Copilot Vision
The latest Copilot Vision coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
No More Snipping Tool: Copilot Can Now See Your Screen to Offer Real-Time Help
Microsoft’s Copilot got eyes. In a July 2026 update that began rolling out to Microsoft 365 subscribers, the AI assistant can now watch your screen—or peer through your phone’s camera—and...
Copilot Vision Brings Opt-In Screen Sharing to Windows 11 With Strong Privacy Safeguards
Microsoft is folding Copilot Vision directly into the Windows 11 experience, treating it as a standard AI tool rather than an experimental add-on. In recent Insider builds, users have begun seeing...
Google Gemini Windows App Review: Alt+Space Search, Visual Analysis, and 20MB File Limit
Google has launched a dedicated Windows desktop application for its Gemini AI assistant, marking the company's most direct challenge yet to Microsoft's Copilot integration. The app introduces a...
Edge’s Canary build adds floating Copilot toolbar activated by right-click on text or images
Microsoft Edge is testing a floating Copilot toolbar that transforms how users interact with web content. The feature, currently in development, appears as a persistent sidebar that activates when...
Windows 11 Transforms into AI-First OS with Electron Integration and On-Device AI Capabilities
Microsoft's Windows 11 is undergoing a fundamental transformation into an AI-first operating system, with the company actively recruiting Electron developers to integrate on-device AI capabilities...
Windows 11 Copilot Vision Privacy Control: Microsoft Adds Taskbar Sharing Toggle
Microsoft is implementing a crucial privacy control in Windows 11 that allows users to prevent AI assistants from accessing application windows directly through the taskbar. This seemingly small...
Windows 11 Copilot Expands Beyond Sidebar with File Explorer Chat & Taskbar Share Features
Microsoft's AI assistant is breaking free from its sidebar confinement in Windows 11, with recent Insider builds introducing two significant expansions: Copilot integration directly within File...
Edge Reading Mode Replaces Immersive Reader with Copilot Vision Integration
Microsoft is fundamentally reimagining how users consume written content in its Edge browser, with the company's Canary channel revealing a significant transformation of the long-standing Immersive...
Copilot Vision Now Lets AI See Your Windows Apps for Step-by-Step Guidance
Microsoft is rolling Copilot Vision into Windows—a permissioned, session-based capability that lets the Copilot app "see" one or two app windows or a shared desktop region and provide contextual,...
Windows 11 Copilot Expands: AI Assistant Now Integrated into Start Menu and System-Wide
Microsoft has initiated a significant, phased rollout of its AI assistant Copilot across Windows 11, transforming it from a sidebar tool into a deeply integrated, multimodal platform embedded within...
KB5074109 debuts Copilot vision in Windows 11's first 2026 update
Microsoft's first cumulative update of 2026 for Windows 11, KB5074109, arrived on January 13th, bringing together a collection of preview fixes from December 2025 with significant new features...
Copilot Vision tests opt-in desktop sharing on Windows 11 Insiders with local AI processing
Microsoft is testing a groundbreaking feature that allows Windows 11 users to share their entire desktop with Copilot Vision, enabling the AI assistant to \"see\" everything on screen during active...