Windows Copilot, introduced last May, does one of the most interesting new features to come to Windows recently. So much so that, although Microsoft initially wanted to bundle this feature exclusively with Windows 11, with the intention that it would help users decide to switch to it from Windows 10, they finally gave evidence in Redmond and, as we told you a few weeks ago, finally announced that it will also come to Windows 10.

A sidebar that provides access to some of Microsoft’s AI-based features Redmond fired her a few weeks ago, although it is true that the scope of this deployment is not complete. Due to the specific regulations of the European Union within this space, the function is not yet deployed and at the moment there is no planned, at least public, date for this launch (however, at the end of the news, I will now tell you how to use it).

Be that as it may, you’ve probably seen some pictures of Copilot in action before, so you know Its format corresponds to the sidebar, which by default is located on the right side of the desktop. This format is quite common, we have seen it on other occasions both in Windows (such as Windows Vista widgets) and in all types of applications and services. Now, it’s true that sometimes this format isn’t particularly useful, especially for those users who don’t want to give up the width occupied by the bar for other uses.

These users will soon be in luck because, as we can read in MSPowerUser, Microsoft is already testing the ability to disconnect Copilot from the side in Windows 11. At the moment, this option is being tested in the DEV channel of the Windows Insiders program (Preview Build 23601), but since we are not talking about a change that is very technically complex, it is expected to work well and that it will not take too long to reach a stable version of the operating system . And yes, I wonder if this will be possible in Windows 10 as well.

This way, Users get much more control over the Copilot bar, which can become floating and, moreover, in this state it can be resized to fit our preferences. And I can think of quite a few use cases (from video or image editing devices where screen width is critical to vertically configured monitor devices) where this flexibility will make a difference. a big difference.

How to activate Copilot in Windows 11 in Spain (and the rest of the EU)?

As mentioned above, Copilot is not available as standard in the EU, but there is a very simple system (though not permanently, yes) to use this function. Just press the Windows and R keys and when the “Run” box appears, type “microsoft-edge://?ux=copilot&tcp=1&source=taskbar” (without the quotes), press Enter and you’ll immediately see the Copilot sidebar appear on your desktop. Of course, if you reboot the system, log out, etc., the bar won’t appear when the system reloads, so you’ll have to bring it up again using the same system.