Drag and drop files to Copilot will soon be available on Windows
The option is available in the latest Dev build.
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A few days ago, Microsoft added the ability to upload screenshots to Windows Copilot and allow the AI tool to analyze these images and provide its insights. This way, Windows users would quickly be able to get across information in just a matter of seconds.
To make things even better, it seems that the Redmond-based tech giant will soon allow Windows users to just drag and drop files to Copilot. Spotted by Windows enthusiast, @PhantomOfEarth, users will only need to drag a file over the Copilot icon in the Windows 11 taskbar, and the AI tool will automatically open and accept the file.
The enthusiast spotted this new capability in the latest Insider build to the Dev Channel, which brought a lot of improvements to Windows 11, including USB 80Gbps support.
It is somehow fitting, as the USB 80Gbps allows for high-performance connectivity, faster than Thunderbolt 4, for instance. This will positively impact the interaction with Windows Copilot, as the AI tool will be able to look up information faster.
How does the Copilot drag and drop work?
Pretty simple, according to the spotter. You select a file, an image for example, and you drag it to the Copilot icon in the Windows 11 taskbar, as you can see in the image below (courtesy of @PhantomOfEarth).
Copilot will automatically open and accept your file, and then provide you with insights on this file. Whether you need the text from it or a description, the AI tool has your back.
2024 is going to be a great year for Windows Copilot, so users might want to start using it. Microsoft intends to release a specific key for accessing Copilot with a single tap, and the AI tool might get a one-click summarizing option, which will make it easier and faster to use.
Microsoft also wants to integrate as much AI in Windows as possible, and the recently discovered Cowriter is a testament to that. Microsoft Notepad will get an AI tool called Cowriter, that works similarly to Cocreator in Microsoft Paint.
Cowriter is pretty much the same as Copilot, and it has a variety of options that will help Windows users get work done, for a price (or credit points, of course, but don’t worry, they will reset after several days).
Not to mention, Microsoft will probably release an AI-based Windows version this year, so as you can see, Windows users will have to learn to use AI, whether they like it or not.
