Microsoft at this time introduced the rollout of a brand new Copilot app on Home windows through the Microsoft Retailer for Home windows Insiders. This replace brings the brand new “Press to speak” functionality that can enable customers to talk with Copilot utilizing a hotkey. This function will enable customers to get pleasure from immediate responses from Copilot with out disrupting their workflow.

To entry this new “Press to speak” functionality of Copilot, customers can press the Alt + Spacebar for two seconds on their keyboard. To finish the dialog, they’ll simply press the Esc key. After invoking Copilot, if the person doesn’t communicate for a number of seconds, Copilot will robotically finish the dialog. Additionally, when the dialog is over, the microphone icon that seems on the display screen will disappear robotically.

The up to date Copilot app model 1.25024.100.0 is now rolling out throughout all Insider Channels, and you’ll obtain it through the Microsoft Retailer. Microsoft additionally talked about that these new options are steadily rolling out, so not all Home windows Insiders will see the brand new options straight away.

Final week, Microsoft launched a really native Copilot app for Home windows. The native XAML Copilot app got here with a brand new facet panel the place customers can simply begin a brand new dialog and see their dialog historical past. Moreover, the up to date app allowed customers to ask questions on their Home windows PC, like “How do I improve the brightness of this machine?” and Copilot will supply solutions relying on their present model of Home windows.

In case you missed it, Microsoft additionally not too long ago launched a Copilot app for Mac customers. It’s now accessible within the Apple App Retailer with just a few extra options, resembling a compact search bar for fast conversations with the service.

These updates replicate Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to combine Copilot extra deeply into its working techniques, making AI help extra accessible and environment friendly.