Microsoft makes Copilot less useful on new Copilot Plus PCs

Jun 21, 2024 04:13 PM - 4 months ago 60148

Microsoft launched its scope of Copilot Plus PCs earlier this week, and they each travel equipped pinch nan caller dedicated Copilot key connected nan keyboard. It’s nan first large alteration to Windows keyboards successful 30 years, but each nan cardinal does now is motorboat a Progressive Web App (PWA) type of Copilot.

The web app doesn’t moreover merge into Windows anymore for illustration nan previous Copilot experience did since past year, truthful you can’t usage Copilot to power Windows 11 settings aliases person it docked arsenic a sidebar anymore. It’s virtually conscionable a PWA. Microsoft has moreover removed nan keyboard shortcut to Copilot connected these caller Copilot Plus PCs, truthful WINKEY + C does nothing.

I was hoping Microsoft would germinate nan Copilot cardinal into thing that could beryllium utilized overmuch for illustration nan Windows key, successful operation pinch different keys to motorboat shortcuts to apps aliases moreover AI-powered features successful Windows. That would make it acold much useful than conscionable launching a PWA.

The Copilot PWA doesn’t merge pinch Windows settings.

Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge

Microsoft hasn’t explained why it’s changed Copilot from a much integrated acquisition successful Windows to conscionable a web app that tin nary longer power Windows settings. “We’re besides evolving nan Copilot acquisition connected Windows arsenic an app that will beryllium pinned to nan taskbar,” says nan Windows Insider squad successful a recent blog post. “This enables users to get nan benefits of a accepted app experience, including nan expertise to resize, move, and threat nan model – feedback we’ve heard from users passim nan preview of Copilot successful Windows.”

Microsoft says it will beryllium capable to “more agilely create and optimize” nan Copilot acquisition arsenic a consequence of these changes, truthful possibly we’ll spot immoderate early changes that make this regression successful functionality make sense. Until then, nan caller Copilot cardinal will switch nan paper cardinal (application key) connected keyboards connected caller Copilot Plus PCs, and Microsoft has besides pinned nan Copilot app to nan taskbar truthful you don’t moreover request to usage nan dedicated cardinal anyway.

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