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Microsoft is introducing a new AI Copilot key on keyboards

<p>Standard computer keyboards that we&&num;8217&semi;re used to have&comma; at least those designed for Windows computers&comma; have remained unchanged for a long time&period; The last &&num;8220&semi;major&&num;8221&semi; addition to these keyboards came with the introduction of Windows 95 when Microsoft started &lpar;and others followed&rpar; the practice of adding a dedicated key with the Windows logo&period; This key is usually located between the Alt and Ctrl keys&comma; to the left of the space bar&period; It is used to open the Start menu and execute various keyboard shortcuts within Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s operating system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-5260" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wincert&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;01&sol;copilot-key&lowbar;youtube&lowbar;microsoft&period;png" alt&equals;"Screenshot from Microsoft Youtube video" width&equals;"1750" height&equals;"790" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thanks to Microsoft&comma; a new change appears to be coming on the standard keyboards&period; Thirty years after the introduction of the Windows key&comma; Microsoft wants to introduce a new key dedicated to its new AI system&comma; Copilot&period; This move aligns with many other updates from the Redmond giant over the past year which include Copilot integration with Bing&comma; Office&comma; and Windows itself&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"S1R08Qx6Fvs" data-param-si&equals;"UmPXMSCqSYxwhRxS" title&equals;"Introducing a new Copilot key for Windows 11 PCs"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;youtu&period;be&sol;S1R08Qx6Fvs&quest;si&equals;UmPXMSCqSYxwhRxS"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;S1R08Qx6Fvs&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Introducing a new Copilot key for Windows 11 PCs"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Microsoft&comma; the Copilot key will mark the first significant change on computer keyboards in the past three decades&period; It will make it easier for everyone to participate in the process named &&num;8220&semi;AI transformation&period;&&num;8221&semi; Once you press this key&comma; it will launch Copilot&comma; where you can access all its features&comma; such as chat&comma; image generation&comma; various tasks related to images and text&comma; and likely much more in the future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In collaboration with Microsoft partners&comma; the first keyboards with the dedicated Copilot key will be introduced at CES in Las Vegas&period; The first computers featuring the new key will be from the Surface lineup&comma; as well as some from other manufacturers&comma; available for purchase from February 2024&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Luckily&comma; the Copilot key will not replace the Windows key&period; It will be located to the right of the space bar and the right Alt key &&num;8211&semi; where some keyboards have a key that simulates the right mouse click&period; According to Microsoft&comma; this event marks the beginning of the &&num;8220&semi;AI PC era&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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