Microsoft has begun quietly recruiting Windows 11 users into a new, opt‑in pilot called Windows AI Labs, an in‑OS sandbox for testing experimental AI features that first appeared as a sign‑up prompt inside Microsoft Paint and which Microsoft describes as “a pilot acceleration program for...
Microsoft has opened a new, low-profile channel for pushing experimental AI directly into Windows 11, launching a pilot program called Windows AI Labs that gives a small set of users early access to unreleased, on-device and hybrid AI features inside familiar apps like Paint. The initiative is...
Microsoft's latest Insider flight quietly turns three of Windows 11’s most familiar utilities—Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad—into more capable, workflow‑focused apps by adding editable project files, in‑capture markup, and local AI editing that can run on Copilot+ hardware without a...
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Windows 11’s latest Insider preview flight doubles down on Copilot: a new, inline prompt box appears inside the Click to Do context menu, Start shows example Copilot prompts, and Microsoft continues to weave on‑device AI into everyday workflows — all while shipping accessibility fixes, Emoji...
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Paul Thurrott’s latest Windows Weekly episode—titled “Backing Up the Intel Truck”—is a compact but consequential briefing on where Microsoft’s Windows strategy is headed, and it reads like a roadmap: AI-first user experiences, multimodal interactions that make voice and vision first-class...
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A single‑plaintiff lawsuit filed in California has turned what many expected to be a routine operating‑system lifecycle event into a live legal test of forced obsolescence, corporate market strategy, and the practical limits of vendor control over security for hundreds of millions of PCs. The...
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The quiet evolution of Windows continues to reshape how millions interact with their PCs, and Microsoft’s Copilot AI now claims center stage—a move underscored by a significant new update rolling out to Windows Insiders. As of today, a hands-free experience is becoming a reality: users can...
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