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Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.5761 brings Apple Handoff-style Resume for Android and windowed screen recording
Microsoft has pushed a new Windows 11 Insider preview build to the Beta Channel, packing a cross-device Resume feature that mimics Apple Handoff for Android apps, alongside long-awaited Snipping Tool...
Microsoft Tests Semantic AI Search in Windows 11 Copilot—No Exact File Names Needed
Microsoft has started rolling out a preview update to the Copilot app on Windows 11 that enables semantic file and image search, allowing users to find documents and photos by describing them in...
Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs Test AI-Powered Semantic Search: Find Files Without Knowing the Name
A sizable update to the Copilot app on Windows 11, currently shipping to Windows Insiders on Copilot+ PCs, lets you retrieve local files and images by describing what you’re looking for in plain...
Microsoft Tests Natural Language File Search in Copilot for Windows 11, First on Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has begun testing a new breed of file search inside its Copilot app on Windows 11—one that lets you describe what you want to find in plain English rather than typing exact filenames. The...
Windows 11 Copilot Gets Semantic Search and New AI Home, Gated to Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 update that lets Copilot+ PC owners search their files using natural language directly from the Copilot app, alongside a redesigned home screen that surfaces recent...
Microsoft’s AI-First Windows Pitch: Screen-Reading Copilot, Arm Gaming, and GeForce NOW’s Blackwell Upgrade
Microsoft is betting big that the next major Windows release won’t just run AI apps — it will be an AI. In a rare public roadmap reveal, Windows chief Pavan Davuluri described an operating system...
Build 27928 Shifts Clocks, Language, and Time Server Into Settings While Copilot+ PCs Get Semantic File Search
Microsoft’s Canary-channel release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 lands with a pair of understated but strategically loud changes: six legacy Control Panel modules covering time, date,...
Forget Filenames: Copilot's New Semantic Search Finds Files by Meaning on AI PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out a significant update to its Copilot app for Windows Insiders, introducing semantic file search that understands natural language queries and a redesigned home screen...
Microsoft's Copilot App Now Understands 'Chicken Tostada Recipe' — Semantic Search Hits Windows Insiders
Microsoft began rolling out a significant update to the Copilot app in Windows 11 on August 20, 2025, introducing semantic file search and a redesigned home surface to Windows Insiders with Copilot+...
Windows 11 Copilot Tests Semantic Search: Find ‘Chicken Tostada Recipe’ Without Knowing the Filename
Microsoft has begun rolling out a substantial Copilot update to Windows Insiders that fundamentally changes how users locate files and get on-screen assistance. The preview, available on Copilot+...
Microsoft Debuts Semantic File Search and New Homepage in Copilot on Windows for Insiders
Microsoft has begun rolling out a staged update to the Copilot on Windows app for Windows Insiders, introducing semantic file search and a redesigned homepage that turns the chatbot into a more...
Windows Insiders Now Test Semantic File Search on Copilot+ PCs with App Update 1.25082.132.0
Microsoft began rolling out a staged Insider preview this week that introduces semantic file search to Windows, a feature designed to end the frustration of hunting for files when you can’t...