Microsoft Rolls Out AI-Focused Windows 11 24H2
Windows Recall and Other Copilot+ PC Features
Some capabilities in Windows 11 version 24H2 will be available only to users of Microsoft's new Copilot+ PCs, which feature specialized hardware to support on-device AI processes.
Among these is the preview of Windows Recall, a new feature that uses AI to take snapshots of users' interactions with their Copilot+ PCs, creating a searchable record of their user history. Originally scheduled for June, the Windows Recall preview will begin rolling out this week to Windows Insider program participants with Copilot+ PCs running on Snapdragon processors. For Windows Insiders with Intel- or AMD-based Copilot+ PCs, the Windows Recall preview will become accessible in November. Broader availability will be announced "at a later date," said Microsoft.
Another feature specific to Copilot+ PCs is "Click to Do." In a separate blog post, Microsoft described this feature, currently in preview, as "an interactive overlay on top of your PC screen" that unlocks new, contextually relevant actions. Based on a user's current window, for instance, Click to Do will suggest Bing searches, propose image edits, open related websites, summarize text or compose an e-mail.
Copilot+ PC users will also see improvements to search, including more support for natural-language and inexact search queries. Users can find files, documents or images by simply typing a description of what they're looking for, forgoing the need to remember exact file names. This new intuitive search experience also works even without an Internet connection.
The new Click to Do and intuitive search features will begin rolling out to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs in November.
For more information, visit the Microsoft Windows Blog.