Microsoft rolls back a Microsoft Windows 11 feature that replaced Show Desktop with Copilot

Microsoft shocked many customers when it eliminated the Show Desktop icon from the Taskbar with the KB5034765 updates. Changes like these often don’t seem within the steady model. As a consequence, many customers complained in regards to the lacking icon and Copilot showing instead.

After going through a whole lot of flak, Microsoft has determined to roll back the change within the Microsoft Windows 11 Beta Build 22635.3566. Now, the Show desktop icon will seem within the excessive proper nook of the Taskbar prefer it used to, and the Copilot icon will revert to its authentic place to seem earlier than the Show desktop.

Microsoft Windows Latest noticed this alteration whereas testing Beta construct quantity 22635.3566. The official publish has additionally been updatesd to mirror this alteration. Originally, the Copilot icon appeared with different taskbar icons.

In our opinion, the correct aspect of the Taskbar feels bloated when it has two icons. If you need, you possibly can keep each the Copilot and Show desktop icons. However, you may by accident click on the Copilot icon when making an attempt to indicate the desktop, which is why the corporate turned off the Show Desktop button to pin Copilot as a substitute.

Microsoft has now rolled back the modifications, and the Show Desktop button will now seem by default.

Since this alteration is unique to the beta construct, you’ll nonetheless want to go to the Settings > Personalization > Taskbar part to re-enable the Show Desktop button within the steady builds.

Then, underneath Taskbar habits settings, allow the “Select the far corner of the desktop to show the desktop” choice. After that, hide the Copilot icon to revive the Show desktop icon’s authentic decluttered look.

It might be some time earlier than Micorosft delivers this alteration in an updates for Microsoft Windows 11. We beforehand lined Microsoft’s unintentional addition of the Copilot app with a Microsoft Edge updates.

The Copilot app has a goal

Users observed a latest Copilot app after updating the Edge browser to model 123. This app appeared within the listing of Installed apps and was 16 KB in dimension. Moreover, it didn’t seem within the Start menu search outcomes.

In our dialog with Microsoft, we realized that the app doesn’t do something now. It isn’t designed to interchange the present Copilot app and solely exists so as to add latest AI options sooner or later.

Microsoft has been engaged on a number of modifications for Copilot in Microsoft Windows. For instance, we lately noticed that Microsoft doubled the characters restrict to eight,000 from 4,000. If you’ve Copilot Pro, now you can use as much as 16,000 characters. Additionally, you possibly can immediately add paperwork – PDF, .doc, .xls, and .ppt to summarize.

Microsoft Windows Latest has extensively lined upcoming AI options in Microsoft Windows 11 24H2, which incorporates AI Explorer, Super Automatic Resolution, Paint NPU, and more. Some of those options will want an NPU and may stay unique to imminent AI PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite.