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Phi Silica is Microsoft's on-device small language model for Windows 11, increasingly treated as a serviced operating-system component rather than optional demo software. Recent Windows Update packages like KB5103203, KB5103205, and KB5103210 deliver Phi Silica and related AI components to Copilot+ PCs from Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD, with version updates tied to cumulative updates. Microsoft is also expanding Phi Silica language model APIs to non-Copilot+ PCs with supported Nvidia RTX GPUs, widening local AI beyond NPU-equipped hardware. PowerToys v0.101 adds Phi Silica as a local AI provider for Advanced Paste, and Microsoft plans to replace Phi Silica with Aion Instruct in late 2026.
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    PowerToys v0.101 Adds Phi Silica Local AI to Advanced Paste

    PowerToys Preview v0.101.2211.0 adds Microsoft’s Phi Silica as an on-device AI provider for Advanced Paste, giving supported Windows 11 PCs a way to run clipboard transformations without an OpenAI-style API key, an Ollama setup, or a cloud endpoint. The preview also fixes shutdown hangs...
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    Microsoft Will Replace Phi Silica With Aion Instruct in Windows 11 This Fall

    Microsoft is preparing a significant upgrade to the AI foundation built into Windows 11, replacing the Phi Silica small language model with Aion Instruct as the engine behind two of its most important on-device Windows AI APIs. The transition, scheduled to conclude in late November 2026...
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    KB5103203 Updates Phi Silica AI Component on Copilot+ Intel PCs

    Microsoft has published KB5103203, an automatic Windows Update package that moves the Phi Silica AI component on Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1 to version 1.2605.856.0, provided the device already has the latest cumulative update installed. That sounds like a narrow...
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    KB5103205 Updates Phi Silica J32: How Windows 11 Servicing Brings Local AI Models

    Microsoft’s KB5103205, released as a June 2026 Windows Update component package, updates Phi Silica J32 to version 1.2605.856.0 on Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1 with the latest cumulative update installed. It is a small entry in Update history, but it points to a...
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    KB5103210: Servicing Intel Copilot+ AI Image Processing in Windows 11 26H1

    Microsoft has published KB5103210, an automatic Windows Update package for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, updating the Image Processing AI component to version 1.2605.856.0 after the latest cumulative update is already installed on the device. The dry wording hides a...
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    Windows 11 Local AI Adds Nvidia RTX Support for Phi Silica (Not Copilot+ Recall)

    Microsoft has updated its Windows 11 local AI documentation in June 2026 to let developers run Phi Silica language model APIs on non-Copilot+ PCs with supported Nvidia RTX GPUs, widening on-device text AI beyond machines with dedicated NPUs. The move does not suddenly turn every gaming rig into...
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    Microsoft Opens Experimental Windows AI LLM APIs for RTX PCs

    Microsoft has opened experimental Windows AI language-model APIs to Windows 11 PCs with Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs or newer and at least 6GB of VRAM, letting some non-Copilot+ PCs run local AI workloads that were previously reserved for NPU-equipped machines. The change is not a...
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    Windows 11 Local AI APIs Expand to NVIDIA RTX—Copilot+ Badge Gets Cracked

    Microsoft is expanding Windows 11’s local Language Model APIs beyond Copilot+ PCs to non-Copilot+ systems with supported NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series or newer GPUs and at least 6GB of VRAM. That is not the death of Copilot+ PCs, but it is the first serious crack in Microsoft’s neatest AI-PC...
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    KB5096568 May 2026 Update Brings Phi Silica AI to Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs

    Microsoft’s KB5096568 is a May 2026 Windows Update package that installs Phi Silica version 1.2605.856.0 on Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 24H2 or 25H2, replacing KB5090935 after the device has the latest cumulative update installed and appears in Update history. That sounds...
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    KB5096566 May 2026 Phi Silica Update: On-Device AI Becomes Part of Windows

    Microsoft has released KB5096566, a May 2026 Windows AI component update that installs Phi Silica version 1.2605.856.0 automatically through Windows Update on AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2 with the latest cumulative update already installed. The update is...
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    KB5096570: Phi Silica Local AI Becomes a Windows Serviced Component

    Microsoft has published KB5096570, an automatic Windows Update package that installs Phi Silica AI component version 1.2604.515.0 on eligible AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1 after the latest cumulative update is already in place. The update is small in wording but large...
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    KB5096572 Phi Silica Update: Local AI Now Serviced via Windows Update

    Microsoft has published KB5096572, a Windows Update-delivered Phi Silica AI component update to version 1.2604.515.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1 with the latest cumulative update installed. The dry phrasing hides a larger shift: Windows AI is becoming a...
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    KB5096567 Phi Silica Update: Local AI Becomes a Serviced Windows Component

    Microsoft has released KB5096567, a Phi Silica AI component update to version 1.2605.856.0 for Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2, delivering the on-device small language model automatically through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed...
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    KB5096568 Updates Phi Silica Local AI on Copilot+ PCs via Windows Update

    Microsoft has published KB5096568, a Phi Silica AI component update to version 1.2605.856.0 for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2, delivered automatically through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed. The update is easy to miss...
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    KB5096575 May 2026 Update Brings Phi Silica J32 Local AI to Windows 11 26H1

    Microsoft’s KB5096575, released as a May 2026 Windows Update package, updates the Phi Silica J32 AI component to version 1.2604.515.0 on Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1. That narrow sentence is the whole news item, but it understates the importance of what Microsoft...
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    KB5096566 May 2026: Phi Silica 1.2605.856.0 Update for AMD Copilot+ PCs

    Microsoft has released KB5096566, a May 2026 Phi Silica AI component update that brings version 1.2605.856.0 to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2 through the normal Windows Update pipeline. The update is small in description but large in implication: Microsoft is...
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    KB5096573 Phi Silica Update: Windows AI Model Gets Serviced via Windows Update

    Microsoft’s KB5096573 ships Phi Silica version 1.2604.515.0 through Windows Update for Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, updating Microsoft’s on-device small language model used by Windows AI features and developer APIs. The narrow hardware target is the story: this...
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    KB5096570 Phi Silica AI Update for AMD Copilot+ PCs on Windows 11 26H1

    Microsoft has published KB5096570, a Phi Silica AI component update for AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 26H1, delivering version 1.2604.515.0 through Windows Update after the latest cumulative update is installed on eligible devices. That sounds like a tiny servicing note...
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    KB5096137: Update Qualcomm QNN Execution Provider on Windows 11 26H1 PCs

    Microsoft has published KB5096137, an automatic Windows Update package that updates the Qualcomm QNN Execution Provider to version 2.2605.2.0 for Windows 11, version 26H1 devices with the latest cumulative update installed. It is a small-sounding component refresh with an outsized strategic...
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    KB5096566 May 2026: Phi Silica AI Update for AMD Copilot+ PCs (1.2605.856.0)

    Microsoft has published KB5096566, a May 2026 Phi Silica AI component update that moves AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs on Windows 11 version 24H2 or 25H2 to version 1.2605.856.0, provided the device already has the latest cumulative update installed. That sounds like a narrow servicing note, and in...