Microsoft wants to spice up your boring meetings with AI filters that alter webcam images. The update is planned for Windows 11 version 24H2 in the fall.

Video calls have become an essential part of hybrid work environments. Within Microsoft Teams and Zoom you can easily blur the background or adjust it as you wish, otherwise it stays put. In Teams you can already call with your own avatar and if you want, you can also add Snapchat filters to spice up meetings.

Microsoft now wants to go one step further and make Snapchat filters standard without having to install additional software. The latest test version of Windows 11, build 26079, contains code that hints at new webcam effects.

Accordingly insider The webcam filters are part of a larger update within the “improved studio effects” for Windows 11. The update is scheduled to roll out later this year as Windows 11 version 24H2.

Microsoft has been focusing heavily lately on Windows Studio Effects, a suite that uses AI to reduce the load on the system during video calls. Newly announced AI PCs from HP, Lenovo, Dell, MSI and other manufacturers can therefore make video calls more efficient. The main winner here is the laptop’s battery life, which is significantly increased.

On March 21, Microsoft will hold its “New Era of Work” event digitally. You can follow the online event here from 5 p.m. our time. The chances are good that Microsoft will also show the improved Windows Studio Effects tool with AI functions in addition to new Surface devices with AI chips. It remains to be seen whether the webcam filters will also be announced.

Last month we surveyed how many professionals turn on their webcam during an online meeting. It turns out: 39 percent always turn on their webcam. 28 percent sometimes do this if it offers added value. 15 percent refuse to turn on the webcam. Read our full report here.