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Copilot is more than just an app on Windows 11, and in this guide, you'll find everything a beginner needs to get started. On Windows 11, you can use Copilot with the official native app or through integration within other apps, and in this guide, I'll help you get started with the chatbot. When Microsoft first introduced Copilot on Windows 11, it was deeply integrated into the operating system to replace Cortana on laptops, tablets, and desktop computers. It was an experience planned to be an assistant, where you can interact with natural language to answer any question from any topic, with the ability to perform other tasks, such as changing system settings. However, this experience never took off, and shortly after, the company removed it in favor of a native app since Copilot relies on the cloud to analyze queries and answer questions using up-to-date information from the web. As a result of this change, there were no more side panels on the desktop or the ability to change system settings with the chatbot. In addition, Copilot is now also accessible from other experiences, including Notepad, Photos, Paint, Edge, File Explorer, and the Office apps. However, the capabilities of the chatbot will depend on the application. In this how-to guide, I'll outline the steps to get started with the Copilot experience available on Windows 11. How to navigate the Copilot app On Windows 11, the Copilot app experience is minimal and straightforward. You can access the chatbot in multiple ways and configure a few settings. Sign in account To log in to your account (if required), use these steps: Click the Sign in button at the bottom left. Quick tip: If you don't see the option, click the "Open Sidebar" button in the top left corner. Click the Sign in button again. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Complete your credentials to access your account. Once you complete the steps, you can start interacting with Copilot using natural language. Launch Copilot In addition to using the button in the Taskbar, you can launch the Copilot chatbot in several ways. From Start To launch the Copilot experience on Windows 11, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Copilot and click the top result to open the app. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) You may also find the Copilot button already pinned to the Taskbar. If it's not available, launch the chatbot from the Start menu, right-click the button, and choose the pin option. From Search You can also invoke the chatbot with the Copilot button when performing a query in the Windows Search experience. However, when you click this button, it will access the chatbot website (at Copilot.Microsoft.com) using the Microsoft Edge browser. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) From voice command If the "Listen for 'Hey, Copilot'" is available, you can interact with the chatbot hands-free using the "Hey Copilot" voice command. The option should be available from the Copilot Settings page under the "Voice mode" section. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) From Edge If you use Microsoft Edge, you can also access the same version of Copilot available on Windows 11 with the button that appears in the top-right corner. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) While the chatbot in the browser is virtually the same as the one in the desktop app, you will have access to some additional features, such as File Search, Quick View, and shortcuts. Customize Copilot app experience To customize the experience of Copilot, use these steps: Click the account menu from the top left. Click the Settings option. Turn on the "Auto start on log in" toggle switch to launch the app automatically when the computer starts. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Choose the voice for the assistant under the "Voice mode" section. Turn on the "Listen for 'Hey, Copilot' to start a conversation" option to launch the assistant hands-free. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) (Option 1) Turn on the "Alt+Spacebar" toggle switch to launch the voice mode with the chatbot. (Option 2) Turn on the "Alt+Spacebar" toggle switch to launch the compact mode under the "Quick view" section. Quick note: This action can have two different actions, but you cannot use them at the same time. (Optional) Turn the Recommendations toggle switch on or off to control the notifications from Copilot. After you complete the steps, the new settings will apply to the application. While in the app, you can always open and close the chat history sidebar from the top-left corner. The button next to the sidebar resets and starts a new chat, and the button on the top-right switches to the Copilot quick view interface, which is a compact version of the app. Change Copilot app privacy settings To prevent Microsoft from using your data to train its AI models, use these steps: Click the account menu from the top left. Click the Settings option. Click the Privacy page. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Turn off the "Diagnostic Data Sharing" toggle switch. Turn off the "Model training on text" toggle switch. Turn off the "Model training on voice" toggle switch. Turn off the "Personalization" toggle switch. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once you complete the steps, when using Copilot on Windows 11, mobile, or web, you will no longer be sending your data for training and personalization to the Microsoft servers. How to interact with Copilot app Using the Copilot chatbot is straightforward with the new warmer and cozy interface that only includes a message box at the bottom of the page. You will also notice that the latest experience no longer includes the option to change the conversation style like before. Text prompt To use text prompts with Copilot, use these steps: Open the Copilot app. (Option 1) Choose the Quick response option for everyday questions. (Option 2) Choose the Think Deeper option to allow the chatbot to create answers for more complex topics. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Quick note: This option can take up to 30 seconds to craft the answer. Compose your prompt in the "Message Copilot" box and press Enter. Quick tip: In the box, you can ask anything using natural language. For instance, you can ask questions like "Make me a picture of a serene koi fish pond with lily pads," "Write a story about a dog who lives on the moon," or "Create a five-day itinerary to visit Chicago in November." (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Copilot understands the context, so you can ask additional questions about the same topic without repeating specific keywords. Click the plus (+) button to upload an image to the AI, and then you can ask it for more information about that piece of content. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once you complete the steps, it's recommended to check the answer as AI usually makes mistakes. Voice prompt To start a voice conversation with Copilot, follow these steps: Open the Copilot app. Click the microphone button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Quick note: Although it might be obvious, this feature requires access to a microphone. If your device doesn't have one, you won't be able to use it. Start a conversation using natural language with the chatbot. (Optional) Click the Settings (gear) button to change the chatbot's voice. Click the Close (X) button to open the main interface again. You can ask the chatbot anything and interrupt it like during a normal conversation with another human. Copilot Vision on the desktop Copilot Vision is a feature that allows you to share the screen with the chatbot to get assistance with virtually any activity you're doing. For example, if you're on an application and can't find a specific option, you can summon Vision and then ask the AI for assistance. To get started with Vision on Copilot while working on an application, use these steps: Open the Copilot app. Click the glasses button. Click the Share button to request that the AI assist you. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Chat with the chatbot to get assistance with the application. For example, if you're in the Settings app, you can say something like: Can you show me where I can check for system updates? And Copilot will be able to highlight where you need to go to change the settings. It's important to note that the chatbot can guide you through the process, but it can't take actions automatically. Also, even though the technology is impressive, in my experience, it's not very accurate. Finally, Copilot Vision should be enabled by default, but if the AI isn't highlighting the steps, open Copilot > Settings and turn on the "Highlights" toggle switch. Copilot Vision on the browser Copilot Vision is available through the Microsoft Edge browser to get assistance on anything you're doing on the web. To get started with Vision on Copilot while on Microsoft Edge, use these steps: Open Microsoft Edge. Click the Copilot button in the top-right. Click the microphone button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Accept button if applicable. Once you complete the steps, Copilot Vision will activate, and you can start asking questions about anything you see on the screen. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) In addition to the ability to share the screen with the AI assistant, you can also use the prompt to ask and get an answer to any questions, similar to using the Copilot app, but in the browser. File Search with Copilot You can also use Copilot to search for files on your computer instead of using the Windows Search feature, but you have to enable the feature manually. To allow Copilot to search files locally stored on your device, use these steps: Click the account menu from the top left. Click the Settings option. Turn on the "File Search" toggle switch to enable the feature under the "Permission settings" section. Turn on the "File Read" toggle switch to allow Copilot to read the contents of your files. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once the feature is enabled, you can use natural language to search for files. For example, you can ask: What files did I work on this week? And the chatbot should be able to surface the files you're looking for. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) If you click the file, the corresponding application will open. You can also click the "View all files" button to open the search result in File Explorer. How to get started with inbox apps Copilot integration Copilot integrates with various apps, including Notepad, File Explorer, Paint, Photos, and Click to Do. For example, on Notepad, the Copilot integration adds options to make changes to a text section. For instance, you can rewrite, summarize, and change tones. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) In File Explorer, the integration is subtle, with a "Ask Copilot" option in the context menu that allows you to send an image or document to the Copilot app to ask any question you may have about the file. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) In the Paint, you'll find a deeper Copilot integration. For example, you can use the AI assistant to create an image using a simple text prompt. You also get an option to remove the background or erase an object within an image with a single click. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Also, if you have a Copilot+ PC, you'll have access to the "Cocreator" feature to turn a hand-made sketch into a polished artwork in real-time. Finally, on Copilot+ PCs, when using Click to Do, you can access different Copilot actions, including the "Ask Copilot" button to send selected text or objects to the Copilot app. In addition, you will find options to rewrite, summarize, and create bulleted lists from selected text. On the other hand, if you're selecting an object, the options will be slightly different. How to get started with Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps If you use the Microsoft 365 (Office) apps, you'll also find Copilot on Word, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint. To use Copilot in Word, use these steps: Open Microsoft Word. Click the Home tab. Click the Copilot button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) (Optional) Click the plus (+) and click on "View prompts" to access the gallery with prompt samples you can use with Copilot. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) (Optional) Click the Manage preferences button and turn on the "Web content" plugin if you want to respond using web content. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Quick note: This option may or may not be available for everyone. Compose the prompt for the task you want the AI to assist you with. For example, you can ask the chatbot to summarize the document, generate an audio overview of the document's contents, or even ask it to create an image based on a text description. The steps to use Copilot in Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint are virtually the same. The only difference is that your conversation and responses will be tailored to the application you're using. How to manage the Copilot integration on Windows 11 On Windows 11, how you manage Copilot will depend on the application from which you're accessing the assistant. For example, if you uninstall the Copilot app, it will remove the app and the "Ask Copilot" integration from most places. However, in the Microsoft 365 apps and Edge, you can only turn off the integration. In the case of Notepad, you only have access to some Copilot AI actions. You cannot chat with the assistant, and if you want to turn off the feature, you have to do so from within the settings page. Remove Copilot integration If you want to remove the Copilot integration across the operating system and apps, you will have to perform some extra steps in addition to uninstalling the app, due to how the AI integrates into the different applications. Uninstall Copilot app To uninstall the Copilot app, use these steps: Open Settings. Click on Apps. Click the Installed apps page on the right side. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Open the main menu (three dots) to the right of the app. Click the Uninstall button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Uninstall button again. Once you complete the steps, the Copilot app will be removed from your computer. However, you will still see the button inside the Windows Search experience from the Taskbar. Disable Copilot on Microsoft Edge Also, the Copilot feature from Microsoft Edge is independent of the dedicated app available in the operating system. If you want to turn off this feature, use these steps: Open Microsoft Edge. Open the "Settings and more" (three dots) menu and choose the Settings option. Click on Copilot and sidebar. Click the Copilot setting. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Turn off the "Show Copilot button on the toolbar" toggle switch. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) After you complete the steps, the assistant will no longer be available through the web browser. Disable Copilot on Notepad If you don't want to use Copilot in Notepad, use these steps: Open Notepad. Click the Settings button. Turn off the Copilot toggle switch. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once you complete the steps, Copilot and the profile menu will be disabled from Notepad. Disable Copilot on Microsoft 365 apps You can also disable Copilot from the Microsoft 365 apps with these steps: Open Word, Excel, OneNote, or PowerPoint. Click on File. Click on Options. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Clear the Enable Copilot option. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the OK button. Restart the app. After you complete the steps, the Copilot will be turned off on the application, but you will have to repeat the steps on each application for which you want to disable the chatbot. Re-enable Copilot integration At any time, you can always reinstall the Copilot app and re-enable the chatbot and actions on apps. Install the Copilot app To install the Copilot app, use these steps: Open the Copilot app page. Click the "View in Store" button. Click the Get (or Install) button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once you complete the steps, the Copilot will be available from the Start menu. Re-enable Copilot on Microsoft Edge To enable the chatbot on the browser, use these steps: Open Microsoft Edge. Open the "Settings and more" (three dots) menu and choose the Settings option. Click on Copilot and sidebar. Click the Copilot setting. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Turn on the "Show Copilot button on the toolbar" toggle switch. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) After you complete the steps, the chatbot will be enabled again on the web browser. Re-enable Copilot on Notepad To re-enable the Copilot actions in Notepad, use these steps: Open Notepad. Click the Settings button. Turn on the Copilot toggle switch. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once you complete the steps, the AI actions will enable one more time in Notepad. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft claims Copilot and ChatGPT are synonymous, but three-quarters of its AI division pay out of pocket for OpenAI's superior offering because the Redmond giant won't allow them to expense it. Microsoft Copilot (formerly Bing Chat) and ChatGPT are arguably the most popular AI chatbots with broad adoption across the world. However, the latter has a health lead. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella attributed its broad adoption to OpenAI having a 2-year runway to build and develop ChatGPT uncontested. Interestingly, a separate report suggested that the top complaint about Copilot to Microsoft's AI division is that "Copilot isn't as good as ChatGPT." Microsoft dismissed the claim, attributing it to poor prompt engineering skills. The company blatantly indicated that users weren't leveraging the tool's capabilities as intended, hence the disappointing user experience. While Microsoft has since launched Copilot Academy to remedy the situation, a new report by Bloomberg Businessweek seemingly corroborates the rising complaints about Copilot and its user experience. According to some Microsoft insiders, the report details that Satya Nadella's vision for Microsoft Copilot wasn't clear. Following the hype surrounding ChatGPT's launch, Microsoft wanted to hop on the AI train, too. A dedicated software team showcased demos with OpenAI-powered functions built into Office programs, but Nadella wasn't pleased, further indicating that something was still missing. “This feels like just a set of features,” Nadella added. As such, the team took a different approach that bundled OpenAI's technology into a single assistant, Microsoft Copilot. According to a former Microsoft Copilot product manager, Microsoft AI assistants are inconsistent, partly due to poor coordination between teams and the company's rigidity to risk it all with AI. “It felt like there were 13 different Copilots,” a former Microsoft design leader added. Interestingly, while Microsoft Copilot garnered user interest, many customers reportedly discovered it was an inferior product with a degraded user experience compared to OpenAI's ChatGPT. As a result, a concerning trend emerged where users defaulted to ChatGPT for questions and pasted the responses into Microsoft Word rather than leveraging the in-built Copilot service. However, Microsoft has an upper hand over OpenAI with its AI-powered intelligent recap feature that provides quick summaries for Teams meetings. Copilot is just ChatGPT but with better security (Image credit: Getty Images | iStock | Kenneth Cheung) While ChatGPT is miles ahead of Copilot, the report details that Microsoft's focus on software security, compliance, data protection, and legal reviews gives it a competitive edge and unique selling point. According to Microsoft Teams lead Jeff Taper: "Hey, you like ChatGPT? This is that, but better: more powerful user experience, better security,” says Jeff Teper, who runs Teams." However, a former Copilot manager admitted that something was still holding Microsoft back from taking more risks with Copilot. The manager described it as "a kind of post-traumatic stress disorder from embarrassments that stretch as far back as the proto chatbot Clippy." Ironically, Microsoft was recently placed on the spot by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who claimed that Microsoft had done a significant disservice to the industry with Copilot, branding it a Clippy 2.0 that doesn't deliver value to clients. The manager further disclosed that Microsoft engineers knew that ChatGPT had a competitive edge over Copilot, mainly due to its capability to get more things done without annoying limitations. Out of the hundreds of employees in Copilot's division, approximately three-quarters paid for ChatGPT from their own pockets because Microsoft won't let them expense the rival AI subscription. However, the Microsoft Teams lead claimed that this was a common occurrence within the company, which would allow employees to test rival products to better understand the market. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Back in March, OpenAI announced a major upgrade to image generation in ChatGPT. Instead of relying on a separate model like DALL·E, ChatGPT began using GPT-4o's native image generation capabilities to deliver more accurate and visually appealing images based on text prompts. The GPT-4o image generation model accurately renders text and follows prompts precisely by leveraging both its knowledge base and the ongoing chat context. It also enables users to edit uploaded images or generate entirely new images using an uploaded photo as visual inspiration. This vastly improved image generation capability went viral, with over 130 million users creating more than 700 million images in just one week. Nearly 50 days after ChatGPT’s viral success, Microsoft is bringing the same image generation technology to Copilot users. With this update, Copilot users can now generate images with improved accuracy, better text rendering, the ability to edit generated images using text prompts, and more. While it's commendable that Microsoft is bringing this enhanced capability to Copilot, the company needs to accelerate its pace to remain competitive against formidable rivals like ChatGPT (OpenAI) and Gemini (Google). During its recent 50th Anniversary celebration event, Microsoft shared several Copilot updates—but many of them appear to be catching up to features already available on ChatGPT and Gemini for months. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has promised to make Copilot deeply personal for users. It remains to be seen how the company will deliver on that vision in the future. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of April): 1,811 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

AI enthusiasts are choosing to use ChatGPT over Copilot, all while Microsoft attempts to appeal to a wider audience in a way that I don't think wants Copilot in its current form. Copilot hasn’t had an easy life. Since its inception as Bing Chat in 2023, the AI tool has taken many twists and turns to get to where it is today. For the most part, Microsoft hasn’t had a clear vision for Copilot, constantly changing strategy, adding and removing features, and redesigning its UI almost half a dozen times in just a couple of years. When Copilot first launched as Bing Chat, it garnered much attention. For a short while, it was a better version of ChatGPT, based on the same AI models but with access to the Internet for more up-to-date answers and results, which was a game-changer at the time. Of course, OpenAI and its rivals eventually caught up by offering the same kind of internet access, so Bing Chat no longer had an edge in that department. It’s clear that interest quickly waned from there, and it wasn’t long before Microsoft moved to relaunch Bing Chat under a new name, Copilot. Copilot has had a bit of an identity crisis over the last couple of years. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) At first, it was an extensible platform with support for plugins, which allowed Copilot to access third-party apps and services. It was also a competent Windows assistant, capable of configuring system settings like Bluetooth and Dark Mode when asked. It also supported different conversation styles, letting users choose what kind of response they wanted to receive. This was an excellent feature for those using Copilot as a tool to assist them with code or data management, as many were. It had become a great, free tool for power users and technology enthusiasts. But as time has progressed, Copilot has lost a lot of this functionality, and I think that’s because Microsoft has chosen to take Copilot down a completely different path. It’s no longer interested in appealing to AI enthusiasts and power users; instead, it wants Copilot to appeal to the masses. Microsoft knows your Grandma is never going to use ChatGPT, Gemini, or DeepSeek, but it reckons she might use Copilot, if the service is simple and easy enough to use. In the last half a year, we’ve seen Microsoft reposition Copilot as your “AI friend”, not an “AI tool” like so many other AI services are. Suleyman's Copilot Suleyman's Copilot is quite different from the Copilot we first had. (Image credit: Windows Central) This attempt to reposition Copilot began shortly after Mustafa Suleyman took over as CEO of AI at Microsoft. Since then, we’ve seen the company talk about Copilot like a digital friend, marketing it as something you’ll want to talk to about your day, relationships, feelings, emotions, and more. When the new Copilot experience launched last year, many users immediately noticed a regression in features and capabilities. Users even noted that Copilot's responses were now less in-depth and technical than before, which caused many power users to jump ship to ChatGPT. Microsoft has since added a "Think Deeper" mode to Copilot to help address this, but it appears the competition still has Copilot beat when it comes to technical and in-depth analysis and responses. I recently came across a tweet asking people which AI service they'd want to delete from existence. The majority of responses were for Copilot to be deleted, citing that both ChatGPT and Copilot don't need to exist together, as Copilot is based on ChatGPT technology and is perceived to have worse responses. When asked which AI service they'd want to delete from existence, many people chose Copilot. (Image credit: Windows Central) In the eyes of AI enthusiasts, Copilot doesn't offer anything unique that makes it worth using over the competition. Of course, that's only true in regard to the AI model that powers it under the hood. Surface-level, Copilot is often the first to offer new, real-world experiences and capabilities powered by AI. Features like Copilot Vision for Windows and Edge, which lets Copilot view your screen and help out with suggestions or tutorials while you work. The same goes for things like Copilot Memories, which lets Copilot build a profile about you and remember who you are while you chat with it. While other AI services are attempting to bring similar features to market, Copilot is often doing it first. Microsoft is pushing ahead with building features that enrich Copilot as a service and entity, and is putting much less emphasis on the magic that powers things under the hood. Is there more value in an AI friend or AI tool? Will this direction ultimately be Copilot's downfall? (Image credit: Windows Central) This shift in focus is a clear attempt to appeal to a more general population, and is less interested in catering to AI enthusiasts who just want to utilize Copilot as a tool for access to the latest LLMs. But I'm not convinced Microsoft is executing this shift correctly. Realistically, I don't think society is ready to embrace an AI friend like Microsoft is hoping we are. Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I don't find value in talking with an AI about anything personal in my spare time. I use it as a tool to assist me in tasks, and if anything, I want to talk to AIs less. My ideal AI is one that understands my intent without me needing to ask for it first. I simply don't want to spend any time typing out or speaking commands for it to do anything useful. It should be working for me automatically in the background at all times. No AI assistant is capable of this, at least not yet. Microsoft is, in my opinion, taking Copilot in the wrong direction. It should be working to make Copilot more invisible, not more openly present and personal. I don't value an AI friend, but I do value an AI tool. Ideally, Copilot should be an AI experience that is woven throughout the Windows OS, not an app that sits on top of the OS that I have to go to, to do anything with. It should be ubiquitous and automatic, with the ability for me to guide it if necessary. Microsoft is uniquely positioned to realize this. OpenAI doesn't have an OS platform like Microsoft does, so ChatGPT can't be ubiquitous like Copilot could be. Hopefully, that's the end goal, as I believe that's the best way AI can appeal to the masses, and the only way Copilot is going to succeed. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Copilot is gaining memory capabilities, which will allow it to learn about you as a person, remembering your likes, dislikes, preferences, and more. Microsoft has announced new memory and personalization features that will enable Copilot to be able to remember who you are as a person, including things like your likes and dislikes, preferences and more. Copilot's new memory capabilities will allow it to craft an accurate profile about you as you use it. Microsoft says that as you chat with Copilot, it wil learn about you just like a real human and retain that information across conversations. "It notes your preferences, building a richer user profile and offering tailored solutions, proactive suggestions and timely reminders" says Microsoft. Copilot will be able to remember things like your favorite food or color, types of films you enjoy, information about your friends and relatives (that you give it) and more. Of course, this does sound a little creepy, and Microsoft is eager to address those concerns. The company says privacy is a top priority for a feature like this and is giving users control over what types of information Copilot can remember about them. You can also opt out of this entirely if you only intend to use Copilot as a tool for work, not as a virtual friend. On that note, Microsoft is clearly very keen to position Copilot as a virtual friend, and is even introducing personalization features such as Copilot Avatar, which will let you create a face for Copilot that you can interact with as you chat with it. The company clearly believes Copilot can be positioned as a viable digital friend, and it thinks these memory and personalization features will help users connect with it more. Microsoft says Copilot's new memory capabilities will gradually rollout to users starting now. Alongside these new memory capabilities, Microsoft also announced a number of other new Copilot features as part of its 50th anniversary Copilot event. Copilot Vision will let the AI assistant see and interact with your desktop, and Copilot Actions will let it book tickets and reservations for you. Does adding memories and personalization options to Copilot make you want to use it more? Let us know in the comments. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

To commemorate Microsoft's 50th anniversary, Copilot AI interviewed and roasted its historical executives. Today, Microsoft has officially turned 50, marking decades of innovation and software development, and more recently, generative AI advances. At Windows Central, we've had a blast looking back at the tech giant's successes and failures over the past 50 years this week. Our Senior Editor, Zac Bowden, recently predicted what Microsoft's 50th anniversary event will look like, including speculations that Microsoft might finally give a specific timeline when Windows 11's AI-powered features, such as Windows Recall, Click To Do, and AI in Search, would ship to broad availability. While we'll have a clear account of what Microsoft plans to announce later today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted an interesting clip on X (formerly Twitter) and other social media platforms. I never thought I'd witness an AI-powered platform interview the Microsoft CEOs, including co-founder Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella, but here we are. I almost wouldn't tell that it's Microsoft Copilot conducting a seamless interview with such a great flow of thoughts and topics. Perhaps more interesting than the intricate details of the interview, Copilot engaged all three CEOs in a comical "AI roast" session. As you might have guessed, Copilot took subtle jabs at each of the CEOs, starting with Steve Ballmer. To Ballmer, Copilot touted his enthusiasm. "But do you ever worry that your energy might short-circuit the AI. I mean even robots need a coffee break after your pep talks." Seemingly amused by Copilot's roast, Ballmer jokingly indicated that if AI could handle him, then it wasn't ready to handle the world's population. "We're counting on you," added Ballmer. Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates was next in line for the AI roast. "Now, Bill, you've got that signature thoughtful stare, but do you ever think the AI might feel intimidated by your intense thinking face?" indicated Copilot. "I mean, it's like it's waiting for a blue screen moment.” While responding to Copilot, the philanthropic billionaire indicated: “I hope so. I mean, that's all I've got left is these AIs get so damn intelligent. It's just that stare and my willingness to criticize that differentiates me.” Steve Ballmer posed an interesting question to the AI chatbot, asking whether it could ever criticize Bill Gates. “Absolutely. Criticism is where growth happens,” Copilot indicated. It concluded its roast session by throwing some jabs at Microsoft's current CEO, Satya Nadella, and his keen focus and obsession with AI. According to Copilot: “Satya, AI seems to be your best buddy. But do you ever worry that your deep passion for AI could one day have it running the show, leaving you to just enjoy the ride?” Copilot's comment seemingly echoed Bill Gates' recent prediction about AI replacing humans for most things. However, Satya Nadella indicated that we'd only get to that point when "AI can play like the best cricket player that I enjoy." Interestingly, Bill Gates had previously indicated that humans would have the power to preserve some tasks for themselves, giving an example that no one would like to watch computers play cricket. “Touché, Satya. Let's see if it can hit a century in cricket, and then we'll talk. This has been a blast, gentlemen,” added Copilot. Our Editor-in-Chief, Daniel Rubino, is on the ground at Microsoft's Redmond campus in Washington for its 50th anniversary and Copilot event with our live blog, covering all the announcements as they trickle in. Be sure to keep tabs on that page for all the latest information and announcements! Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of March): 1,357 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft is not done with Copilot announcements this week. Following the news about Copilot Voice and Think Deeper becoming available for free for all users without limits, Microsoft is bringing the Copilot app to Mac users. Until now, the Copilot app has only been available on Windows, iOS, and Android. Now, those with Apple-made computers can switch from their browsers to a dedicated application (not an iPad port that was quickly pulled in 2024). In addition to all the features that are available on the web, a dedicated app enables additional capabilities like dedicated shortcut support. You can press Option + Space to launch a small input box to type a message or start a voice chat with Copilot. It is worth noting that there are several limitations. For one, Copilot on macOS requires macOS 14 or newer. It also does not work on Intel-powered Macs—only those with the M1 chip or newer are supported. Finally, as of right now, the app is available only in the United States and the United Kingdom. However, Microsoft is working on bringing the app to Mac users in more countries: If you have a Mac and you live in the US or UK, you can download Copilot from the App Store using this link. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Repositories, once set to public and later to private, still accessible through Copilot. Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is exposing the contents of more than 20,000 private GitHub repositories from companies including Google, Intel, Huawei, PayPal, IBM, Tencent and, ironically, Microsoft. These repositories, belonging to more than 16,000 organizations, were originally posted to GitHub as public, but were later set to private, often after the developers responsible realized they contained authentication credentials allowing unauthorized access or other types of confidential data. Even months later, however, the private pages remain available in their entirety through Copilot. AI security firm Lasso discovered the behavior in the second half of 2024. After finding in January that Copilot continued to store private repositories and make them available, Lasso set out to measure how big the problem really was. Zombie repositories “After realizing that any data on GitHub, even if public for just a moment, can be indexed and potentially exposed by tools like Copilot, we were struck by how easily this information could be accessed,” Lasso researchers Ophir Dror and Bar Lanyado wrote in a post on Thursday. “Determined to understand the full extent of the issue, we set out to automate the process of identifying zombie repositories (repositories that were once public and are now private) and validate our findings.” ‍After discovering Microsoft was exposing one of Lasso’s own private repositories, the Lasso researchers traced the problem to the cache mechanism in Bing. The Microsoft search engine indexed the pages when they were published publicly, and never bothered to remove the entries once the pages were changed to private on GitHub. Since Copilot used Bing as its primary search engine, the private data was available through the AI chat bot as well. After Lasso reported the problem in November, Microsoft introduced changes designed to fix it. Lasso confirmed that the private data was no longer available through Bing cache, but it went on to make an interesting discovery—the availability in Copilot of a GitHub repository that had been made private following a lawsuit Microsoft had filed. The suit alleged the repository hosted tools specifically designed to bypass the safety and security guardrails built into the company’s generative AI services. The repository was subsequently removed from GitHub, but as it turned out, Copilot continued to make the tools available anyway. Screenshot showing Copilot continues to serve tools Microsoft took action to have removed from GitHub. Credit: Lasso Lasso ultimately determined that Microsoft’s fix involved cutting off access to a special Bing user interface, once available at cc.bingj.com, to the public. The fix, however, didn't appear to clear the private pages from the cache itself. As a result, the private information was still accessible to Copilot, which in turn would make it available to the Copilot user who asked. The Lasso researchers explained: The post laid out simple steps anyone can take to find and view the same massive trove of private repositories Lasso identified. There’s no putting toothpaste back in the tube Developers frequently embed security tokens, private encryption keys and other sensitive information directly into their code, despite best practices that have long called for such data to be inputted through more secure means. This potential damage worsens when this code is made available in public repositories, another common security failing. The phenomenon has occurred over and over for more than a decade. When these sorts of mistakes happen, developers often make the repositories private quickly, hoping to contain the fallout. Lasso’s findings show that simply making the code private isn’t enough. Once exposed, credentials are irreparably compromised. The only recourse is to rotate all credentials. This advice still doesn’t address the problems resulting when other sensitive data is included in repositories that are switched from public to private. Microsoft incurred legal expenses to have tools removed from GitHub after alleging they violated a raft of laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Company lawyers prevailed in getting the tools removed. To date, Copilot continues undermining this work by making the tools available anyway. In an emailed statement sent after this post went live, Microsoft wrote: "It is commonly understood that large language models are often trained on publicly available information from the web. If users prefer to avoid making their content publicly available for training these models, they are encouraged to keep their repositories private at all times." Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

You won’t hit any limits using OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model inside Copilot anymore. Microsoft made OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model free for all Copilot users last month, and now it’s providing unlimited use of this model and Copilot’s voice capabilities to everyone. Previously, both Think Deeper (powered by o1) and Voice in Copilot had limits for free users, but Microsoft is removing these today to allow Copilot users to have extended conversations with the company’s AI assistant. “We are working hard to scale unlimited access to advanced features to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, starting today with Voice and Think Deeper,” says the Copilot team. “It’s worth noting you may experience delays or interruptions during periods of high demand or if we detect security concerns, misuse or other violations of the Copilot Terms.“ The unlimited use of Copilot Voice and Think Deeper comes two years after Microsoft first launched Copilot inside its Bing search engine, and just a month after the software maker revamped its Copilot Pro subscription and bundled Office AI features into Microsoft 365. Microsoft is continuing to sell its $20 per month Copilot Pro subscription, and says users “will retain preferred access to our latest models during peak usage, early access to experimental AI features (more on that coming soon), and additional use of Copilot in select Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.” Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Paint will soon feature a Copilot menu that brings all the app's AI features into one place. Copilot+ PCs currently lack a "killer" exclusive feature that makes them more alluring than competing devices. The AI power promised by Copilot+ PCs exists on the best AI PCs, not all of which feature the Copilot+ moniker. But Microsoft is working to make Copilot+ PCs stand out. The tech giant is currently testing a new AI menu within Paint and an improved Windows Search experience that leverages AI. Copilot in Paint A new Copilot menu within Paint lets you access all the app's AI features within one section. (Image credit: Microsoft) Microsoft Paint will soon feature a Copilot menu that houses all of the app's AI tools. Copilot has gained AI features steadily over the last couple of years, such as the DALL-E-powered Cocreator released in 2023, and generative fill and background removal that shipped last year. Those features will all live under one roof within the Copilot menu that just entered testing among Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels. Microsoft announced the change recently alongside the launch of Windows Insider Preview Build 26120.3073. To try the new Copilot menu, you need to have Paint version 11.2412.271.0, which is available to Insiders in the Dev Channel or Canary Channel. To have all of Paint's AI features, you'll need to have a Copilot+ PC, since Cocreator is exclusive to those devices. Improved Windows Search Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon can now search for content within File Explorer using AI. (Image credit: Windows Central) The new Copilot menu in Paint is not the only AI feature available to Windows Insiders. The improved Windows Search continues to roll out gradually to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs that feature Snapdragon chips (Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs will gain support in the future). Microsoft also added support for finding photos that are saved in the cloud by using everyday language. When using a supported PC with access to the feature, a person can use the search box within File Explorer to find images. The feature also searches for keywords within documents, so it can be used to locate a range of content. Microsoft announced its improved Windows Search functionality last year. The feature is in testing within File Explorer now and should make its way to the universal Windows Search pane in the future. Microsoft outlines other changes and fixes within Build 26120.3073 in a blog post about the update, though none of them are as noteworthy as the new features for Copilot+ PCs. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of January): 487 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has announced that it plans a massive UI (user interface) overhaul for Microsoft 365 (M365) and Copilot in January 2025. The company informed about the changes on its Microsoft 365 Message Center portal. Microsoft says the UI update is being done to better "support future AI-first experiences." First, we have the Microsoft 365 app UI updates, in which the tech giant has highlighted the list of changes it is making to the application. You can read them below to get a rough mental image of the new app: Following that, Microsoft has also outlined all the changes it is making to Copilot. For example, the app name changes from "Microsoft 365" to "Microsoft 365 Copilot". The new icon, which debuted at Ignite 2024, is also being introduced: Updates Today Mid-January 2025 Product Name Microsoft Copilot (for users with Entra Account) Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Product URL Microsoft.com/copilot M365Copilot.com App Name Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 Copilot App Icon Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 Copilot Microsoft expects the changes to roll out in mid-January next year. The above changes were published under M365 Message Center message IDs MC958905 and MC958903, respectively. Please note that a Microsoft 365 Copilot already exists, which is an AI assistant meant to improve people's productivity when using Office apps. Aside from these, Microsoft also detailed the four new sections the Copilot page on the M365 Admin Center will have. These four sections, Overview, Health, Discover, and Settings, will help users understand, identify and track various aspects of the feature: The above update was published under M365 Message Center ID 472918. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of November): 5,298 news posts RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Windows has a dedicated app to access Copilot, and in this guide, you'll find everything a beginner person needs to get started. You can still use the Copilot chatbot on Windows 11 (and 10), but with a different integration than the original release, and in this guide, I will explain how. When Microsoft introduced Copilot on Windows 11, it was deeply integrated into the operating system to replace Cortana on laptops, tablets, and desktop computers. It was an experience planned to be something like an assistant you can interact with using natural language to answer any question from any topic with the ability to perform other tasks, such as changing system settings. However, this experience never took off, and shortly after, the company removed the integration in favor of a web application since Copilot relies on the cloud to analyze queries and answer your questions using up-to-date information from the web. As a result of this change, there were no more side panels or the ability to change system settings through the chatbot. On Windows 10, the story was different because Copilot was never integrated into the operating system. Instead, the chatbot has always been available as a web application with the ability to change system settings. In this how-to guide, I'll review the Copilot experience you can access on Windows 11 and 10. How to navigate on Copilot On Windows 11, the Copilot experience is minimal and straightforward. You can access the chatbot in multiple ways and configure a few settings. Launch Copilot To launch the Copilot experience on Windows 11 (or 10), use these steps: Open Start. Search for Copilot and click the top result to open the app. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) You may also find the Copilot button already pinned to the Taskbar. If it's not available, launch the chatbot from the Start menu, right-click the button, and choose the pin option. Since Copilot is now an app, the "Taskbar" settings page no longer includes the chatbot's settings control. You can also invoke the chatbot with the Copilot button when performing a query in the Windows Search experience. However, when you click this button, it will access the chatbot website (at Copilot.Microsoft.com) using the Microsoft Edge browser. If you use the Microsoft Edge browser, you can also access the same version of Copilot with the button at the top-right corner. This experience remains virtually the same since Copilot was originally known as Bing Chat. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Sign in account To login to your account (if required), use these steps: Click the Sign in button at the top right. Click the Sign in button again. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Complete your credentials to access your account. Once you complete the steps, you can start interacting with Copilot using natural language. Customize experience To customize the experience of Copilot, use these steps: Click the account menu from the top right. Click the Voice setting. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Choose the voice for the chatbot. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Language setting (if applicable). Choose the correct language for your experience. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Theme setting. Choose the Dark or Light theme. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) After you complete the steps, the new settings will apply immediately. Change Copilot privacy settings To prevent Microsoft from using your data to train its AI models, use these steps: Open the Copilot app. Click the user account menu from the top right. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click on your account. Click on Privacy. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Quick tip: If you click on "Name," you can change the name the chatbot uses to call you. Turn off the Model training toggle switch to stop uploading your conversations to Microsoft for AI training purposes. Turn off the Personalization toggle switch to stop the chatbot from using your chats, Bing, and MSN activities to personalize your experience. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once you complete the steps, when using Copilot on Windows 11 (or 10), mobile, or web, you will no longer be sending your data for training and personalization to the Microsoft servers. How to interact on Copilot Using the Copilot chatbot is straightforward with the new warmer and cozy interface that only includes a message box at the bottom of the page. You will also notice that the latest experience no longer includes the option to change the conversation style like before. Text prompt To interact with Copilot, use these steps. Open the Copilot app. Compose your prompt in the "Message Copilot" box and press Enter. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Quick tip: In the box, you can ask anything using natural language. For instance, you can ask questions like "Make me a picture of a serene koi fishpond with lily pads," "Write a story about a dog who lives on the moon," or "Create a five-day itinerary to visit Chicago in November." Copilot understands the context, so you can ask additional questions about the same topic without repeating specific keywords. Click the plus (+) button to upload an image to the AI, and then you can ask it for more information about that piece of content. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Once you complete the steps, it's recommended to check the answer as AI usually makes mistakes. Voice prompt To start a voice conversation with Copilot, follow these steps. Open the Copilot app. Click the microphone button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Quick note: Although it might be obvious, this feature requires access to a microphone. If your device doesn't have one, you won't be able to use it. Start a conversation using natural language with the chatbot. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) (Optional) Click the Settings (gear) button to change the chatbot voice. Click the Close (X) button to open the main interface again. You can ask the chatbot anything and interrupt it like you would during a normal conversation with another human. However, at the time of this writing, it appears that this feature still needs some work as during my interaction, the chatbot voice was choppy and didn't answer the query until it was a simple question-and-answer query. Copilot discovery To interact with the Copilot discovery, use these steps: Open the Copilot app. Click the Copilot button in the "Message Copilot" box. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) The discovery page allows you to interact with content without typing prompts. This part of the experience also includes a virtual news presenter, known as "Copilot Daily. " Think of it as an AI-generated short podcast with a summary of news and weather tailored to your liking. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Currently, the company is using a limited number of media outlets as sources for the information, but in the future, it will continue to partner with more outlets. As you scroll down the page, you will find different prompt suggestions that can help you find more ideas on how to interact with Copilot. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) While on the discovery page, you can click the history button at the bottom to access your previous conversations. If you want to delete all your activities with Copilot, you must complete this task from your Microsoft account. How to install and remove Copilot If Copilot isn't available on your computer, you can install it from the Microsoft Store, and if you have it but are interested in using it, you can remove it like any other app. Remove Copilot app To uninstall the Copilot app, use these steps: Open Settings. Click on Apps. Click the Installed apps page on the right side. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Open the main menu (three dots) to the right of the app. Click the Uninstall button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Uninstall button again. Once you complete the steps, the Copilot app will be removed from your computer. However, you will still see the button inside the Windows Search experience from the Taskbar. Also, the Copilot feature from Microsoft Edge is independent of the dedicated app available in the operating system. If you want to turn off this feature, you can do this from Microsoft Edge Settings > Sidebar > Copilot. Install Copilot app To install the Copilot app, use these steps: Open the Copilot app page. Click the "View in Store" button. (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Get (or Install) button. After you complete the steps, the Copilot will be available from the Start menu. What's next on Copilot Copilot is undergoing many changes lately. In addition to interacting with text and voice, Microsoft is expected to introduce features in the future. One of them is known as "Copilot Vision," which allows you to share the content of a website with the chatbot, and you can have a normal conversation with questions about the text, image, and any other content. Microsoft may also bring "Copilot Suggestions" to Windows 11, a new AI-powered feature that is expected to show on certain apps when the chatbot understands that can be of service. For instance, in the past, the company has shown the Settings app with suggestions at the top of a page for different ways to fix a problem or enable a feature. (Image credit: Microsoft) On File Explorer, hovering over an image can open up Copilot, ask questions about it, and take actions, such as removing the background, creating a different image, or resizing it. Also, when a new email arrives, you may see a toast notification with a suggestion to summarize the document attachment and more. Although the latest version has a new and more straightforward interface, Copilot is also losing some legacy features, such as plugins, notebook mode, content export, share conversation, copy responses, text-to-speech, prompt editing, and more. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of September): 4,292 news posts RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Copilot wrongly claims that several celebrities are dead. What you need to know When asked about notable people who died this year, Microsoft Copilot may share a list of people who are still alive. In my testing, Copilot shared a list of living persons and people who died in previous years. AI chatbots, including Copilot and Google Bard, have issues with sharing factually correct information and often "hallucinate." Microsoft Copilot is once again sharing incorrection information. When asked about notable figures that have died in 2024, Copilot lists living celebrities, including Sir David Attenborough. Barring any heartbreaking news that has not been reported, Attenborough is very much alive. In fact, a school in Leicestershire received a letter from him earlier this week. Attenborough was also named a top British cultural figure in a recent poll. While that designation can be given to someone who has passed, such as when the Late Queen Elizabeth was named a cultural icon, Attenborough received the honor while alive. The phenomenon was noticed by several people who took to X (formerly Twitter) and other platforms. When asked if he was okay, William Shatner jokingly responded that he was not fine after reading about his death. The Verge shared other examples, including one listing Attenborough as deceased. I've seen similar results in my testing. In addition to listing living people as dead, Copilot incorrectly stated several deaths from previous years occurred in 2024. This is only the latest example of AI getting facts wrong. Copilot has shared false information regarding the US election in the past. Some believe that ChatGPT, which is part of what powers Copilot, has gotten less intelligence since launch. In the early days of the chatbot, Copilot, then known as Bing Chat, shared bizarre and creepy responses. I have first-hand experience with AI chatbots spreading false information. Last year, I wrote an article about how Google Bard incorrectly stated that it had been shut down. Bing Chat then scanned my article and wrongly interpreted it to mean that Google Bard had been shut down. That saga provided a scary glimpse of chatbots feeding chatbots. AI often struggles with logic and reasoning. That fact isn't surprising when you consider how AI works. Tools like Copilot are not actually intelligent. They're not using reasoning skills in a way that a human would. They're often tripped up by the phrasing used in prompts and miss key pieces of information in questions. Mix in AI's struggles to understand satire and you have a dangerous recipe for misinformation. Fixing AI Microsoft unveiled a major update to Copilot yesterday. The update is meant to make the AI assist more personal and interactive. As explained by our Senior Editor Zac Bowden, "Microsoft really wants you to view the new Copilot as more than just an AI tool. It wants you to treat it like a friend, whether that be by asking it for advice on how to ask out a crush, venting about work, or chatting about nothing because that’s what people do." The new Copilot has features such as "Copilot Voice" that aim to make interaction with the chatbot feel conversational. The tool can also suggest topics to discuss and share summaries of daily news. A new interface and some voice features may help in making Copilot feel more personal, but I'd prefer my friends, human or digital, don't share false information and claim living cultural icons are dead. Perhaps more training time will make our digital friend more factual. Source RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of September): 4,292 news posts

Today, Neowin noticed that Microsoft has begun rolling out a completely redesigned Copilot experience to users globally. Sporting a fresh, modern, and sleek user interface, the new Copilot is simpler than ever. As shown in the screenshot, the updated homepage now features informational blocks to guide users, along with a floating text box at the bottom for entering queries and accessing past conversations. While the core functionality remains unchanged, this new design provides a more streamlined and intuitive user experience. Copilot now supports both light ("Day") and dark ("Night") themes, catering to individual preferences. Users can interact with Copilot in various ways: by typing text prompts, uploading images with accompanying descriptions, or even using voice commands. Speaking of voice commands, Copilot now offers four distinct voices: Meadow Wave Grove Canyon These voices enhance the user experience, especially with the brand-new "Copilot Daily" feature. Copilot Daily is an innovative, voice-based feature that uses AI to generate personalized daily updates. It starts with general information and then proceeds to deliver news from popular sources, including Reuters. Users can tap on the news source to open the corresponding article for further reading. Concluding in just 5 minutes with a friendly "Thanks for tuning in today, see you again tomorrow" message, Copilot Daily is designed to be a quick and engaging way to stay informed. Microsoft seems to envision it as a daily ritual for users to get their news fix, potentially becoming a key feature that attracts and retains users. Earlier this year, Microsoft created a new AI division led by Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Inflection AI. The redesigned Copilot appears to be the work of this new team, as it bears a resemblance to Inflection AI's Pi. Microsoft Copilot redesign With its fresh look and new features, the revamped Copilot aims to enhance user experience and engagement, potentially making it an indispensable tool for daily updates and information. You can access to new Copilot experience by visiting copilot.microsoft.com. Source RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every single day for many years. 2023: Over 5,800 news posts | 2024 (till end of August): 3,792 news posts

As we mentioned earlier, today is the one-year anniversary of Microsoft publicly announcing its generative AI efforts. Those efforts have since been developed under the Copilot branding for the most part. In a new interview with The Verge, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer, revealed some new features that are being added to Copilot today and hints about what is to come. One of the big efforts at Microsoft for improving Copilot is its image creation tools, which recently has come under some scrutiny due to the claim that its Designer AI service was used to make explicit images of Taylor Swift that later went viral. Today, Mehdi stated that Copilot's image generation features can now blur the background of an AI-made image. It can also highlight some objects and can even add some different effects like pixel artwork. According to Mehdi: Microsoft stated today that since its AI chatbot launched to the public a year ago it has generated 5 billion chats. Mehdi told The Verge that about 70 percent of those chats were for searching for information. Medhi also says that while Copilot branding has been added to a number of services in the past year, eventually users will only see one Copilot. He stated that if people wanted to pay for Copilot Pro or Copilot for Microsoft 365, then Copilot could just "add capabilities as you subscribe to them." Indeed, earlier this week, Copilot for Microsoft 365 changed so users can now simply access it via Copilot on Windows desktops. He added: The future of Copilot on Windows could allow for owners of PCs with AI-based NPUs to possibly run local large language models on their systems. Mehdi also says AI could allow Windows PC owners to use more of the features on their personal computers that they have not accessed before. He said:: While the first year of Microsoft's AI efforts has been extremely busy we should see even more Copilot and other generative AI features from the company in its second year and beyond. Source

Did you know that Copilot has plugins? Here's how to use them. Copilot plugins (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Microsoft's Copilot, in addition to answering inquiries using data from the web, can also connect to different plugins to interact with other services. In this guide, I'll show you how you can get started using this feature. Plugins for Copilot are small applications allowing the chatbot AI from Microsoft to extend its capabilities by connecting to chatbots from other services, offering additional experiences. For example, although Copilot can find and recommend restaurants, you can use the "OpenTable" plugin to get better recommendations and make it easier to make a reservation online. These plugins are based on the technology provided by OpenAI, but unlike plugins for ChatGPT, Microsoft offers plugins as a free feature for Copilot (free) and Copilot Pro subscribers. The company also provides enterprise plugins, but these instructions are for consumers. In this how-to guide, I'll outline the steps to enable and start using plugins with Copilot on Windows 11. Since these instructions involve using the web version of the chatbot, you might also be able to refer to this guide to use the feature on different supported platforms. How to use plugins on Copilot To start using Copilot plugins, use these steps: Open Copilot (web) or on Bing. Sign in with your Microsoft account. Click the New topic button. Quick note: Copilot requires you to terminate any current conversation before you can enable a plugin. Click the Plugins tab on the top-right corner. Turn on the toggle switch for the plugins you want to use: (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Instacart: Provides recipes and discovers the ingredients you need, and it helps you to have it all delivered from local stores. Kayak: Search flights, hotels, and rental cars or get place recommendations. Klarna: Searches and compares prices from many online retailers. OpenTable: Provides restaurant recommendations and makes it easy to make reservations. Shop: Searches online products, similar to Klarna. Suno: Provides access to AI to create songs with a single prompt. Compose the question that Copilot will use with the plugin. For example, "Use Klarna to search for the best price on an Xbox Series X." (Image credit: Mauro Huculak) Click the Submit button. Once you complete the steps, Copilot will connect with the plugin to generate the response. During my time testing plugins with Copilot, I noticed a few things that are worth pointing out: Even though you can use Copilot without a Microsoft account, you must sign in to access the plugin feature. Plugins are expected to arrive in the version of Copilot on Windows 11, but it's only possible to configure the feature from the web at the time of this writing. Copilot only allows you to enable up to three plugins at once in addition to the default search plugin, allowing the chatbot to interact with data from the internet. If you turn off the "Search" plugin, Copilot won't have access to the internet. So, you can use this option to test the chatbot capabilities without access to recent content from the web. To ensure the plugin works, you can ask Copilot: Are you connected to the (plugin-name) plugin? It's not possible to turn on two similar plugins. For instance, enabling "Klarna" and "Shop" will result in an error, and the chatbot will make you choose between the two. Although plugins are enabled in the web version of Copilot, you won't be able to access them from the chatbot interface on Windows 11. (At least not yet.) When composing a prompt, specify that you want to use a specific plugin. I have tried to ask a particular question that will require the use of the plugin, but Copilot responded with an answer without using the plugin. Source

Microsoft Edge's screenshot tool will soon have options for Chat with Copilot and other AI features. What you need to know Microsoft will soon add multiple AI and search options to the Edge screenshot tool. The company is already testing a shortcut to Chat with Copilot, a Text Detector, Search image with Bing, and Search text with Bing. Samsung recently announced similar features for its flagship smartphones, but Circle to Search uses Google, not Bing. Microsoft Edge's screenshot tool will soon include shortcuts to Chat with Copilot. Microsoft also plans to add several other options to the tool, including Text Detector, Search image with Bing, and Search text with Bing. The new options were spotted by Leo Varela, who keeps a close eye on Edge developments. Copilot is being placed front and center by Microsoft within several apps and services. Windows 11 already has a Copilot shortcut for the Taskbar and Edge has one in its Sidebar. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promised that all of the company's products will have AI in some form or another, and more often than not that includes a version of Copilot. Microsoft first introduced separate versions of Copilot with different branding. The company then shifted to a unified Copilot approach that extends across Bing, Edge, and Windows. With Copilot appearing on more services and expanding in functionality, it makes sense that Microsoft wants a strong brand that it can push. Microsoft AI minus the Bing brand Microsoft seems to be shifting away from the Bing brand when it comes to AI products and services. (Image credit: Windows Central / Copilot) Speaking of branding, while Microsoft continues its march to get all of its services to have Copilot integration, the company is doing so without the Bing brand. Bing Chat is now Copilot with Bing Chat. Bing Chat Enterprise is now Copilot Pro. Just last week, Microsoft specified that Bing Image Creator is now called Creator from Designer. Microsoft hasn't stated an official shift away from the Bing brand, but actions speak louder than words. Based on what Microsoft has changed and announced recently, the tech giant seems to have more faith in the Copilot brand than the Bing brand. That's not surprising, since Bing has been a joke to many for years. Despite the addition of Bing Chat and GPT tech from OpenAI, Bing usage actually dropped year-over-year. Why attach Microsoft's AI efforts to a struggling search engine name when you can start fresh with "Copilot" as a brand? Copilot everywhere File Explorer on Windows 11 may soon include a shortcut to send a file to Copilot. (Image credit: Daniel Rubino) Microsoft appears eager to get Copilot in front of users at every opportunity. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that Windows PCs will feature a Copilot key. That news drew a surprising amount of criticism that was shared on Reddit and across the web. Much of the criticism centered around Copilot argues that Microsoft is "forcing" AI onto people. While I don't think a button to open Copilot forces people to use the tool, it does force people to see a shortcut to Copilot. If Microsoft puts Copilot shortcuts in enough places throughout Windows 11, some will likely feel pestered. A hidden feature discovered this month indicates that Microsoft has some Copilot functionality on the way to File Explorer. While it's not clear how File Explorer will work with Copilot, one theory is that Windows will make it easier to send a file to Copilot through a shortcut in the context menu. Source

Microsoft's AI Copilot is now available in free and paid tiers. Here's how they differ. Microsoft is now selling a monthly subscription for its AI Copilot service that it says enhances the experience with better performance and other benefits. But, how exactly does Copilot Pro differ from the free version of Copilot, and is it worth paying $20 a month for? Let's break down all the differences. Copilot (free) vs Copilot Pro: Availability Copilot is available across a number of different platforms and apps. (Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central) Microsoft Copilot is a cross-platform AI assistant that's available on Windows, Android, iOS, and the web as a standalone experience, and can also be found inside some Microsoft apps such as Edge and Office. Microsoft doesn't have a definitive list of regions that Copilot is available in, but it does have a list of supported languages, which includes English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Chinese (Simplified.) Copilot Pro is available to purchase in the following markets, and costs $20 USD a month for individual users: Austria Australia Brazil Canada Switzerland Spain United Kingdom India Italy Japan Mexico New Zealand United States Microsoft says availability of the Copilot Pro subscription will roll out to more markets over time. Copilot (free) should already function in all of the markets above, as well as additional markets. Copilot (free) vs Copilot Pro: Features How does Copilot differ across the free and paid versions? (Image credit: Microsoft) Copilot (free) and Copilot Pro share many of the same features, with Copilot Pro offering some additional functionality and faster performance in some tasks. Copilot (free) includes the following features: Access on the web, mobile, and on Windows, macOS and iPadOS Access to GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo during non-peak times Utilize text, voice and images in conversational search Create AI images with 15 boosts per day with Designer Support for plugins and GPTs Copilot Pro includes all of that, plus: Priority access to GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo, including during peak times for accelerated performance to get things done faster Access to Copilot in selected Microsoft 365 apps to draft documents, summarize emails, create presentations and more Create AI images with DALL-E 3 in landscape format even faster with 100 boosts per day with Designer (formerly Bing Image Creator) Breaking down the difference in features, Copilot Pro unlocks the Copilot assistant inside Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, and Outlook. Copilot for Microsoft 365 benefits users who already subscribe to the productivity suite, and is the main selling point of the Copilot Pro subscription. Copilot Pro also includes "priority access" to GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo AI models, meaning there is dedicated capacity reserved exclusively for users who pay for Microsoft's subscription. This additional capacity means users won't have to wait when there is high demand for the AI assistant, meaning Copilot Pro is overall faster during peak times. The free version of Copilot will drop down to the older GPT 3.5 during peak times, whereas Copilot Pro will remain at GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo. Copilot Pro also comes with more Image Creator by Designer boosts, which Microsoft uses as tokens for when a user requests a generated image. The free version of Copilot comes with just 15 boosts per day, whereas Copilot Pro users have 100 boosts a day to play with. The more boosts you have, the more you can use the Image Creator by Designer. Copilot (free vs Copilot Pro: Microsoft Office Copilot in Office is a game changer. (Image credit: Microsoft) Copilot Pro unlocks the ability to use Copilot inside Microsoft Office apps. The free version of Copilot does not include access to this functionality. Currently, Copilot is available in the following Microsoft 365 apps: Word PowerPoint Excel OneNote Outlook Copilot for Office is more than just a tool that helps you create content. It can even teach you how to use certain functions within a particular Office app. So if you're unsure how to create a formula, or format a Word document in a certain way, Copilot will be able to show you how, and even do it for you. Here is what Copilot can do across the different Office apps. Copilot for Word Copilot in Word includes features called Draft and Chat. Draft mode lets users generate text inside new or existing Word documents, formatted and presented based on criteria set out by the user. Chat mode acts as an AI assistant for the Word app, allowing users to ask Copilot questions about how to use Word, suggestions on what content to include in a particular document, and help with controlling features within the app. Copilot for PowerPoint Copilot in PowerPoint features much of the same capabilities as it does in Word, including the ability to create a PowerPoint presentation from scratch based on criteria provided by the user. It can even analyze an existing Word document and create a presentation based off the information inside it. Copilot for Excel Copilot in Excel can analyze tables and help show correlations, suggest new formulas based on questions asked by the user, and generate insights that help explore data in a spreadsheet. It can format and organize your data, create visualizations, or ask for general formula column suggestions based on your data. Copilot for OneNote Copilot in OneNote can help you draft ideas, plans, and organize information within your Notebooks. It can also format content and create lists based on criteria provided by the user. Copilot for Outlook Copilot for Outlook is able to summarize emails from friends, family, and colleagues and draft a response based on a specific tone, length, and format specified by the user. Copilot can also pull information and data from other emails to provide context in an email thread, useful for when you are dealing with multiple email chains. Copilot (free) vs Copilot Pro: Should you upgrade? Should you upgrade from the free version of Copilot to the monthly Copilot Pro subscription for $20? If you are a casual user of Copilot and perfectly content with the performance and feature set of the free version, there is no reason to upgrade. If you are a Microsoft Office user, the argument is a little less clear-cut. Copilot Pro unlocks AI features in Office, which in apps like PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook are really game changing. Being able to command Copilot to help put together a PowerPoint presentation based on a Word document or email is incredible, and saves a lot of time. If that's the sort of thing you value, then a Copilot Pro subscription is recommended. For $20 a month, it's not cheap, but we expect Copilot Pro to gain additional features over time that might make it more worth it in the future. Source

In November 2023, OpenAI announced plans to release GPTs, custom chatbots based on the company's ChatGPT. Today, Microsoft announced its own plans to offer custom AI chatbots tailored to specific needs and topics. As part of today's many Copilot announcements, including Copilot Pro and the expansion of Copilot for Microsoft 365, the company also announced Copilot GPTs. Like OpenAI's GPTs, Copilot GPTs will allow users to "customize the behavior of Microsoft Copilot on a topic that is of particular interest to you." Microsoft added that it will offer up a number of previously created custom Copilot GPTs starting today. They will be able to answer questions from users on topics like fitness, travel, and cooking. As part of the features that will be enabled for people who pay $20 a month to access the Copilot Pro service, those subscribers will be able to make their own custom Copilot GPTs. Microsoft plans to launch a new app called Copilot GPT Builder, which is made specifically for these kinds of tasks. So far, Microsoft has not revealed anything more about how Pro users will be able to make their own chatbots with Copilot GPT Builder, saying only, "Stay tuned for more on this experience as we get closer to availability." There's no word on what the app itself will be like, how easy or hard it will be to use, and what platform or platforms it will support. When OpenAI announced GPTs, it also revealed that users would be able to share their custom chatbots with the rest of the world via the GPT store. That store finally launched last week, and OpenAI indicated that later in the first quarter of 2024, creators of those custom chatbots would be able to get some revenue if people actually used their custom GPTs. Microsoft has yet to announce plans to offer a similar revenue path for custom Copilot GPTs. Source

Microsoft has officially unveiled Copilot Pro—a subscription service targeting individual consumers to give them more advanced AI capabilities and "supercharge their Copilot experience." Copilot has been a free service for regular users so far, but now Microsoft is ready to step it up and offer a paid tier with more features. Copilot Pro is now available for $20 per month for one user. For that price, customers get access to Copilot in Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on Windows, macOS, and iPad (currently in preview with English being the only supported language, plus you need an active Microsoft 365 subscription). You can type your request directly in the app you need, plus get additional features, such as email summary, etc. The subscription also gives you priority access to the latest models, starting with OpenAI's GPT-4 Turbo, which ensures fast performance during peak hours and gives you the option to toggle between different models to optimize your experience and interaction with the service. Copilot Pro offers a few extra perks for image generation via Designed (also known as Bing Image Creator). You get 100 boosts per day for faster generation, more detailed outputs, and landscape mode support. Finally, Copilot Pro will soon let you build a custom Copilot GPT tailored to your specific need or topic. This feature is coming soon in Copilot GPT Builder. However, Microsoft is rolling out an initial set of Copilot GPTs with a focus on particular purposes, such as cooking, travel, fitness, and more. All Copilot users can access Copilot GPTs, while Pro subscribers will soon be able to create their own using simple prompts. In addition to Copilot Pro, Microsoft formally announced Copilot apps for iOS and Android, plus expanded Copilot for Microsoft 365 availability to small and medium-sized businesses, eliminating the minimum seat requirement for commercial plans. Source

Copilot in Windows might launch like an unwanted pop-up ad. What you need to know Microsoft is testing a new way to launch Copilot AI on Windows 11. In Windows 11, users might be able to launch the chatbot by hovering their mouse cursor over the Copilot icon on the Taskbar. The hovering experience is exclusively available to Windows Insiders in the beta channel. We asked our readers how often they interact with Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11, and the results are finally out. If the past year is anything to go by, Microsoft is all in on the AI hype. There's a Copilot for most of its products and services, and there are no signs of the company slowing down any time soon. Maybe we'll have a Copilot for Copilot soon. The integration of Copilot AI into the Windows operating system and Microsoft Edge has been received with mixed feelings. Microsoft has been mixing things up by "conveniently" placing the AI chatbot's icon in easily accessible areas within the operating system, like on the taskbar next to the system tray. I know I'm not the only one who's mistakenly launched Microsoft Copilot while trying to check my notifications. And now, Microsoft is testing a new way to launch the chatbot on Windows 11. The new "hover experience" is limited to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel. This new experience simplifies the process of launching Copilot on Windows 11. According to Microsoft: "We are trying out a new hover experience for Copilot in Windows. When you move your mouse cursor over the Copilot icon on the taskbar, it will open the Copilot pane. The Copilot pane will close unless interacted with after it opens. This will begin rolling out slowly over the next few weeks to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel." It's like the Widget panel but more annoying (Image credit: Future) Based on Microsoft's explanation, the new hovering experience is reminiscent of how the Widget panel works on Windows 11. Microsoft already has a keyboard shortcut that lets users launch Copilot instantly (Windows key + C). Copilot seems like a flop among most Windows users (Image credit: Windows Central) Microsoft is finding more ways for users to quickly launch Copilot in Windows, though its user base isn't quite as impressive. We asked our readers how useful and frequent they interact with Microsoft Copilot, and below are the results from the poll: I never use Copilot on Windows 11 - 54.6% I use Copilot occasionally but less frequently than daily - 16.79% I use Copilot daily - 13.49% I rarely use Copilot but I have used it to some extent - 13.11% Based on the results highlighted above, it's apparent that most users based on the survey either don't use the AI chatbot entirely or, if they do, on rare occasions. This is quite interesting. Microsoft has shifted its focus to AI and its advances and has practically integrated the technology across most of its products and services. It's worth noting that this new experience is still in preview. Microsoft might decide to ship it to broad availability or not based on several factors. Not everyone is super hyped about AI and its integration across systems. The tech giant could face backlash for pushing this change to general availability. Microsoft's decision to move the date/time button on the Taskbar in Windows 11 is already unpopular among users. I wonder how users will receive the new hovering experience for Copilot if/when it ships to broad availability. Source

Earlier this month, Microsoft added direct access to Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Windows. Today, the company decided to launch a new monthly feature that will showcase all of the new Copilot features it plans to add to Microsoft 365 apps and services now and in the near future. We have already reported that Copilot will soon be available in March for Forms for commercial Microsoft 365 users, and Copilot for OneDrive is coming in mid-April for work and school Microsoft 365 subscribers. However, Microsoft's Copilot blog also reveals that the digital assistant is now available in the Microsoft 365 mobile app, along with the Word and PowerPoint mobile apps. Microsoft says of adding Copilot to the Microsoft 365 mobile app: Microsoft also announced that its Stream business-themed video streaming service will add Copilot support in April. The company says businesses can use the assistant to ask questions or generate summaries based on the videos they post on Stream. They can also ask Copilot to find specific people, teams, or topics that might be inside those videos. The Microsoft 365 app on the web will add a new feature called "Help me create". It's designed to assist people in finding the right app and format for any project, like a presentation, a quiz, and more. If you are still using the classic Outlook for Windows email app, Copilot will add two new features for that app during the month of March. One will help users draft an email message, while the other will let Copilot coach people on the clarity and tone of messages before they are sent. Source

Along with the Moment 5 update that is starting to roll out to Windows 11 users, Microsoft announced a number of new features that it will be adding to its Copilot generative AI assistant. For Copilot, Microsoft is enabling a number of new plugins from third-party companies starting today. They will include an OpenTable plugin that should help Copilot users get a dinner reservation at a popular restaurant. There will also be an Instacart plugin for people who want to use Copilot to get a delivery order. Over the next month, Microsoft announced it will add plugins from other companies like Shopify, Klarna, and Kayak. While Microsoft is adding new features to both Windows 11 and Copilot today with Moment 5, it will add even more features and functions for Copilot users in about a month. In late March, the AI assistant will add new skills that will help Windows 11 users get information about their PC along with a way to access certain features. They will include the following: Settings Turn on/off battery saver Show device information Show system information Show battery information Open storage page Accessibility Launch Live Captions Launch Narrator Launch Screen Magnifier Open Voice Access page Open Text size page Open contrast themes page Launch Voice input Device information Show available Wi-Fi network Display IP Address Show Available Storage space Empty Recycle Bin You can test those skills in Windows 11 preview builds in the Canary Channel. This new update also adds features that have been available for members of the Windows Insider Program to general Windows 11 users. They include the Generative Erase AI image editing feature in the Photos app and a preview of the previously announced silent removal audio editing feature in the Clipchamp video editing app. In addition, the update will add the Voice Shortcuts feature, a way for users to create custom voice commands for PC functions like opening a local folder, launching an app, or going to a certain website. Voice Shortcuts will also support multi-monitor setups so people can use commands to move files and folders from one screen to the next and more. Source

Microsoft Copilot can now become your default assistant on Android... kind of Beta testers can now set Microsoft Copilot as their default assistant app on Android. (Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central) What you need to know Some users can now set Microsoft Copilot as their default assistant app on Android. To set Copilot as your default assistant app, you have to have a beta version of Copilot installed. At the moment, Copilot is quite limited, as it can't perform tasks like taking a screenshot on your phone or integrating with the system in a meaningful way. Microsoft Copilot will soon be able to be your default assistant app on Android. In fact, if you're running Microsoft Copilot beta, which doesn't seem to be listed in the Google Play Store, you can already set it as your default assistant app. The change was spotted by Mishaal Rahman on X (formerly Twitter). As the functionality is in beta testing, it's limited at the moment. "You can now set the Microsoft Copilot app as your default assistant app on Android! However, it seems Copilot isn't taking full advantage of this, as invoking it just launches the main activity. It doesn't even automatically listen for input yet, nor does it use the APIs that would let it grab a screenshot of the current on-screen content," explained Rahman. "I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft is working on these aspects, though." In its present state, setting Copilot as your default assistant app essentially creates a shortcut to Copilot. The app doesn't start listening for a voice command by default. Copilot also lacks integration with Android, so it can't perform tasks such as taking a screenshot. In its current state, Copilot cannot replace Google Assistant/Gemini, Alexa, or even Bixby Voice, at least in everyday use. Microsoft hasn't announced the functionality yet, so there's a good chance that it's in its early stages. Microsoft Copilot vs Google Gemini The death of Cortana as a digital assistant can still be felt through the limits of Microsoft Copilot. (Image credit: Windows Central) It's a shame that Cortana never worked out for Microsoft. If things had lined up differently, we may have seen Copilot gain access to smart devices and commands like Gemini has with Google Assistant (though that setup isn't perfect). While Copilot has a place on a computer, I think an assistant on your smartphone needs to be able to do more day-to-day tasks. I can't speak for anyone else, but I use my digital assistant to control my smart lights or start music while using Android Auto. I think Microsoft Copilot will be rather limited if it can never gain access to those types of features. It will be interesting to see what Microsoft does with Copilot on Android. The tech giant is certainly capable of adding functionality expected from a digital assistant, but that isn't the current focus of Copilot. Microsoft is eager to get Copilot into the hands of users. You can now summon Copilot with the push of a button on Windows 11. When Copilot first launched on Windows the tool could only perform a few system tasks. Microsoft has since expanded that list. In a recent Insider build of Windows 11, Microsoft added a wave of capabilities through integration with Power Automate Desktop. One potential solution would be Microsoft Copilot working with another assistant. That's not an entirely foreign concept, since Cortana could work with Alexa at one point. But again, would that be viewed as a step forward by Microsoft? Source

Microsoft officially launched Copilot mobile apps for both Android and iOS platforms earlier in 2024. Now Microsoft has added a feature in the beta version of the Android Copilot app that allows it to replace the default Google Assistant in Android devices, with some limitations. As reported by Android enthusiast Mishaal Rahman on its X (formerly Twitter) account (via Android Police) the Copilot Android beta app, with its new 27.9.420225014 version, is now available as one of several options users can pick for their Android default digital assistant app. However, this new functionality has its limits, at least for now. The beta Copilot Android app cannot access the APIs that would be needed for it to take a screenshot of an Android smartphone or tablet display. It also doesn't listen automatically to audio commands yet either. If you own an Android phone or tablet, and you can access the beta Copilot app from the Play Store, you can switch it over to be the default digital assistant by first going to the Settings menu on your phone. Then you can tap on the Apps selection, followed by the Default apps option, and then finally on the Digital assistant app menu selection. So far, Microsoft has yet to post a public confirmation of this new feature in the Copilot Android beta app. It's possible the company is waiting until the feature is ready to be put in the non-beta version of the Copilot app before officially announcing that it has been added. Source