Microsoft is bringing AI features to more Windows 11 PCs just in case you were under the impression that AI was being cut back

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Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:35:51 +0000

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Microsoft is bringing AI features to a 'broader range of Windows 11 devices', with Copilot+ abilities set to arrive on PCs with a fast enough Nvidia GPU.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Microsoft has made a notable move with the Windows App SDK It's allowing some AI powers to run on non-Copilot+ PCs without an NPU, using an Nvidia GPU instead This is an experimental move for now, but it suggests a wider drive to bring more AI capabilities to all Windows 11 PCs, not just Copilot+ models Microsoft is planning to bring AI features to a wider set of Windows 11 PCs , allowing devices with suitably beefy GPUs to avail themselves of local AI
functionality that's currently restricted to Copilot+ PCs with a fast NPU.

Windows Latest spotted that Microsoft has a new feature in testing marked
as experimental for the Windows App SDK, which allows developers to run
local language models (AI features) on non-Copilot+ PCs by using a GPU. Microsoft stated : "The Language Model APIs now run on non-Copilot+ PCs equipped with a supported GPU, bringing local language model capabilities to
a broader range of Windows 11 devices. Supported hardware includes Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series and newer with 6+ GB vRAM." Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

What does this mean in practice? If you're thinking that all Windows 11 PCs are going to get the full range of exclusive Copilot+ AI features like
Recall for example that isn't the case.

What this is about is allowing software developers to let their apps tap into certain AI features on any Windows 11 PC with a qualifying GPU. You may like Windows 11's AI removal campaign begins, but Notepad change isn't popular AI is now useful: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks a new era for AI is here Microsoft drops controversial Windows 11 Copilot feature after backlash

As Windows Latest points out, the move will mean that non-Copilot+ PCs can access Microsoft's Phi Silica small language model and use it locally (on the device, as opposed to reaching out to the cloud) not with an NPU, but with an appropriate Nvidia graphics card (with 6GB of video RAM) instead.

This will allow for basic AI abilities such as rewriting or summarizing text to be carried out within apps where the developer codes for this, outside of the Copilot+ PCs where this would normally be restricted to. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Analysis: an agentic future (Image credit: AI) The theory is that this is just the initial step, and Microsoft is going to push for the wider deployment of other AI features to non-Copilot PCs.

It also addresses a frustration that was aired in the very early days of Copilot+ PCs, when I remember a bunch of people questioning why Microsoft limited these AI features to devices with NPUs, when a decent GPU was easily capable of accelerating these on-device AI workloads.

This was an arbitrary restriction, of course, but now the questioning shifts to a different line: exactly how many AI powers will Microsoft allow to be pushed onto non-Copilot+ PCs. What to read next AI PCs are becoming an increasingly common sight in the workplace Microsoft AI CEO outlines hopes to build humanist superintelligence Microsoft's Copilot can now peek into open tabs in Edge if you let the AI

Of course, it's notable of late that Microsoft isn't talking about Copilot+ PCs anymore the brand didn't even get a mention at the company's recent
Build conference. AI was very much still a hot topic, of course, and
Microsoft appears to be shifting its angle from pushing a specific hardware brand to more widely promoting AI agents , which are to be the next big thing (AI-wise) in Windows 11.

If you thought Microsoft was cutting back on AI in Windows 11, then, this is another sign that the company is going very much in the other direction, and driving to get more AI features onto a wider array of PCs.

When Microsoft initially talked about cutting back on AI bloat when the fix Windows 11 campaign was first announced what it really meant was reducing some of the AI-related clutter in certain menus for the OS along with core apps. A trimming of excesses, basically, and away from that, AI remains a key focus for Microsoft, of course with this latest move underlining that fact. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. The best laptops for all budgets Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparisons

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