![]() What's less impressive is that Copilot identified it as macOS 12 Sonoma, when it's actually macOS 14. I've been pleasantly surprised with how helpful and intelligent Copilot appears to be while I've been using it, but it does still make clear and obvious mistakes.įor example, I just fed it a screenshot from our guide to how to download macOS Sonoma (seen above) and was gratified to see Copilot identify the image as a screenshot of macOS Sonoma. ![]() However, Copilot is currently not good enough to be relied on for anything serious because you can't count on correct responses. Perhaps this is why Microsoft recently started killing off many of the troubleshooters built into Windows - because it's easy to see how Copilot could grow into the first place you go for help with your Windows tech issues. I could easily imagine folks who might otherwise tie up tech support services (or their own children) with questions about how to do basic things in Windows being able to rely on Copilot to handle basic troubleshooting. But even that very simple use of having Copilot effectively Google something (sorry - Bing something) for you and return the answer in a summarized, bulleted list is more helpful than I expected. Now Copilot can theoretically do a lot more than that, including directly changing Windows settings itself, scanning images and recognizing what they are or pulling out text, and more. (In this case, it searched for "how to change sound output in Windows 11.") Copilot then runs that query using Bing, returning the answers to you. For example, if sound isn't playing out of the speaker you want it to, and you want to change sound settings but don't know where to find them, you can ask Copilot something simple like "change sound output" and it will try and transform that into a query. What I like most about Copilot so far is how well it functions as an idiot's assistant for fixing Windows issues. How Copilot worksīut the big new feature everyone is talking about is Copilot, and after a few hours with it I'm cautiously excited.īut that's a small hassle using what's otherwise an intriguing, potentially useful tool. ![]() However, I can't yet seem to access the new AI-like features in Paint no matter how many times I restart my PC. I can see a lot of the improvements Microsoft has made to the layout of File Explorer, including the new Gallery view (which just shows you a list of all the images you've saved to your PC in reverse chronological order), and I can access the new Windows Backup app. What I can tell you is that as of yesterday (September 26), I updated my Windows 11 PC to the latest build - the 2023-09 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for 圆4-based Systems (KB5030310), if you want to be specific - and I have access to Copilot as well as a few new Windows 11 features. So if you followed the instructions above (it's especially key to ensure "get the latest updates" is switched on) and updated your PC and you still don't have access to some of these features, don't worry - Microsoft might just be taking its time. We also can't say for sure when you might get access to features you're missing, since Microsoft is being coy about how it's rolling things out worldwide. Copilot, for example, is being released to "a select set of global markets" today, and Microsoft claims "it is our intention to broaden availability" over time. Now since Microsoft is slowly rolling out new Windows 11 features throughout the rest of 2023 we can't say for sure what new goodies you'll get access to when you download the latest update. Voice Access has been a game-changer for how I work, so that last part is especially exciting to me. Also, Windows 11 Voice Access is getting better and more spread throughout Windows, to the point that you can now use it to log in with your voice. Paint is getting a new Cocreator tool that lets you spell out what to draw using a text prompt, for example, while the Snipping Tool is getting support for reading text in screenshots and excerpting or redacting it. You should also start to see new AI-like features popping up in Microsoft apps like Paint, Snipping Tool and Notepad. ![]()
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