AI in Windows 11

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Feb 20, 2026

Built-in Copilot features accessible from the taskbar and Search make AI part of your regular workflow. Voice and Fluid Dictation let you control apps and draft text hands-free. Agents run long tasks and monitor progress from the taskbar. Semantic file search and Copilot in File Explorer surface insights across local and cloud content. Click to Do turns on-screen items into editable data and actions.

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INSIGHT

AI Lives In The Taskbar

Windows 11 surfaces AI directly from the taskbar so you don't need to change how you work.
Microsoft 365 Copilot uses WorkIQ to understand your work context across Teams and Outlook.

ADVICE

Use Voice For Faster Prompts

Use voice to interact with Microsoft 365 Copilot via a long press of the Copilot key or Windows+C.
Rely on multimodal voice commands to find context and turn it into slide copy or quick answers.

ANECDOTE

Agents Run In The Taskbar

Agents live in the Windows taskbar and run long tasks in parallel while you keep working.
Jeremy demonstrates a researcher agent running for about eight minutes and returning grounded results with cited sources.

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Get the app

Stay productive without changing how you work with new Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI experiences on any Windows 11 PC. Access Copilot and agents right from the taskbar; find answers across your files, email, and meetings, and turn ideas into polished content using voice or text. AI is right there where you already work, so you can move faster, stay in your flow, and make better decisions without switching context, opening other apps or moving to the browser.

And if you do have a Copilot+ PC, you can use fluid voice dictation across apps, find files with natural language search, take action on anything on your screen, and refine writing anywhere, even offline.

Jeremy Chapman, Microsoft 365 Director, shows how whether you're planning projects, collaborating with teammates, or building solutions, you can move faster, stay focused, and turn context into real outcomes.

► QUICK LINKS:

00:00 - Ask Copilot

00:55 - Use voice with Copilot

02:30 - Agents on Windows 11 taskbar

04:19 - Copilot in File Explorer

05:19 - Copilot+ PC capabilities

07:04 - Click to Do

07:52 - Writing Assistance with Copilot

09:15 - Wrap up

► Link References

Check out https://aka.ms/Windows11AI

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