Immersive Reader
The latest Immersive Reader coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Edge Immersive Reader Gets Copilot AI: Revolutionizing Reading with Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Edge's Immersive Reader, long celebrated as a minimalist, distraction-free reading environment, is undergoing a significant transformation that places Copilot's artificial intelligence...
Inside Microsoft’s Copilot+ Accessibility Push: Voice Commands, Translation, and the NPU Trade-Offs
Microsoft is positioning its Copilot+ PCs as a new front in accessible computing, bundling four AI-powered features that promise to make Windows more conversational, readable, and inclusive. The...
Crossville Community Workshop Brings Windows 11 Accessibility Tools to New Users
A PC Users Group in Crossville, Tennessee, is about to host a hands-on session showing neighbors how to unlock Windows 11’s built-in accessibility tools. The meeting transforms a routine community...
Windows 11 KB5062660: Self-Healing Recovery, Recall Export, and On-Device AI Arrive
Microsoft’s latest optional preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2 isn’t just another collection of bug fixes. The July 22, 2025, KB5062660 (OS Build 26100.4770) release lays the groundwork...
Microsoft Kills Lens Scanner in December, Stranding OneNote and Accessibility Workflows
Microsoft will disable new scans in its popular Lens mobile app on December 15, 2025, a move that severs direct exports to OneNote, Word, and PowerPoint and removes integrated Immersive Reader...
Microsoft Lens Retires Dec 15: Copilot Scanner Misses OneNote, Immersive Reader
Microsoft Lens will stop accepting new scans on December 15, 2025, and the mobile scanning app that tens of millions of users have relied on for nearly a decade will vanish from app stores a month...
Microsoft Lens Retires This Year: How to Move Scanning to Copilot Without Losing Key Features
Microsoft is officially retiring its long-standing Microsoft Lens mobile scanning app, folding its key capture features into the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in a phased shutdown that begins September...
Goodbye Microsoft Lens: Copilot Takes Over Scanning as Retirement Deadlines Loom
Microsoft Lens, the free mobile scanning app that has helped millions of users digitize documents, whiteboards, and receipts for over a decade, is officially being retired. The company confirmed a...
Microsoft Lens App Retires December 2025: Copilot Scanner Lacks Key Features, Forcing Urgent Migration
Microsoft has drawn a hard line under its decade-old Microsoft Lens scanning app, setting a definitive retirement timeline that will disable new scans by December 15, 2025. The replacement—the...
Microsoft Kills Lens Scanner App: 3 Critical Deadlines and Missing Features You Need to Know
Microsoft's popular Lens mobile scanning app is getting the axe, and the clock is ticking for millions of users. The company announced that Lens will begin its retirement on September 15, 2025, with...
Microsoft Lens App Ends Dec 15, Copilot Takes Scanning Reins but Leaves OneNote and Immersive Reader Behind
Microsoft’s long-standing document scanning app, Microsoft Lens, is heading for retirement in a phased rollout that begins September 15, 2025, and will leave users unable to create new scans after...
Microsoft Edge Immersive Reader: Revolutionizing Digital Accessibility and Reading Experience
Microsoft Edge has steadily carved out a reputation not only as a fast and secure web browser, but also as a leader in accessibility and user-focused design. One of its most innovative features is...