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Windows Copilot is being tested with Windows 10 Insiders.

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Updated onMarch 5, 2024

updated onMarch 5, 2024

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Microsoft’s End of Life support for Windows 10 is still scheduled for October 14, 2025, but the eight-year-old operating system will still receive the company’s new flagship artificially intelligent platform, Copilot.

Microsoft announced earlier today that itsreleasing Copilot in Windows as preview for Windows 10Insiders under the build number 19045.3754and it will be attached to the Release Preview Channel for version 22H2.

Who can and can’t get Copilot

As a matter of formality,Windows 10 Pro Edition devices that happen to be on 22H2and serve as testing devices for some organizations will not be on Microsoft’s initial rollout plans for Copilot. Unfortunately, the same release omission goes for Windows 10 Enterprise and Education editions on the same channel.

However, for those on the right channel with an eligible device, the same Copilot experience available to Windows 11 users will now be backported to Windows 10 that includes the new UI design of an additional icon in the taskbar, a left-aligned information and chat pane when engaged and the same accessible content powered by mostly from Bing Chat.

Globally Compliant

With the new Windows 10 preview version of Copilot being made available in select global regions, Microsoft is also updating system components to comply further with the Digital Markets Act European markets.

According to Microsoft,

Today, with the November 2023 non-security preview update for Windows 11, version 23H2 (Build 22631.xxxx) in the Release Preview Channel, we are previewing many of the changes we’ve made to Windows 11 to meet these obligations. These changes will gradually be rolling out to devices in Release Preview over the next couple of weeks. We will be previewing changes for Windows 10 in Release Preview later. We’ll be updating Windows 10, version 22H2 and Windows 11, version 23H2 PCs in the EEA to be compliant by March 6, 2024

As for the specifics, Windows use in EU markets will now clearly identify operating system functionality in places such as the Settings, Start and Search menus.

Preview Updates and Improvements

Copilot and regulatory disclaimers aren’t the only things coming with the latest Release Preview build for Windows as the Windows team also planted some non-security preview updates and improvements that include,

New! If you use Home or Pro consumer devices or non-managed business devices, you can get some of the newest experiences as soon as they are ready. To do so, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Set the Get the latest updates as soon as they are available toggle to on. Note that this toggle is not turned on for devices that your IT department manages unless IT configures a new policy.

Copilot Gamble

Microsoft has staked a lot on the claim of its AI led Copilot platform being the future company in accordance with its expanding cloud services empire and bringing it to Windows 10 is yet another sign of the company doubling down on that bet.

When we asked about how backporting a signature feature of Windows 11 to Windows 10 would incentivize older OS users to move to newer versions, Microsoft executives relayed the notion that the company is reimaging the way its services and features affect its users.

Perhaps the days of arbitrary cut offs and marketing lock-ins per operating system versions will make way for more transfixed and hyper focused use case determined primarily by the users, thanks in large part to cloud-based software and AI.

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Copilot AI makes its way to Windows 10#

Who can and can’t get Copilot#

Globally Compliant#

Preview Updates and Improvements#

Copilot Gamble#