Microsoft Has Promised to Fix Windows - WAN Show May 1, 2026

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Timestamps (courtesy of NoKi1119):
0:00 Chapters
1:53 Intro
2:27 What would Musician Linus do? Noise music
3:51 Topic #1: Microsoft's Windows K2 initiative to fix Windows 11
5:01 Tim Hortons, Restaurant Brands, burnt sandwich
10:57 Tas bar & start menu ads removal, next Xbox to run Windows 11
17:38 Can Windows win back its users? Linux & MacOS
22:34 Topic #2: Windows Insider can stop updates, shutdown after update
25:10 Linux system updating, program updates, drivers
29:25 Topic #3: Intel cancels future gaming Arc GPUs
32:59 LTTStore's shipstorm sale
34:21 LTTStore's new party shirt prints
35:43 Pin set, truespec cable restock
38:57 Do you go hiking?
42:19 More tall LTTStore cloth? SAN storage?
52:53 Topic #4: Super ZSNES, new SNES emulator
56:31 LTT's upcoming vibe coding video
1:02:38 Topic #5: Sony's new online license check
1:06:03 Steam's DRM SDK
1:10:32 Vessi
1:11:35 Odoo
1:12:28 Floatplane exclusives
1:15:22 Sammy breaks the Alienware AW2725Q monitor
1:18:34 Sammy's GPU taken away, monitor's model
1:22:28 LTT Labs' Linux distros article
1:23:36 Why Linus chose the distros he did, discussing Linux
1:33:22 Older GPU box art
1:36:26 Topic #6: WaveOverhangs, 3D printed overhangs without support
1:41:32 Topic #7: Qualcomm shares soar then crash after OpenAI partnership
1:43:58 OpenAI phone?
1:45:02 More viewers on WAN Show channel than LTT channel
1:45:58 Topic #8: Maryland bans surveillance pricing
1:46:46 Linus & boxes, regional pricing, LTTStore & data
1:54:41 Topic #9: Tesla's semi started to be mass produced
2:01:26 Linus on hybrid trucks, regen braking
2:04:08 Topic #10: Colorado legislature rejects right-to-repair changes
2:05:50 Topic #11: Noctua's 3D CAD models
2:07:20 Topic #12: LibrePods works without root on Android 16/17
2:09:42 LTT BOINC Pentathlon 2026
2:10:50 Topic #13: Windows 11 receives Xbox Mode
2:12:44 Topic #14: Toyota turns car seats into gaming chairs
2:16:06 Squarespace
2:17:08 NinjaOne
2:18:18 Topic #15: Bank robber claims geofence warrant is illegal
2:24:18 Topic #16: Android developers revolt against Google
2:29:58 Is Android too big that this is a bigger risk than freedom?
2:33:26 Is Google slowing down their service killing spree?
2:34:22 Why don't top Badminton players make as much as athletes?
2:48:25 News on DP or HDMI truespec cables?
2:49:14 Opinion on how Valve handled the release? Luke & the controller?
2:50:14 Wait for Steam Machine or upgrade from a 7700K PC?
2:50:58 Are you still running the LG TV OLED? Any annoyances?
2:53:11 How is Luke liking TARKOV V10?
2:53:48 My company letting non-techie users vibe code apps
2:58:28 What's Luke chair at home?
2:59:13 Favorite Baldur's Gate 3 class?
3:00:29 What unrelated channel topic would LTT cover?
3:02:28 Big tech interruption caused by pets?
3:05:42 Frore Systems' Liquidjet
3:08:44 Manufacturing methods that fascinate you?
3:09:41 Biggest indicators of success in businesses?
3:10:39 Smash tournament Whale LAN update?
3:11:42 Recommendations on memory modules for PX13?
3:12:46 Steam Machine launching with a controller? LTTCoin status?
3:13:37 Recommendations for retro vibes & fun times?
3:14:32 Any plan to make a windbreaker coat?
3:14:53 Outro ft. WAN Show channel migration