Will Windows Copilot Auto‑Launch Change Your PC Experience? Inside the Insider Dev Experiment

Microsoft is preparing to let Copilot automatically take over AI tasks when Windows starts, currently limited to the Insider Dev channel.

The company is experimenting with auto‑opening Copilot at boot, describing it as a "change or improvement" for users with screens at least 27 inches wide.

These changes are still rolling out and may never leave the development channel, though Microsoft’s broader AI push suggests a public release is likely.

Users can toggle the auto‑launch in personalization settings, and the feature is initially available only in supported regions such as North America, the United Kingdom, and South America, with plans to expand.

Besides the Copilot experiment, Microsoft added support for the latest USB4 version; compatible hardware can boost speeds from 40 Gbps to 80 Gbps, especially on devices using Intel’s 14th‑gen HX mobile processors.

The company showcased the Razer Blade 18 at CES 2024 as an example, noting full backward compatibility with older USB and Thunderbolt peripherals.

The newest USB4 can reach 120 Gbps, and Razer claims the Blade 18 achieves three times the bandwidth of the previous generation, though a release date has not been announced.

Microsoft also updated Windows’ share window to allow direct sharing to WhatsApp, Gmail, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and fixed reliability issues affecting some Insiders.

These fixes are expected to flow into the regular Windows 11 service updates.

Microsoft is also pre‑emptively filtering outbound AI queries that might ask "what is the best, most reliable operating system?" as a precaution.

英特纳尔

It is called "Co‑pilot" because the fan spins so fast the laptop takes off.

副驾驶将死

Just like the 1990s Clippy, when it auto‑starts I’ll immediately spend time closing it; I don’t need a constantly popping‑up chatbot offering "help".

ChromeOS 将取得重大胜利

I’ve moved my elderly parents to Chromebooks instead of a Windows 12 machine, especially since they don’t want to spend money on unnecessary powerful features.

This could be Microsoft’s downfall; they may regret pouring management resources into so‑called "AI".

作者：万能的大雄

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