Windows 11 update makes Copilot AI better in small but meaningful ways

Date:
Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:59:43 +0000

Description:
We can expect Microsoft to be continually improving its Copilot assistant going forward.

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Windows 11 just got its latest cumulative update which applies a bunch of fixes to the OS, along with bringing improvements to the Copilot AI .

Its Copilot thats the main focus here, with Microsoft introducing the AI assistant to the Alt+Tab function in Decembers update (patch KB5033375). In other words, when you use that to tab through the various running apps on
your PC, Copilot will be one of those running processes.

On top of that, Microsoft has made it so that you can use Copilot across multiple monitors. You can invoke the AI on any monitor now (with its taskbar icon), and by using the Windows key + C shortcut you can bring up Copilot on the last display it was present on.

Another smaller tweak, but a very useful one, is that the December update makes Copilot open faster when you click its icon on the taskbar. Its always good to have tasks happen in a speedier fashion, of course.

A bug which previously meant that the Copilot icon on the taskbar wasnt showing as active when the AI was in fact running has also been fixed.

Elsewhere, KB5033375 solves a widely reported problem whereby Narrator (the screen reader feature) failed to work during the installation process for Windows.

Another interesting move here is a tweak for the Dynamic Lighting hub , and were told Windows 11 now reduces the amount of power it uses on your PC. Savings on wattage are always welcome, of course.

As mentioned at the outset, there are a bunch of security fixes applied in
the December update, and general troubleshooting work besides. Check out the support document for KB5033375, or rather, for the same update in preview (which is where the tweaks are listed in full that preview arrived earlier
in December, just over a week ago). Analysis: testing the waters

The slight catch with the major two additions for Copilot here the support across multiple monitors, and within Alt+Tab is that not everyone will get them to begin with. Only a small subset of Windows 11 users will benefit off the bat, ahead of a broader rollout which will be ongoing.

Its likely that this will be the approach for much of Microsofts Copilot tinkering, testing the waters in a limited way before a wider deployment is initiated.

We can expect Microsoft to be constantly improving Copilot every month,
pretty much, now that the AI has rolled out to the general public in Windows 11. Itll without doubt be the focus for Microsoft going forward into next
year and the potential release of next-gen Windows in 2024 ( which may or
may not be Windows 12 ).

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