How Microsoft Copilot May Soon Appear Inside Windows 11 File Explorer

Microsoft is committed to transforming Windows into an AI native operating system, even if a significant portion of its user base hasn’t fully bought into the idea. It’s next move looks to fully integrate its Copilot assistant into File Explorer, according to a few resourceful users who have gone digging into a recent Windows 11 preview build.

Copilot can already be accessed from within File Explorer, as the right click menu presents an option labeled as “Ask Copilot” that launches a separate app. It’s a serviceable way to access the AI assistant when working with files, but a future update will likely make it feel a more fully baked-in part of File Explorer.

Two users on social media platform X, @PhantomOfEarth and @a_donglee, shared their findings with Windows Latest after digging through Windows 11 Build 26220.7523. They discovered a “Chat with Copilot” feature that can be ...