Microsoft Copilot Hotkey: New 'Press-To-Talk' Button For Windows On Way; Will You Get It Now?
Microsoft Copilot Hotkey is being introduced with the objective of providing users with instant responses to avoid any interruption in their workflow.
Microsoft has introduced a new feature for its artificial intelligence-powered assistant, Copilot, that provides users with a new method of chatting with the bot through voice interactions. Through the Microsoft Copilot Hotkey, users can now summon the Copilot by holding the Alt + Spacebar keys for two seconds. It may be a while before you get it though. "It’s rolling out to Windows Insiders first before all Windows 11 users in the coming weeks," Microsoft said in its blog dated Mar. 10. Microsoft stated that the feature was introduced with the objective of providing users with instant response to avoid any interruption in their workflow.
How To Summon Microsoft Copilot With Hotkey
All it takes is to hold Alt + Spacebar buttons on the keypad for 2 seconds and it will trigger the conversation with Microsoft Copilot. It can be ended by pressing the Esc key, the tech giant explained.
Copilot is also designed to end the conversation on its own if there is no interaction from the user's side for several seconds. The update is beginning to roll out across all Insider Channels via the Microsoft Store. Microsoft did not provide a timeline on when the update will be available for Windows.
Launched in 2023, Microsoft 365 Copilot is a productivity tool offered by the US-based tech giant that combines the power of "large language models (LLMs) with the user's data."
Copilot is integrated in everyday applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and more. It is also embedded in the user’s data such as calendar, emails, chats.
Built on the foundation of OpenAI's ChatGPT-4, Copilot is one of the popular generative AI models making waves in the market. Its rivals Google’s Gemini, Apple, and Amazon are also accelerating their efforts to improve their gen-AI models and consumer voice assistant technologies amid the growing competition within the AI space. OpenAI, credited with triggering this race with its ChatGPT launch in 2022, has also launched its most advanced model yet - GPT 4.5 recently.
Last week Apple announced that it would delay the launch of its more powerful virtual voice assistant Siri, indicating the challenges for the smartphone maker as it races against time to avoid the risk of falling behind its rivals.
