A PC equipped with advanced AI capabilities and Windows Copilot integration
Copilot in Windows is currently available as a preview experience and is focused on providing an integrated sidebar UI with basic assistance and some system actions. The documented capabilities include:
- Copilot in Windows appears as a sidebar on the right side of the screen and does not overlap or block open app windows.
- It can respond to typed input for questions and actions.
- It can perform certain Windows tasks such as:
- “Change to dark mode.”
- “Turn on do not disturb.”
- “Take a screenshot.”
- “Summarize this website.” for the active tab in Microsoft Edge.
- It uses the same Microsoft account (MSA) or Azure Active Directory/Microsoft Entra ID account that is used to sign in to Windows.
The context describes Copilot in Windows as a preview of centralized AI assistance with an integrated UI, but does not document voice input/output, full feature parity with the full‑page Copilot experience, or configuration options to change how modes are switched. Those requested behaviors and feature changes are not covered in the provided documentation.
For broader AI experiences on Windows devices, including Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11 PCs from Surface, the documentation highlights that these devices provide AI experiences to help simplify daily tasks, support multitasking, and act as an AI assistant, but it does not specify additional Copilot sidebar capabilities beyond what is described above.
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