Microsoft Launches “Hey, Copilot” Voice Trigger and Visual AI Context to Transform Windows 11 Assistant

Microsoft is rolling out new Windows 11 Copilot capabilities—most notably the opt-in “Hey, Copilot” voice trigger and screen-aware visual context—alongside the experimental Copilot Actions for automating system and local tasks, an “Ask Copilot” taskbar search, and integrations with Manus and Filmora. These cloud-reliant features emphasize privacy and control through opt-in settings, real-time confirmations, and sandboxed execution, with broader availability now for voice/visual features and staged deployment to Windows Insiders for Actions and taskbar tools.