Microsoft Begins Adding 'Copilot' Icon to Windows 11 Taskbars

Microsoft is "delighted to introduce some useful new features" for its "Copilot Preview for Windows 11," according to a recent blog post. TechRepublic adds that "most features will be enabled by default... rolling out from today until April 2024."Windows 11 users will be able to change system settings through prompts typed directly into Copilot in Windows, currently accessible in the Copilot Preview via an icon on the taskbar, or by pressing Windows + C. Microsoft Copilot will be able to perform the following actions: - Turn on/off battery saver.- Show device information.- Show system information.- Show battery information.- Open storage page.- Launch Live Captions.- Launch Narrator.- Launch Screen Magnifier.- Open Voice Access page.- Open Text size page.- Open contrast themes page.- Launch Voice input.- Show available Wi-Fi network.- Display IP Address.- Show Available Storage. The new third-party app integrations for Copilot will give Windows 11 users new ways to interact with various applications. For example, making business lunch reservations through OpenTable... Other new AI features for Windows 11 rolling out today include a new, AI-powered Generative Erase tool, which sounds reminiscent of Google's Magic Eraser tool for Google Photos. Generative Erase allows users to remove unwanted objects or artifacts from their photos in the Photos app. Likewise, Microsoft's video editing tool Clipchamp is receiving a Silence Removal tool, which functions much as the name implies A - it allows users to remove gaps in conversation or audio from a video clip. Voice access is another focal point of Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update, detailed in a separate blog post by Windows Commercial Product Marketing Manager Harjit Dhaliwal. Users can now use voice controls to navigate between multiple displays, aided by number and grid overlays that provide easy switching between screens. A Copilot icon has already started appearing in the taskbar of some Windows systems. If you Google "microsoft installs copilot preview windows," Google adds these helpful suggestions. People also ask: Why is Copilot preview on my computer? How do I get rid of Copilot preview on Windows 10? "Apparently there was some sort of update..." writes one Windows users. "Anyway, there is a logo at the bottom of the screen that is distracting and I'd like to get rid of it." Lifehacker has already published an article titled "How to Hide (or Disable) Copilot in Windows 11." "Artificial intelligence is feeling harder and harder to avoid," it begins, "but you still have options."

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