Screenshots from the Windows 11 test build show Copilot taking up the area of ​​the taskbar that is currently reserved for the search field.
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Finally, Microsoft is making another attempt to allow Copilot to change settings on your computer, something that was available in earlier versions but was removed in the next iteration. Copilot will try to answer questions in simple language about your PC's settings by linking to the relevant part of Windows' large, labyrinthine Settings application.
These new features line up with others that Microsoft has been testing for weeks or months. Copilot connectors available to Windows Insiders earlier this monthcan give Copilot access to email and file sharing services such as Gmail and Dropbox. New document creation features allow Copilot to export Copilot chat content to a Word or PDF document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint deck for greater refinement and editing. AND AI actions in Explorer appear in the Windows context menu and allow you to directly manipulate files, including batch editing images and summarizing documents. Together with Copilot Vision features that allow Copilot to see the full contents of Office documents rather than just parts of the screen, all of these features bring artificial intelligence to simpler everyday tasks rather than limiting them to individual apps.
As always, we don't know exactly when any of these new features will be available to the general public, and some may never be available outside of the Windows Insider program. None of these are currently built into the Windows 11 25H2 update, at least not the version the company is offering. currently distributing via the Release Preview channel.
Learning the Lessons of Remembering
Microsoft at least appears to have learned from its failed Windows Recall rollout last year.
In case you haven't been following: Microsoft original plan The company's goal was to introduce Recall to the first wave of Copilot+ PCs, but without first sending it through the Windows Insider Preview program. This program typically gives power users, developers, security researchers, and others the opportunity to test future Windows features before they launch, providing Microsoft with feedback on bugs, security holes, or other shortcomings before rolling them out to all Windows PCs.
