Microsoft continues to enhance its artificial intelligence assistant, Copilot, for Windows 11. Recently, the company announced new capabilities with a recent update to Windows 11.
The new capabilities of Windows Copilot
Copilot initially had basic functionalities such as changing themes, enabling or disabling focus assist mode, taking screenshots, closing windows, and launching applications. Fortunately, the range of functions has expanded.
With the recent Preview Build 26058 update released for test users, Microsoft introduced new capabilities for Copilot. According to the update notes, the artificial intelligence assistant can now perform tasks such as listing wireless networks, displaying system information, providing battery status, listing startup applications, and showing the IP address.
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Additionally, the ability to change text size, enable high contrast mode, initiate voice typing, and activate narrator has been shared.
The new capabilities for Windows Copilot with the latest update include:
- Listing available wireless networks.
- Displaying system or device information.
- Providing battery status.
- Clearing storage space.
- Emptying the recycle bin.
- Activating battery saver mode.
- Showing startup applications.
- Displaying the IP address.
- Providing information about the system, device, or storage.
- Activating narrator.
- Enabling voice access.
- Opening magnifier.
- Changing text size.
- Initiating live captions.
- Enabling high contrast mode.
- Starting voice typing.
While the exact release date for this update for everyone is currently unknown, it’s speculated to be in the coming weeks. So, for now, it seems like there’s nothing to do but wait.
What are your thoughts on this matter? How do you find the new Windows Copilot abilities? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments section below.
