71: Windows 11 - Everything you need to know

Can't find the time to keep up with tech news? Looking for some awesome lockdown listening? We have you covered with the Noise Cancelling podcast, which is brought to you by TechRadar and our sister sites Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide.   This week’s show is presented by Gareth Beavis, Editor in Chief of TechRadar and Sherri L Smith, Editor in Chief of Laptop Mag!   This week our guests are Daryl Baxter, Software & Downloads Writer at TechRadar, and Zac Bowden, Senior Editor at Windows Central, who joins us (remotely, of course) to talk about the last seven days in tech.   Show Headlines 00:00 Start 01:07 Pitching better names for Windows 11 04:01 People used to be excited for Windows 06:27 Owning a Microsoft Surface Table 10:11 Windows 7 parties 12:39 Can Windows 11 break the cycle? 15:52 Becoming IT Tech support for the family 20:01 Why is Windows 10 so broken? 22:27 Is copy and paste changing? 23:47 Windows 11 in preview 24:19 Windows 11 leak 26:37 Microsoft Teams integration 27:16 How did Skype fail? 28:29 Windows vs Mac 29:51 The new Microsoft Store 34:04 Beavle Trends 40:34 Sign off   Windows 11 has finally been revealed and this week we are chatting all about it. From our oldest, fondest Windows memories to Windows 8 tech support - we reminisce all about the history of Windows and break down some of the best features coming in the big new operating system update.    For all this and more, tune into the all-new Noise Cancelling podcast – you can subscribe on Spotify, grab it on Apple podcasts, or find us wherever you get your pods. New episodes land every Friday.   Don’t forget to head over to TechRadar.com, LaptopMag.com and Tomsguide.com to read more.   Music by Lee Rosevere - Thought Bubbles Licenses under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/