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Zac Bowden

Microsoft quietly scraps plans to bring Copilot to notifications and Settings on Windows 11 as it moves to reduce AI bloat across the OS

A copilot logo with the word "Windows" next to it on an abstract background.

Microsoft has shelved plans to ship a number of Copilot-branded AI features on Windows 11 that were first announced alongside Copilot+ PCs in 2024. These features would have seen Copilot integrated into several system-level UIs such as the Settings app, notifications, and File Explorer.

These features were very briefly demoed by Microsoft EVP Yusef Mehdi on stage, and he even confirmed that the features would begin shipping later that year. But 2024 came and went, and these features never arrived, even in preview form. It's now almost two years since those features were announced, and there's still no sign of them.

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