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Microsoft promotes Copilot to star on Windows 11's taskbar – but don't panic, you can banish it

Windows 11's latest preview has an Ask Copilot feature This effectively replaces the search box on the taskbar It achieves broadly the same function, but supercharged by AI – although the existing ...
WinBuzzer

Windows 11 26H2: Microsoft Tests New Controls For Search, Updates, and Interface

Windows 11 26H2 adds PC controls for Search, updates, elevation, and layout, but tested features may still change pre-release ...
Digital Trends

Windows 11’s Search box gets Copy & Search, saving you time and clicks

What’s happened? Microsoft is testing a tiny, helpful tweak in the latest Insider Preview of Windows 11. Copy any text, and a small paste gleam appears in the Windows Search box on your taskbar. Click ...
Neowin

Windows 11 gets an important taskbar update and more in the latest builds

A long-requested taskbar feature, the Settings app search agent for more users, second-chance OOBE improvements, and more arrive with the latest Windows 11 preview builds. Microsoft has released two ...
PC World

A new ‘File Search’ feature is coming to the Windows 11 taskbar

Last month at Ignite 2024, Microsoft unveiled a new feature called Microsoft 365 Companions, which are basically integrations in the Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu that will make it easier for you ...
PC World

Pinning apps to the Windows 11 taskbar is getting easier

Back at the end of August, Microsoft released a new Beta version with code KB5041881 for Windows Insiders. This update included several interesting improvements and new features, but one flew under ...