Microsoft has finally made all Copilot PCs--not just the Snapdragon ones--eligible for all of its AI-powered Copilot features. If you've been paying attention, you know that the Windows world is badly fragmented. Not only are users split between Windows 10 and Windows 11, but Windows 11 users aren't even all on the same version. Now, over the past year, AI has added another wrinkle with Microsoft mainly developing its Copilot PC features for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X platform while neglecting AMD's Ryzen AI 300 and Intel's Core Ultra 200 series processors. On Monday, Microsoft wrote in a blog post that PCs powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 series, Intel Core Ultra 200V, and Snapdragon X series processors are all eligible for "exclusive Copilot PC experiences like Live Captions, Cocreator, Restyle Image, and Image Creator."

Microsoft, Qualcomm, and their PC-manufacturing partners are seriously hyping Copilot PCs. They'd have you believe that these "next-generation AI laptops" are packed with AI smarts and useful features. But, while the hardware for AI tasks is ready in these laptops, the actual features built into Windows aren't making full use of it. We're excited about these laptops because they're the first seriously impressive Windows on Arm laptops. We're excited about long battery life with snappy performance. And we're excited that next-generation Intel Lunar Lake hardware is looking like a huge leap for traditional x86 laptops.