Copilot on Windows 10 Starts Rolling Out to Insiders

Microsoft’s new Copilot AI assistant has now started rolling to Windows 10 Insiders on the Release Preview Channel. The Windows 10 Preview build 19045.3575 that Microsoft released yesterday includes the new Copilot assistant, but Microsoft is opting for a phased launch via a controlled feature rollout (CFR).

After installing the build 19045.3575, Windows 10 Insiders on non-managed devices will need to turn on the ”Get the latest updates as soon as they’re available” toggle in Windows Update and check for updates to get a chance to test Copilot. “Windows Insiders on eligible devices in the Release Preview Channel who already did this with last week’s update should see Copilot in Windows shortly,” the Windows Insider team said yesterday.

On Windows 10, Copilot appears as a shortcut on the right side of the taskbar. As of today, Copilot won’t appear if your taskbar is located vertically on the right or left sides of your screen: It’s only supported when the taskbar is positioned horizontally, either at the top or bottom of the screen. Moreover, if you use multiple monitors, the Copilot shortcut will only appear on your primary monitor and taskbar.

Microsoft previously said that Copilot on Windows 10 will lack some features that the AI assistant supports on Windows 11. While all features of the Bing chatbot are supported, the ability to customize preferences and settings or open applications is currently not available.

Last week, Microsoft announced that it was rebranding its Bing Chatbot to just “Copilot”, and Copilot on Windows 10 and Windows 11 is actually just what used to be called the Bing Chatbot running in an Edge window. Copilot on Windows 11, however, can integrate with system settings and Windows apps through plugins, and these capabilities should come to Copilot on Windows 10 at some point.