followed by Launching Copilot Pro in JanuaryMicrosoft will launch a series of improvements today to make its AI assistant more useful. Windows 11. The biggest addition is support for plugins, something that previously only worked with Copilot on the web. You can, for example, connect Copilot to OpenTable so you can make reservations from its chat window. If you’re low on groceries, you can start ordering using the Instacart plugin. Microsoft says plugins from Kayak, Klarna, and Shopify are also coming next month. The goal, of course, is to keep you locked in the Copilot window for as long as possible.
Microsoft doesn’t even want you to leave Copilot to access system settings. With this new update, you’ll be able to turn battery saver on or off or view your system’s hardware profile from the AI chat view. You can also ask Kopilot to launch Windows 11’s Live Captions, Narrator, or Screen Magnifier. It can even display a list of available Wi-Fi networks to connect to. Basic users may love the ability to use Windows 11’s features without having to navigate the Settings app, so the improved integration of Copilot could be a win-win for Microsoft.
Windows 11 apps that use AI-powered features like Photos and Clipchamp are also getting several AI improvements. Photos now has Generative Removal, which can help remove unwanted objects and elements from the image, while Clipchamp will start previewing the Silence Removal AI tool to cut out awkward video moments.
Microsoft says that starting today, it will begin rolling out these Copilot and AI improvements to users running Windows 11 with the 22H2 (2022) and 23H2 (2023) end-of-year updates. If you’re eager to try new features, make sure you enable the “Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” option. The company expects most features to be available when it launches an optional non-security preview update in March 2024.
