US EditionWindows 11 Is Getting More AI Shortcuts, but Is Microsoft in Danger of Cluttering up the OS with AI Creep?
- Microsoft introduced AI shortcuts called 'AI actions' into Windows 11's File Explorer in the Beta channel build 26120.4151 to enhance file management with AI features.
- This rollout follows ongoing testing that initially focuses on JPG and PNG image files, while future expansion to Office files and broader formats is planned.
- The AI features offer options to blur or eliminate image backgrounds, remove unwanted objects in the Photos app, and perform an online image lookup using Bing to locate visually related pictures.
- Microsoft indicated that initial Office AI features will be available exclusively to business users with Microsoft 365 and Copilot subscriptions, while support for individual consumers using Microsoft accounts will be introduced at a later stage.
- These AI integrations reinforce Microsoft's Copilot strategy, although some users view them as potential interface clutter if unused, with options provided to disable related widgets features.
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Microsoft adds new AI Actions entry to the Windows 11 context menu
Microsoft, Google, Apple, et al -- they are all at it. There is not a big-name tech firm in existence that is not deeply invested in artificial intelligence, and for end users this means having AI tools dangled in front of them at any given opportunity. Windows 11 has already seen more than its fair share of AI, and this is not something that shows any signs of changing. Microsoft is starting to roll out a new AI Actions entry to the context men…
Windows quietly tests AI power management and redesigned Widgets
Microsoft has begun testing a new power-saving technology within Windows, as well as assigning AI actions to a right-click menu within File Explorer. Microsoft is also tweaking the way in which widgets are laid out, letting Copilot handle the decisions itself. Microsoft published the changes as part of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4151 (Beta Channel) and Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5603 (Dev Channel), which share many of…
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