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Microsoft is betting big on artificial intelligence and generative AI at all levels of the company, from servers and Azure down to individual Windows PCs. And that big bet is about to become a lot more visible on Windows machines in the future, as Microsoft has instructed Windows OEMs to change their keyboard layouts to include a dedicated key for their Copilot AI service. Replacing the Menu key (or equivalent) on Windows 11 laptop keyboards, the repurposed key will instead provide direct access to Copilot, launching Microsoft's hub application for on-system AI. The Copilot key's primary function is to activate the Copilot generative AI assistant in Windows 11, provided that it the system has Copilot installed and logged in to a Microsoft account. Otherwise, on...
Windows 8 Mobile Broadband Enhancements Detailed
Using mobile broadband in Windows 8 will no longer require specific drivers and third-party software, says Microsoft's Billy Anders in a Building Windows 8 blog post today. This is...
14 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/20/2012
Microsoft's ReFS Filesystem for Windows 8 Server Explained
While Windows 8 client machines will continue to use the NTFS filesystem, Microsoft's Surendra Verma has given us some details on Windows 8 Server's new "Resilient File System," or...
18 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/16/2012
CES 2012: Windows 8 Beta In Late February
There has been some speculation over the last few months over when to expect the beta release of Windows 8. During Microsoft's final CES keynote tonight, Microsoft put that...
20 by Ryan Smith on 1/9/2012
Windows 8's "Storage Spaces" Detailed
Windows 8's new Storage Spaces functionality will easily allow users and system administrators to pool different physical drives together into one logical drive, writes Rajeev Nagar on the Building...
38 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/6/2012
Windows 8's Refresh and Reset Functionality Detailed
Microsoft's Desmond Lee took to the Building Windows 8 blog today to detail the Reset and Refresh functionality which will allow users to restore Windows to a pristine state...
13 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/4/2012
Microsoft To Begin Automatic IE Upgrades For Users
Microsoft announced today that for the first time it would automatically begin updating Windows users to the most recent browser version supported by their OS (IE8 for XP, IE...
23 by Andrew Cunningham on 12/15/2011
Humble Indie Bundle 4 Available
The Humble Indie Bundle team today launched the pay-what-you-want Humble Indie Bundle 4 just in time for the holidays - the bundle included WIndows, OS X, and Linux versions...
14 by Andrew Cunningham on 12/13/2011
Microsoft Announces Windows Store Details
In an announcement aimed squarely at developers, Microsoft's Antoine Leblond and Ted Dworkin yesterday revealed some hard details for the upcoming Windows 8 app store. Using Apple's and Android's...
17 by Andrew Cunningham on 12/7/2011
Game Review: Jurassic Park: The Game
Movie tie-ins are nothing new to gaming. They crop up repeatedly throughout the industry’s history, as both successes and failures. For every good Star Wars-licensed game, there’s a bad...
7 by Craig Getting on 11/29/2011
Windows 8 to Feature Streamlined Downloadable Installer
As with every new Windows version, Microsoft is streamlining the Windows setup process, writes Christa St. Pierre on the Building Windows 8 Blog. The biggest change is the new...
30 by Andrew Cunningham on 11/22/2011
Game Review: Minecraft (PC)
Minecraft, the world building game from independent developer Mojang, finally came out of a lengthy beta last week. It's difficult to adequately review a game that has been playable...
21 by Andrew Cunningham on 11/21/2011
Windows 8 Streamlines Windows Update
With every new Windows release, Microsoft promises to reduce the number of times we'll have to restart our computers. Things have gradually gotten better - today, many program installations...
39 by Andrew Cunningham on 11/14/2011
Windows 8 Task Manager Features Improved UI for Multiple CPUs
Microsoft's Ryan Haveson takes to the Building Windows 8 blog today to give us one of our first looks at a Windows 8 feature not included in the Developer...
36 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/27/2011
Dell Introduces Latitude ST Business Tablet
Dell today announced its Latitude ST, a 10.1" 1.8 pound Windows 7 tablet aimed directly at Windows-centric IT shops. There's nothing particularly inspiring about the Latitude ST's hardware: a 1.5...
9 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/27/2011
iCloud on the Desktop: A Look at OS X 10.7.2 and iCloud for Windows
iCloud is Apple's latest attempt at a cloud computing service and a replacement for MobileMe. We talk about how it works for iPhones, iPods and iPads in our review...
16 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/18/2011
Windows 8 To Use Less Memory Than Windows 7
One of Microsoft's stated goals for Windows 8 is for it to run on any system capable of running Windows 7, which at a minimum will require the its...
71 by Andrew Cunningham on 10/7/2011
Canonical Releases Windows Client for Ubuntu One Cloud Storage Service
Ubuntu One, the cloud storage service available for Ubuntu versions 9.04 and higher, now has an official Windows client. Previously available as a beta, Ubuntu One for Windows gives...
10 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/30/2011
Microsoft Details SkyDrive Integration for Third-Party Developers
Microsoft's Mike Torres digs into some code today on the Building Windows 8 blog, showing third-party developers how to integrate SkyDrive functionality into their programs using the Windows Live...
4 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/28/2011
Firefox 7.0 Released
Has it already been six weeks since Firefox 6.0 was released? Apparently so, since Firefox 7.0 has just been made available for Windows, OS X, and Linux users to...
23 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/27/2011
Windows 8 Syncs Settings Between Systems Using Windows Live ID
Today on the Building Windows 8 blog, Katie Frigon explains how user settings, Metro apps purchased through the Windows app store, and other data can be synced across Windows...
4 by Andrew Cunningham on 9/26/2011
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