There’s a new version of Copilot rolling out on Windows 11, and it dumps native code (WinUI) in favor of web components. This was expected based on our previous findings, but to our surprise, it actually ships with a full-blown version of Microsoft Edge. I can’t tell if Microsoft is really losing the AI race, […]
  • vane@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    6 days ago

    What follows is our plan to raise the bar on Windows 11 quality this year, with a focus on performance, reliability and well-crafted experiences.

    Pavan Davuluri
    Executive Vice President, Windows + Devices

    • Retail4068@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      So pulling all the AI in the os and putting it into one dedicated browser and client isn’t an improvement?

  • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
    8·
    6 days ago

    I assumed it would be a little more RAM, not a tenfold increase.

    In our tests, Windows Latest observed that Copilot uses up to 500MB of RAM in the background, and it also reaches up to 1GB of RAM when you begin to interact with it. On the other hand, native Copilot used to have less than 100MB of RAM usage.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 days ago

    Windows 12 - Minimum Ram Requirement 36gb. Will sunset windows 11 at tend of 2026 with no more updates.

    P.S. Buy our Microslop branded ram at these exorbitant prices!

  • Katherine 🪴@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    Love how all apps now are just Electron/Chromium but none of them share any packages so you basically have to download all of the same node modules for every Electron app you have and run them independently.