AI haters be warned – Windows 11's folders could get a large dose of Copilot AI

• Windows 11 might be getting a new Copilot feature for File Explorer
• There's a hidden button that could invoke the AI in the latest preview builds
• Furthermore, clues in those preview releases indicate that Copilot might even appear in its own side panel for folders on the desktop

Windows 11 could be getting a Copilot button in File Explorer that may be used to invoke some kind of side panel for the AI assistant, in a move that won't go down well in some quarters.

Windows Central noticed that a well-known leaker (PhantomOfEarth) discovered that in the latest Windows 11 preview builds, there's a hidden button in the navigation bar of File Explorer (the app which powers the folders on your desktop).

This button is invisible, in fact, unless you hover over the bar, but it seems that Microsoft is planning some sort ...