Redesigned Windows 11 Widgets Board introduced in Microsoft's trials, featuring the Copilot Discover feed - personalized AI-generated news stories direct on your desktop
Windows 11 Introduces AI-Powered Copilot Discover for Widgets Panel
Microsoft has unveiled an exciting update to the Windows 11 Widgets Panel, replacing the MSN News feed with a new feature called Copilot Discover. This AI-driven feed personalises news stories based on user preferences and interactions with Copilot, Microsoft's AI assistant.
Key Features of Copilot Discover
- Improved Performance: The new feed boasts a faster and smoother experience with less lag, smoother animations, and quicker scrolling compared to the MSN feed it replaces.
- Cleaner Layout: Stories are now displayed in large boxes with big text, making them easier to read and navigate.
- Interactive Stories: When hovering over a story, users can vote it up or down, bookmark it for later reading, and follow or block specific media outlets.
- Auto-Playing Videos: Stories with videos will begin playing automatically on hover.
- Customisable Notifications: A new notifications section at the top highlights breaking news, weather updates, and stock market changes, which are customisable.
- Content Source and Navigation: Although AI powers the feed’s curation and presentation, stories still link to the MSN website for full content, maintaining Microsoft’s advertising model. Some articles may also load directly within the widget interface.
- Customisability: Users can disable the news feature or hide the entire widgets panel from the taskbar if they prefer a minimalist desktop experience.
What's New in the Widgets Panel
- The weather widget can no longer be moved or resized.
- The widgets panel can no longer be full-screened and now exists as a tall, narrow slide-out on the left side of the display.
Future Developments
- Microsoft plans to allow users to customise and pin widgets to the lock screen on Windows 11.
- Assuming feedback is positive, the new Copilot Discover feed is expected to roll out more broadly over the coming weeks.
Stay Updated
For more news updates, follow the website on MSN. The new Copilot Discover feed is currently being tested with a small subset of users.
- Microsoft is planning to allow users to customize and pin widgets to the lock screen on Windows 11, an update to the current desktop experience.
- The new Copilot Discover feed, Microsoft's AI-powered personalized news feed on the Windows 11 Widgets Panel, is expected to roll out more broadly over the coming weeks following positive user feedback.
- Copilot Discover, the AI-driven feed on Windows 11’s Widgets Panel, not only links to the MSN website for full content but also allows some articles to load directly within the widget interface, showcasing Microsoft's ongoing integration of technology and software.
- In the world of gaming, the Xbox Series X and Series S are expected to receive an update, as Microsoft continues to leverage AI technologies in their products, such as the Copilot Discover feed on Windows 11.
