Windows 11’s next update arrives on September 26th with Copilot, AI-powered Paint, and more

Microsoft will release its next big Windows 11 update on September 26th. The update will include the new AI-powered Windows Copilot feature, a redesigned File Explorer, a new Ink Anywhere feature for pen users, big improvements to the Paint app, and much more.

Windows Copilot is the headline feature for the Windows 11 23H2 update, bringing the same Bing Chat feature straight to the Windows 11 desktop. It appears as a sidebar in Windows 11, allowing you to control settings on a PC, launch apps, or simply answer queries. It's integrated all over the operating system, too: Microsoft executives demoed using Copilot to write text messages using data from your calendar, navigation options in Outlook, and more.

Copilot feels like Clippy 3.0 - yes, 3.0, if you know your Microsoft history - and I have zero interest in any of it. I don't want to be second-guessed or receive helpful" advice from a glorified autocomplete that's hogging both bandwith and CPU cycles that I'd much rather put to use somewhere else. I'm absolutely baffled by this weird obsession Microsoft has to shove AI" into every nook and cranny of their products.

Am I just out of touch? If this what Windows users want?