"Microsoft is trying to transform Windows into a "canvas for AI," with new AI agents integrated into the Windows 11 taskbar. These new taskbar capabilities are designed to make AI agents feel like an assistant in Windows that can go off and control your PC and do tasks for you at the click of a button. It's part of a broader overhaul of Windows to turn the operating system into an "agentic OS.""
"Agents will be able to do things like research data in the background while you work on something else, or access files and folders on your PC to automate a boring and time-consuming admin task you have to do at work. Once you ask an AI agent to go do some tasks for you, the agent will shift into the taskbar and run in the background. "You can hover on the taskbar icon at any time to see what the agent is doing," explains Virk."
"The AI agent integration is part of the new Ask Copilot feature in the taskbar, which combines the existing local file search with Copilot capabilities. "Not only do you get lightning-fast search for files and settings, you can now start a conversation with Microsoft 365 Copilot and also launch AI agents directly from the taskbar," explains Virk."
Microsoft is transforming Windows into a canvas for AI by integrating AI agents directly into the Windows 11 taskbar. The taskbar will host Microsoft 365 Copilot and third-party agents, embedding agents into the OS experience rather than treating them as separate apps. Agents can run background research, access local files and folders, and automate repetitive administrative tasks, then minimize into the taskbar while continuing work. Users can hover over the taskbar icon to view agent progress. The Ask Copilot feature merges local file search with Copilot conversational abilities and provides a direct way to launch and manage AI agents from the taskbar.
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