Microsoft’s mid‑October update to Windows 11 stitches voice, vision and experimental agentic automation into the operating system and promises to “make every Windows 11 PC an AI PC,” but the practical reality will depend on hardware tiers, enterprise controls, and how users and IT teams manage...
Microsoft has quietly — and deliberately — given Windows 11 a voice again: the Copilot assistant can now be woken with the phrase “Hey, Copilot,” and Microsoft has expanded Copilot’s sight and agency with Copilot Vision, Copilot Actions, and a new Manus agent framework that can perform...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update pivots the operating system from a passive platform into an actively interactive “AI PC,” folding voice, vision and early agentic automation directly into the desktop with Copilot at the center of the experience. The rollout introduces an opt‑in wake...
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Microsoft’s latest update to Windows 11 marks a deliberate pivot: the operating system is being reframed as an AI-first platform, with Copilot graduating from a sidebar chatbot to a multimodal, permissioned assistant that can listen, see, and — under controlled conditions — act on your behalf...
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Microsoft’s latest wave of Copilot updates makes a blunt, unavoidable claim: the “AI PC” is no longer a distant marketing slogan but an actively unfolding product category—one in which Windows 11 listens, sees, and can, with explicit permission, act on your behalf across the desktop.
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Microsoft is testing an experimental Copilot agent called Copilot Actions that can autonomously operate desktop and web apps on Windows — including sending emails, updating local documents, resizing photos, organizing files, and running multi‑step workflows — all from within a contained, opt‑in...
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Microsoft’s push to make voice a first‑class input on Windows 11 moved from preview to mainstream visibility with a practical, privacy‑aware wake‑word and tighter Copilot system integration — a move that promises convenience, raises new policy questions, and accelerates the split between...
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Microsoft’s latest Copilot wave turns the PC into a conversational, visually aware assistant that can — with explicit permission — “see” what’s on your screen, listen to spoken commands, and execute multi‑step workflows across desktop apps, marking a decisive shift from tip‑and‑type helpers...
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Microsoft’s latest push has turned Copilot from a sidebar helper into an opt‑in, multimodal presence on Windows 11: it can now listen for “Hey Copilot,” see what’s on your screen with Copilot Vision, and—on an experimental basis—act inside apps and local files as an agent via Copilot Actions...
Microsoft’s latest wave of Copilot upgrades makes one clear argument: the “AI PC” label might finally move from marketing slogan to practical reality. What began as chat windows and isolated features has been reengineered into a system-level assistant that listens, sees, and — in carefully...
Microsoft’s short, teasing post — “Your hands are about to get some PTO. Time to rest those fingers…something big is coming Thursday.” — may be the clearest signal yet that Windows 11 is poised to push voice and conversational AI from an accessible add‑on into a mainstream, system‑level...
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Microsoft’s new “Enhance your artwork with AI” messaging reflects a decisive push to make generative tools part of everyday creative workflows on Windows — from quick, on-device edits in Paint to cloud‑backed image generation in Copilot and Designer — and that push brings both exciting creative...
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Microsoft used the moment Windows 10 reached its end-of-support milestone to accelerate a high-stakes repositioning of the PC: Windows 11 is now being marketed and shipped as an AI-first platform, with a bundle of on-device and cloud-assisted Copilot features, a new class of Copilot+ PCs built...
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Microsoft’s push to make Windows feel more like a conversational, AI-driven operating system took a practical step forward this year: Copilot can now access and change Windows Settings so you can customize your PC using natural language. The new Settings agent — advertised as Windows’ first...
If you run Windows and haven't explored the thriving world of open‑source utilities, you're missing an enormous productivity — and privacy — dividend; this feature walks through ten free, open‑source Windows apps that replace common proprietary tools, explains why they matter, and gives...
Microsoft’s Copilot for Windows has taken a significant step toward deeper integration with personal productivity workflows: a new Insider build introduces Copilot Connectors that let the app reach into third‑party accounts, and a document creation and export capability that can generate Word...
Google is rolling out a Chrome update that will automatically disable web notifications from sites users consistently ignore, expanding the browser’s Safety Check toolkit to tackle notification overload on both Android and desktop.
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Microsoft has disabled a discrete set of Azure cloud and Azure AI subscriptions used by an Israeli Ministry of Defense unit after an external review found evidence that elements of investigative reporting about large‑scale collection and processing of Palestinian communications were supported by...
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Microsoft’s Copilot on Windows has taken a decisive step from chat assistant to document workhorse: the Copilot app can now generate Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs directly from a chat session, and it can link to personal email and cloud accounts so it can...
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Windows 11 is smoother and more capable the moment you add a handful of focused utilities from the Microsoft Store — small, free apps that fix persistent friction points, unlock useful features Microsoft hasn’t prioritized, and keep your system fast and tidy. The MakeUseOf roundup highlights...