Overview
- Microsoft’s new promotional list places Copilot first among Windows 11 productivity tools, ahead of To Do, Calendar, OneNote, Snipping Tool, Clock, Sticky Notes, File Explorer, and Edge.
- The company highlights scenarios such as email summarization, turning notes into checklists, cross‑app drafting, and conversational planning via the “Hey Copilot” wake phrase.
- PCWorld and other outlets characterize the ranking as marketing rather than a measured assessment, pointing to mixed or poor Copilot performance in real‑world tests.
- Adoption signals remain inconsistent: The Information reports weak demand affecting sales reps, Satya Nadella cites nearly 3x year‑over‑year usage growth, and a Windows Central poll split shows 27% daily users and 27% avoiding AI entirely.
- Separately, Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 setting to share any app window from the taskbar with AI assistants like Copilot for read‑only analysis and guidance, with the control optional and off by default.