Microsoft’s latest push makes Copilot on Windows 11 the voice- and screen-aware assistant Microsoft has been promising: say “Hey Copilot,” and the PC will wake, listen, respond aloud, and — with your permission — act on what’s visible on the screen or in linked cloud accounts. This is not a...
Microsoft used the hard deadline of Windows 10’s lifecycle cutoff to shove Windows 11 further into an “AI-first” identity, shipping a wave of Copilot features while formally ending free mainstream support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025.
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Microsoft’s extended stewardship of Windows...
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 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 used the moment Windows 10 reached its vendor support sunset to accelerate a strategic repositioning of the PC: Windows 11 is being pushed as an “AI-first” operating system with deeper Copilot integration, a hands‑free wake word, expanded on‑screen vision, experimental agentic actions...
Microsoft has officially drawn a line under Windows 10 while simultaneously pressing the accelerator on an AI-first Windows 11: routine vendor support for mainstream Windows 10 ended on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft is pushing new Copilot Voice, Copilot Vision and related AI features as a...
Microsoft’s biggest push to date to weave generative AI into everyday PC use landed this week, with a broad set of Windows 11 upgrades that deepen the role of Copilot, introduce new on-device AI experiences, and tighten the link between AI-enabled hardware and software through the “Copilot+”...
Microsoft’s final Windows 10 security update dropped as scheduled, and at the same moment the company is aggressively recasting Windows 11 as a generative-AI platform—folding voice, vision, agents and new Copilot features directly into the desktop to accelerate upgrades and reshape how people...
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. Background...
Microsoft used the end of Windows 10’s support window to press the accelerator on an AI-first Windows 11: the company shipped a substantial October update that deepens Copilot’s voice and vision capabilities, introduced experimental agentic features and File Explorer “AI Actions,” and doubled...
Microsoft is replacing the long‑standing Windows 11 taskbar Search box with a Copilot chat box, folding traditional Windows Search into a conversational, multimodal Copilot experience that will surface chat, local file and app search, and quick access to Copilot Vision and Voice directly from...
Microsoft used the moment Windows 10 reached its lifecycle cutoff to accelerate a strategic repositioning of the PC: Windows 11 is being reinforced as an AI-first operating system, shipping deeper Copilot integration and device-class features while Microsoft formally ends mainstream support for...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview introduces Copilot Actions — an agentic capability that can actually open apps, manipulate files, click UI elements and execute multi‑step workflows on your behalf — running inside a purpose‑built, visible “agent workspace” that Microsoft says is isolated...
Microsoft has quietly reframed Windows 11 from a collection of apps and windows into a conversational, agentic desktop — one you can wake with a phrase, show what’s on your screen, and, with permissions, let act on your behalf.
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Microsoft’s recent wave of Windows 11 updates centers on...
Microsoft is rolling out a bold test in Windows 11 that lets Copilot do work inside your PC: an experimental “Copilot Actions” agent that — when enabled by Insiders who join Copilot Labs — can operate desktop and web apps, manipulate locally stored files (resize photos, edit documents, assemble...
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 has begun shipping a significant set of AI upgrades for Windows 11 that push voice, vision, and agent-style automation into the heart of the desktop — anchored by the wake phrase “Hey, Copilot,” expanded Copilot Vision, and new Copilot Actions that let the AI take multi-step tasks on...
Microsoft’s latest push to make Windows 11 feel less like an operating system and more like a conversational partner landed with a carefully timed tease — “Your hands are about to get some PTO. Time to rest those fingers…” — and a follow-up roll‑out that stitches voice, vision, on‑device...
Microsoft’s Copilot has grown teeth: a wave of recent updates adds Voice, Vision, advanced reasoning modes and deeper app integrations that promise real time productivity gains — and an equal number of eyebrow-raising privacy, accuracy, and cost questions.
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October's Patch Tuesday closed a decade-long chapter: Microsoft shipped the final standard monthly update for Windows 10 while simultaneously delivering a mammoth security payload that touched nearly every slab of the platform ecosystem — a single release that corrected over 170 distinct...