Microsoft’s next push to make Windows “more intelligent” isn’t a UI tweak or a single app update — it’s a hardware-and-software architecture upgrade built around Neural Processing Units (NPUs) and a new device class called Copilot+ PCs that offloads AI inference to dedicated silicon, enabling...
Microsoft has quietly published KB5067467, a targeted component update that advances the Phi Silica on‑device language model to version 1.2509.1022.0 for AMD‑powered Copilot+ PCs, delivering the package automatically through Windows Update for eligible systems that already have the latest...
Microsoft has pushed a targeted Phi Silica component update for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs — raising the on‑device Phi Silica model to version 1.2509.1022.0 and distributing the package automatically through Windows Update to devices running Windows 11, version 24H2 that already have the latest...
Microsoft has pushed a targeted Phi Silica component update for Qualcomm‑powered Copilot+ PCs — published as KB5067465 and delivering Phi Silica version 1.2509.1022.0 — a quiet but consequential step in Microsoft’s on‑device AI rollout that affects how local Copilot experiences run on Windows...
Microsoft’s Click To Do is the kind of small change that can quietly rearrange how you work: a system-level overlay that turns whatever is on your screen—text, images, even tables—into actionable items you can edit, summarize, or hand off to Copilot, all without leaving the context of your...
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Microsoft’s latest round of Windows 11 updates doubles down on on-device AI, delivering new voice, camera, and Copilot integrations specifically for Copilot+ PCs while sharpening the split between NPU-equipped machines and the larger Windows installed base.
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Microsoft has pushed a platform-level Phi Silica update for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs: KB5066126 upgrades the on-device Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, is delivered automatically through Windows Update, and requires the latest cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2...
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Microsoft has pushed another incremental but important update for on‑device AI: KB5066125 upgrades the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2508.906.0 for Qualcomm‑powered Copilot+ PCs, delivered automatically through Windows Update to qualifying Windows 11 (24H2) devices.
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Microsoft has begun quietly testing a conversational, semantic file and image search inside the Copilot app on Windows 11, bringing natural‑language discovery and a redesigned Copilot home to Windows Insiders on Copilot+ PCs as part of a staged Microsoft Store rollout.
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Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC pitch promised a new class of Windows machines where on-device intelligence — powered by dedicated NPUs — would deliver privacy-friendly, instant AI features that change how we use a laptop every day. After a year of hands-on testing and watching Microsoft’s rollout, the...
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Deep Dive: Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 (KB5064081) — what’s new, what to watch for, and how to handle it
Published: August 14, 2025
Microsoft today released Windows 11 Build 26100.5061 (packaged as KB5064081) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel for Windows 11, version 24H2 (OS build...
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Today’s Canary-channel flight, Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27924, marks a significant push by Microsoft into earlier-stage platform experimentation — and it ships with a packed, sometimes contentious mix of AI-driven features for Copilot+ PCs, new system-level settings, app updates, and...
Microsoft appears to be experimenting with a major rethink of the Windows 11 taskbar — moving it from a passive launcher into an ambient, always-available AI hub that could surface context-aware assistance, multimodal helpers, and even agentic automations with a single click.
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KB5065505 is a Microsoft update that delivers Phi Silica AI component version 1.2507.797.0 targeted to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 (version 24H2).
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Microsoft’s latest on-device AI refresh landed quietly in August: KB5065503 updates the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2507.797.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, bringing another round of NPU-targeted optimizations and stability work aimed at improving local Copilot experiences on...
Microsoft has released KB5065504, a Phi Silica AI component update that advances the on-device language model to version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2 — the update is delivered automatically through Windows Update, requires the latest cumulative...
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Microsoft has quietly pushed a targeted update for Phi Silica — version 1.2507.797.0 — aimed at Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs, delivering on-device model improvements while replacing the previous July release; the package installs automatically via Windows Update for eligible devices and...
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KB5065504 — Phi Silica AI component update (v1.2507.797.0) for Intel-powered systems
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On August 12, 2025 Microsoft published KB5065504, a component update that delivers Phi Silica version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The update is described...
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Microsoft has quietly pushed a targeted on-device AI component update—KB5065505—delivering Phi Silica version 1.2507.797.0 to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2, a release that tightens Microsoft's on-device AI stack while underscoring a growing trend toward...
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At the heart of Microsoft’s innovation engine is a continual reimagining of how artificial intelligence can augment day-to-day productivity—not just in the data center or in the cloud, but right on the devices where learning and work happen. Nowhere is this vision clearer than in the integration...
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