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Microsoft announced the introduction of the Copilot key on PC and laptop keyboards at the beginning of the New Year as it wants to make 2024 the year of the AI PC. Read More

Saturday January 13, 2024 10:05 PM , ummid.com News Network

San Francisco: In a further push to make ‘Copilot’ a part and partial of Computer users, Microsoft has made first major change since 1990 in the Windows PC keyboard layout.

The tech giant has announced adding a new key that has the Copilot symbol and opens the Copilot app when a user presses it.

In the new keyboard layout unveiled by the tech giant last Thursday, the ‘Context Menu key’ on the right side of the keyboard will be replaced by the new key marked as Copilot app key.

"Nearly 30 years ago, we introduced the Windows key to the PC keyboard that enabled people all over the world to interact with Windows. The introduction of the Copilot key marks the first significant change to the Windows PC keyboard in nearly three decades", Microsoft said.

The Copilot key is next to the right-hand Alt key on most keyboards, with the placement varying by OEM and across different markets. The new key is on the same place where Microsoft added a dedicated Office key to its own keyboards in 2019.

The Copilot key simply launches the Windows Copilot that’s built into Windows 11, offering up a ChatGPT-like chatbot that can answer queries or even take actions inside Windows.

"The Copilot key joins the Windows key as a core part of the PC keyboard and when pressed, the new key will invoke the Copilot in Windows experience to make it seamless to engage Copilot in your day to day", the company said.

"We see this as another transformative moment in our journey with Windows where Copilot will be the entry point into the world of AI on the PC and believe it will empower people to participate in the AI transformation more easily", the tech giant said.

Microsoft announced the introduction of the Copilot key on PC and laptop keyboards at the beginning of the New Year as it wants to make 2024 the year of the AI PC.

“There’s never been a better time to get started with Copilot today, whether it’s turning your ideas into songs, creating beautiful images and polished drafts to adjusting your PC settings, Copilot is your everyday AI companion for work and life”, Microsoft said.

 

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