Earlier this week, Microsoft made a surprising move by announcing Copilot for Windows 10. Previously exclusive to Windows 11, Copilot is launching a previous generation operating system that still supports more than a billion devices.
If you're not planning on upgrading to Windows 11 anytime soon but don't mind trying out Microsoft's latest AI-powered assistant, here's how to get it right now (shout out to Albacore @ thebookisclosed on X for sharing share these findings ) . Alternatively, you can take a more conservative route and wait for Microsoft to make Copilot available to your system "organically" whenever your system feels ready. An update containing the necessary bits will arrive in the Stable Channel soon, but Copilot's staggered rollout will take longer.
Note : enabling Copilot on Windows 10 requires enrolling in the Windows Insider Program, modifying the system registry, and tuning the Operating System using third-party applications. Do not proceed if you do not want to risk encountering errors or instability, or if you are not comfortable with in-depth modifications. While Windows 10 is a long-running and stable operating system and Release Preview updates rarely break things, it's best to be careful before doing so. presently. Also, always back up important data before any testing.
How to activate Copilot on Windows 10?
- Download and install Windows 10 build 19045.3754 or newer. By the time of writing this guide, build 19045.3754 is only available in the Release Preview Channel. However, it should not take too long for Microsoft to release it to all Windows 10 users.
- Update Microsoft Edge to the latest version. Go to edge://settings/help and install available updates.
- Download ViVeTool from GitHub and extract the archive in a convenient folder.
- Open Command Prompt as Administrator and navigate to the folder with ViVeTool files using the CD command. Here is an example: CD C:\Vive.
- Type vivetool /enable /id:46686174,47530616,44755019 and press Enter.
- Restart your computer.
- Press Win + R and type regedit to launch Windows Registry Editor.
- Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Copilot\BingChat and double-click the IsUserEligible value.
- Change its value data from 0 to 1. Note: you must sign into Windows with your Microsoft Account; otherwise, the value will reset from 1 to 0 upon each system restart.
10. Restart your computer.
11. Right-click the taskbar and select "Show Copilot (preview) button." The Copilot icon will then appear to the right of the notification center button. Note: you will not see the icon if you have the taskbar on the right or left side of the screen.
Source : neowin