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Microsoft Build 2020!Microsoft is holding its first-ever virtual version of Build this week and there is a TON of news.And ScottGu is alive! And collecting stamps!Microsoft is finally unifying Win32/UWP development and decoupling it from specific Windows versions. Here's how it will work for new apps---let's call them Windows apps---and for existing apps that devs want to upgrade.Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, with GUI apps coming soon.Windows Terminal 1.0Windows Package Manager - Microsoft Store will eventually just be a front-end to thisMicrosoft ListsMicrosoft Teams - new automations, plus template supportFluid Framework - open-source, end-user UXProject CortexNew consumer and work features coming...Collections is getting Pinterest and OneNote integrationMore new features: Sidebar search, new add-on store, automatic profile switchingMicrosoft now has the 5th-fastest supercomputer in the world.HoloLens 2 was quiet at Build, but it's getting 5G and is heading to more marketsMicrosoft is adding the ability to share running apps in Visual Studio Live Share, and it's also adding built-in chat and calling functionality to the IDEs.Tip of the week: Get the Build 2020 (virtual) swag! Can't go to Build this year? Neither can anyone else. But be sure to get the swag!App pick of the week: Microsoft PowerToys 0.81. PowerToys is turning into a cool collection of utilities, with one gotta-have-it: PowerToys Run.Enterprise pick of the week: Learn TV. If you like geeky Microsoft developer and engineering content, you may want to check out Learn TV, its newest video content channel: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-adds-new-learn-tv-video-channel-for-daily-technical-content/Codename pick of the week: Odyssey. That new massive supercomputer work seems to be codenamed Odyssey (at least based on a job posting or two). Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit itpro.tv/windows use code WW30