Copilot lands on Windows 11's taskbar--and it's listening for 'Hey Copilot'

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. It was inevitable: Microsoft plans to carve out space on the Windows 11 taskbar for Copilot, while adding "Hey Copilot" as a wake word to trigger interactions with its AI. While the company isn't making any overt changes to the branding of Windows 11, its executives this week spoke about reinventing the "AI PC," the first generation of PCs it launched with early NPUs. Microsoft plans to make PCs smarter, including agents that can take actions and granting Copilot Vision more powers. Adding Copilot to the taskbar will actually be the most visible change to the Windows 11 user interface.