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WW 943: Five Paperclips - Looking back at 10 Years of Windows 10 2:47:42

28d ago2:47:42

2:47:42

Ten years ago yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10, fixing the issues with Windows 8.x and giving Windows 7 users a solid upgrade. One historical curiosity: It was the first Windows release without a major launch event. In other news, Microsoft publishes a Nadella email to the troops about the layoffs, but he never really addresses the layoffs.…

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WW 943: Five Paperclips - Looking back at 10 Years of Windows 10 2:47:42

28d ago2:47:42

2:47:42

Ten years ago yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 10, fixing the issues with Windows 8.x and giving Windows 7 users a solid upgrade. One historical curiosity: It was the first Windows release without a major launch event. In other news, Microsoft publishes a Nadella email to the troops about the layoffs, but he never really addresses the layoffs.…

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SharePoint On-Prem Exploited & Keeping on top of changes in M365: Practical 365 Podcast S04E42 48:58

28d ago48:58

48:58

Join Steve Goodman, Paul Robichaux, and Bastiaan Verdonk as they delve into the critical security vulnerabilities affecting on-premises SharePoint servers, including the "ToolShell" exploit chain (CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706, CVE-2025-53770, CVE-2025-53771) which enables unauthenticated remote code execution. They discuss the scale of the proble…

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Windows delays NVIDIA's Arm chip? + Surface Laptop 5G! 1:16:20

1M ago1:16:20

1:16:20

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Zac and Ben discuss Satya Nadella's memo on layoffs, Nvidia's ARM chip delays, the business-focused Surface Laptop 7 with 5G, new Windows features, Microsoft closing its Movies & TV storefront, Lenovo Legion Go 2 leaks, and share impressions of the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7 phones.…

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Windows delays NVIDIA's Arm chip? + Surface Laptop 5G! 1:16:20

1M ago1:16:20

1:16:20

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Zac and Ben discuss Satya Nadella's memo on layoffs, Nvidia's ARM chip delays, the business-focused Surface Laptop 7 with 5G, new Windows features, Microsoft closing its Movies & TV storefront, Lenovo Legion Go 2 leaks, and share impressions of the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7 phones.…

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Power Platform Governance: Why Your Organization Needs Traffic Rules for Citizen Development 1:05:23

1M ago1:05:23

1:05:23

🚦 Are you the accidental Power Platform admin wondering what everyone is building in your tenant? You're not alone! In this comprehensive guide, we break down why Power Platform governance isn't about slowing people down – it's about giving your citizen developers the confidence to build amazing solutions safely. Join Guardians of M365 Governance w…

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AI Concerns with Mark Seemann 54:00

1M ago54:00

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Do you have AI concerns? So does Mark Seemann! Carl and Richard chat with Mark about his views on the impact that large language models are having on the development community. Mark starts with the power of ChatGPT to be perceived as a source of truth, which we know isn't true! How does this ultimately impact the development of software? You need s…

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WW 942: A World of Wonder - The weakness of Copilot's branding 2:47:46

1M ago2:47:46

2:47:46

Microsoft finally kills Movies & TV show service in the Microsoft Store. This was the final vestigial minder of Zune that remained. There was Groove Video and Xbox Video, too. Microsoft previously killed eBook (2019) and music (2017) sales. At this point, you would have to be insane to buy content from Microsoft, sorry... but you can get to some of…

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WW 942: A World of Wonder - The weakness of Copilot's branding 2:47:46

1M ago2:47:46

2:47:46

Microsoft finally kills Movies & TV show service in the Microsoft Store. This was the final vestigial minder of Zune that remained. There was Groove Video and Xbox Video, too. Microsoft previously killed eBook (2019) and music (2017) sales. At this point, you would have to be insane to buy content from Microsoft, sorry... but you can get to some of…

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What was the plan for Surface Duo 3 and beyond? 1:39:01

1M ago1:39:01

1:39:01

The Windows Central Podcast is back after a short hiatus, and this week Dan and Zac discuss the latest ongoings with Windows 11, how it's finally overtaking Windows 10 in marketshare, and some of the new features that are now in testing. The gang also discusses the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 7, and how it makes them yearn for what could have been with…

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What was the plan for Surface Duo 3 and beyond? 1:39:01

1M ago1:39:01

1:39:01

The Windows Central Podcast is back after a short hiatus, and this week Dan and Zac discuss the latest ongoings with Windows 11, how it's finally overtaking Windows 10 in marketshare, and some of the new features that are now in testing. The gang also discusses the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 7, and how it makes them yearn for what could have been with…

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SR71725 22:28

1M ago22:28

22:28

SR71725 by Brad SamsBy Brad Sams

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Progressive Web Apps in 2025 with Lemon 57:00

1M ago57:00

57:00

How do you build progressive web apps in 2025? Carl and Richard talk to Lemon about his experiences building all sorts of PWAs for customers and entertainment. Lemon discusses going beyond the icon in PWAs and leveraging more powerful features, including service workers. The conversation also digs into some of the crazy talks done over the years, a…

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WW 941: K... and Q - The AI factor in those Microsoft layoffs 2:38:21

1M ago2:38:21

2:38:21

Microsoft just made a major change to the Windows 11 install media, and you're not going to believe what happens next! Plus, the AI spelling and grammar checking app/service that Paul relies on. And yes, he does pay for it. Windows 11 Copilot Vision gets full Desktop support, Voice integration across all Insider channels Click to Do gets a "Describ…

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WW 941: K... and Q - The AI factor in those Microsoft layoffs 2:38:21

1M ago2:38:21

2:38:21

Microsoft just made a major change to the Windows 11 install media, and you're not going to believe what happens next! Plus, the AI spelling and grammar checking app/service that Paul relies on. And yes, he does pay for it. Windows 11 Copilot Vision gets full Desktop support, Voice integration across all Insider channels Click to Do gets a "Describ…

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Analysing Copilot's Zero-Day, Outages, M365 Local and New Copilot Agents: Practical 365 Podcast S4 E41 40:21

2M ago40:21

40:21

In Season 4, Episode 41 of the Practical 365 Podcast, hosts Steve Goodman and Paul Robichaud explore a range of pressing topics in the tech world. They kick off with a deep dive into the Microsoft 365 Copilot exploit, "Echo Leak," discussing its implications for AI safeguards and the future of agentic AI. The conversation then shifts to a recent gl…

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The Sams Report: Game Pass Profitability - Schrodinger Chimes In 16:28

2M ago16:28

16:28

The Sams Report: Game Pass Profitability - Schrodinger Chimes In by Brad SamsBy Brad Sams

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A Better AI Development Assistant with Mark Miller 1:02:00

2M ago1:02:00

1:02:00

How can AI tech help you write better code? Carl and Richard talk to Mark Miller about the latest AI features coming in CodeRush. Mark talks about focusing on a fast and cost-effective AI assistant driven by voice, so you don't have to switch to a different window and type. The conversation delves into the rapid evolution of software development, u…

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WW 940: The Donkey Always Wins - Windows 11 usage surpasses Windows 10 2:41:32

2M ago2:41:32

2:41:32

It's been a big year for Windows 11 updates. This month is at least semi-manageable! Also, a few more bits from the layoffs. Plus, Amiga Forever 11 and C64 11 Forever help you live in the past! Patch Tuesday Copilot+ PC only: Ask Copilot action for Click to Do 24H2 only: Show smaller Taskbar icons. Screen curtain feature in Narrator. Settings home …

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WW 940: The Donkey Always Wins - Windows 11 usage surpasses Windows 10 2:41:32

2M ago2:41:32

2:41:32

It's been a big year for Windows 11 updates. This month is at least semi-manageable! Also, a few more bits from the layoffs. Plus, Amiga Forever 11 and C64 11 Forever help you live in the past! Patch Tuesday Copilot+ PC only: Ask Copilot action for Click to Do 24H2 only: Show smaller Taskbar icons. Screen curtain feature in Narrator. Settings home …

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The Xbox Aftermath 29:52

2M ago29:52

29:52

It has been a wild and turbulent week for fans of Xbox with massive layoffs, Playstation shipping a new game on the platform, and a mistake that the company must avoid.Chapters:Intro: 00:00-00:00:50Gaming News: 00:50-17:40Questions: 17:40-29:38Outro: 29:38-29:52Jez Article: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-has-made-it-impossible…

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Could a cheap MacBook be a threat to Windows? 47:06

2M ago47:06

47:06

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Zac hosts a solo episode where he discusses his thoughts around Microsoft's recent layoffs, the closure of Xbox studios and game projects, and the general vibe being a Microsoft "fan" in 2025. He also discusses the Microsoft's rounding error that had some of us thinking Windows had lost up to 4…

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Could a cheap MacBook be a threat to Windows? 47:06

2M ago47:06

47:06

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Zac hosts a solo episode where he discusses his thoughts around Microsoft's recent layoffs, the closure of Xbox studios and game projects, and the general vibe being a Microsoft "fan" in 2025. He also discusses the Microsoft's rounding error that had some of us thinking Windows had lost up to 4…

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Thinking Agentic AI with Seth Juarez 58:00

2M ago58:00

58:00

Ready for a great explanation of Agentic AI? For the last show at Build, Carl and Richard sit down with Seth Juarez to dig into what agentic AI really is - and how you can take advantage of it! Seth discusses the potential of MCP and NLWeb to enable agents to work with each other, as well as the challenges of managing these tools effectively. The c…

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WW 939: The House Hippo - Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 While Worth $3.7 Trillion 2:34:18

2M ago2:34:18

2:34:18

Microsoft's latest round of layoffs hits Xbox Gaming hard as the company cuts approximately 9,000 jobs despite record profits. This week, Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell discuss the impact of these layoffs, Windows 11's new version naming, Microsoft Copilot coming to Mac, and dive deep into passkey security. LAYOFFS As expected, Microsoft began …

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WW 939: The House Hippo - Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 While Worth $3.7 Trillion 2:34:18

2M ago2:34:18

2:34:18

Microsoft's latest round of layoffs hits Xbox Gaming hard as the company cuts approximately 9,000 jobs despite record profits. This week, Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell discuss the impact of these layoffs, Windows 11's new version naming, Microsoft Copilot coming to Mac, and dive deep into passkey security. LAYOFFS As expected, Microsoft began …

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Windows 10 EOL extended for free?! 1:09:11

2M ago1:09:11

1:09:11

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel and Zac discuss Microsoft's announcement around free security updates for Windows 10, as long as you sync your PC settings to the cloud. The crew also discuss the latest on Windows 11, the new BSOD screen, and Dell's new 14 and 16 Premium laptops, the replacements for the XPS!…

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Windows 10 EOL extended for free?! 1:09:11

2M ago1:09:11

1:09:11

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel and Zac discuss Microsoft's announcement around free security updates for Windows 10, as long as you sync your PC settings to the cloud. The crew also discuss the latest on Windows 11, the new BSOD screen, and Dell's new 14 and 16 Premium laptops, the replacements for the XPS!…

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End of It 21:43

2M ago21:43

21:43

On this edition of the Sams Report, Fiscal year has ended, Xbox launches a spider, and answering the legacy questions.By Brad Sams

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The Imagine Cup Finalists from Build! 42:00

2M ago42:00

42:00

It's the Imagine Cup Finalists! While at Build, Carl and Richard sat down with Daniel Kim, Matt Steele, and Gheida Omar to talk about their projects in the Imagine Cup. Gheida discussed Signvrse, a mobile app that enables real-time translation of speech, text, and sign language. Matt tells the story of Hairmatch, a mobile app for women with texture…

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WW 938: When Will Then Be Now? - Copilot's struggles against ChatGPT 2:34:50

2M ago2:34:50

2:34:50

Windows 10 EOL update Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 EOL is a go for October. But... Consumers can now get a free year of extra security updates instead of paying(!) Businesses can now enroll in extended security updates program Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 to get security updates through October 2028 Windows 11 A few new features via the I…

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WW 938: When Will Then Be Now? - Copilot's struggles against ChatGPT 2:34:50

2M ago2:34:50

2:34:50

Windows 10 EOL update Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 EOL is a go for October. But... Consumers can now get a free year of extra security updates instead of paying(!) Businesses can now enroll in extended security updates program Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 to get security updates through October 2028 Windows 11 A few new features via the I…

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Next-gen Xbox with AMD, and Windows Hello is worse now 1:10:28

2M ago1:10:28

1:10:28

On this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel and Zac discuss the latest news with Windows 11, Microsoft's announcement that the next Xbox will be powered by an AMD chip, Windows Hello no longer working in the dark, and the latest with AI.

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