Skip the settings menu and just ask
Windows Copilot is built to handle both quick lookups and real actions from a single chat window. Rather than remembering which settings page controls a particular toggle, you can type or say what you want changed and let Copilot find and apply it, which saves time on tasks you don't do often enough to remember the exact menu path.
It works alongside your other apps, not instead of them
Copilot can read text you paste in from a document, browser, or email and act on it immediately -- summarizing it, rewriting it, or answering questions about it -- without needing to switch to a separate AI tool. That makes it useful as a quick assistant layered on top of whatever app you're already working in, rather than a separate destination you have to remember to visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use it without an internet connection?
No. Copilot relies on cloud-based AI processing, so it needs an active internet connection to respond.
The Copilot icon isn't showing in my taskbar.
Right-click the taskbar, choose taskbar settings, and check that the Copilot toggle is turned on.