So, there's really two sides to Windows Copilot, there's the Bing Chat aspect, which is excellent and very good at internet-based search queries, content analysis in Edge, and creative writing prompts.

Configure settings outside the ones it can do above.

Analyze content on screen outside of Edge.

Here is a list of things I tried that it currently cannot do: This will likely change, as the Bing Chat UI in mobile apps already supports voice input, so it won't be hard to bring that over to desktop. I don't need a confirmation step slowing things down.Īlso, worth noting, unlike Cortana there's currently no way to interact with the Windows Copilot using your voice. If I'm typing in a command, it's because I want that command done. It doesn't just do it, which I guess is a safety feature, but I wish you could turn that off.

Testing a number of commands, here are the things I've found it can do successfully:Īny system command it does successfully understand will prompt a dialog to confirm that you want to configure said setting. You can use it to control basic Windows settings. Overtime, these capabilities are expected to expand and become more complex, but as of now the things Copilot can do as a Windows assistant is fairly limited. It does require an internet connection to function, and its feature set is pretty limited at this time.Įssentially, Windows Copilot can do pretty much everything Bing Chat can do today, plus a few extra 'Windows-y' things to make it the Windows Copilot. Unlike Cortana, Windows Copilot is pinned to the Taskbar by default, and will be front and center for millions of Windows 11 users once they upgrade to the 23H2 release.Ĭlicking on the Windows Copilot icon will open up a sidebar on the right side of your screen, which will push over any content you've got open and load up a conversational chat interface not dissimilar to Bing Chat where you can begin interacting with the new Windows Copilot assistant. Microsoft's new AI assistant is called 'Windows Copilot' and is launching in a 'preview' state as Microsoft is still building out new features and functionality for this new generative AI tool.

While Cortana is still built-in to Windows 11 by default, the app is no longer functional and is expected to be removed in a future update. Microsoft's blockbuster new feature for this release is undoubtedly its new Windows AI assistant, which builds upon the already available Bing Chat AI as an in-box replacement for the old Cortana assistant Windows used to have.

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