Windows 11 23H2 Brings a Unified Copilot to the Stable Channel
Among the many new features in the 23H2 build, Copilot (yeah, it’s not Windows Copilot but simply Copilot now) is the most anticipated one. Copilot is a native AI-powered integration that can be accessedanywhere in the OS, not just limited to the browser. It can be used in Office apps (Microsoft 365), Edge, Outlook, Teams, Bing, and Desktop, basically across the system. You can open Copilot by right-clicking on any interface or through your voice.
Users with a touchscreen Windows device can take advantage of the Ink Anywhere feature and directly write inside the text field using a stylus. And it can understand your complex scribblings. The best part about Copilot is that itworks across your devices. It can even pull data from your smartphone and send a text message on your command. That’s quite a deep integration.
On top of that, you canperform many OS-level actionsusing natural language prompts. For example, you can turn on DND, enable dark mode, take a screenshot, and do a lot of other things. Basically, with the 23H2 update, Copilot replaces Cortana entirely.
Apart from that, the new Snipping Tool now comes with built-in OCR technology tocopy texts from screenshotsseamlessly. You will also get aredesigned File Explorerwith more modern components like Home, Gallery View, and OneDrive integration in the next Windows 11 update. Not to mention, Moment 4 brings native support for archive formats like RAR, 7Z, TAR.GZ, and more. You can find all about thenew features of the Windows 11 23H2update from our linked article.
As for other AI-powered features, you will also get a new Photos app withAI-powered background blurfunctionality. Recently, Paint is also seen testing layers support among other things. Overall, the Windows 11 23H2 update packs many fresh changes and AI incorporation in many system apps suggestsWindows 12is going to get even more smarter next year.
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