Summary
Microsoft pushed an agentic Windows 11 with Copilot, but user backlash reportedly forced a rethink.
Copilot integrations in Notepad and Paint are potentially under review; some may be removed or rebranded.
Sources say Microsoft is pivoting from AI features back to fixing Windows 11 stability and core systems.
Back in November, Microsoft got a reality check. Pavan Davuluri, the President of Windows and Devices, took to X to announce that they plan to make Windows 11 an agentic operating system. Microsoft is very pro-AI and sees a lot of potential with the tech, so there’s a good chance Pavan expected people to respond in kind. Instead, they caught the ire of Windows users who were sick to death with Copilot.
Usually, with stories like these, the big company decides that the thousands of people yelling at them on X are the ones in the wrong and goes ahead with its plan. However, it seems the feedback caused Microsoft to rethink things, as we’ve gotten reports that the company is taking its foot off the Copilot pedal.
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As claimed by Windows Central, Microsoft is reportedly going back over its Copilot integrations with a fresh eye. Citing “people familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” Windows Central claims that the massive negative feedback over its AI tools was the main trigger for this revision of the company’s plans.
The sources claim that Microsoft is currently documenting which AI integrations “make sense,” and anything that fails the test will either be scaled back or removed entirely. The good news is, if the sources are true, two of the bigger eyebrow-raising Copilot integrations are potentially getting the axe:
Details around how the company is going about this remain light, but sources say Copilot integrations like those found in Notepad and Paint are under review. This may result in Microsoft removing certain Copilot integrations from these apps, or at the very least removing the Copilot branding and pivoting to a more streamlined experience.
Of course, given how we have no official statement on the matter, it’s a good idea to take this claim with a hefty grain of salt. However, with other sources claiming that Microsoft has shifted gears to repairing Windows 11’s stability issues, it makes a lot of sense. The company has been throwing Windows 11’s core systems under the bus in exchange for AI recently, so there’s a good chance that Microsoft is having post-Copilot regret over its actions.