local ai models

Microsoft is testing a hidden Windows 11 Settings page in Insider Build 26300.8553 that exposes installed local AI models, shows their technical details, and lets testers uninstall at least Microsoft’s Phi Silica model on supported Copilot+ PCs. The feature is small, unfinished, and not yet...

At Microsoft Build 2026, held this week in San Francisco, Microsoft shifted its Windows AI pitch away from the Copilot+ PC brand and toward local agents and models that can run across CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, and new Nvidia-powered developer hardware. That is not the death of AI on PCs; it is the...

Microsoft is testing a hidden Windows 11 Settings option in Insider Experimental build 26300.8553 that would let users uninstall locally installed AI models from compatible PCs, according to findings shared June 1, 2026, by Windows feature watchers. The button is not a public commitment, and it...

Microsoft is testing a hidden Windows 11 Settings option in Insider build 26300.8553 that lets users uninstall on-device Copilot+ AI model components, including Phi Silica, with removal apparently completed after a reboot. The button is small, but the concession is not. It suggests Microsoft has...

Microsoft is testing an uninstall button for Windows 11’s built-in Copilot+ AI model components in Insider build 26300.8553, with early screenshots showing Phi Silica removable from Settings after a reboot. That small button matters because it turns Microsoft’s local AI stack from an invisible...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8553 to the Experimental Channel on May 29, 2026, adding a more modular Start menu that can hide or show individual sections, switch between small and large layouts, and remove the visible account name and profile image. The update is not...

Microsoft Build 2026 is scheduled for June 2–3, 2026, at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco and online, with Satya Nadella opening the conference at 10 a.m. Pacific on June 2 before an audience Microsoft is explicitly narrowing around AI developers, technical leaders, and enterprise builders...

Microsoft opened Build 2026 on June 2 in San Francisco with a Windows AI push centered on local models, Nvidia RTX Spark hardware, and developer tooling meant to move Copilot-style agents from cloud demos into everyday PCs. That is the factual headline, but it undersells the strategic turn...

Microsoft’s KB5096576 is an automatic Windows Update package for Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, updating the Image Transform AI component to version 1.2604.515.0 for on-device object removal and background generation in Windows imaging experiences. The small KB number hides a...

Microsoft has published KB5096570, a May 2026 Phi Silica AI component update that installs version 1.2604.515.0 on AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, provided the device already has the latest cumulative update installed. The update is small in presentation but large in...

Google Chrome users on Windows can block the browser’s automatic download of a roughly 4GB local AI model by setting the GenAILocalFoundationalModelSettings enterprise policy to Disallowed, a registry-based control documented for Chromium-derived browsers and surfaced this week after reports of...

Microsoft has published KB5089873, a Phi Silica J32 AI component update version 1.2603.373.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, delivered automatically through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed. The smallness of the package name...