Beta Rollout
The latest Beta Rollout coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 11 Gains Native WebP Wallpaper Support in Insider Builds
Microsoft has quietly introduced native support for WebP images as desktop backgrounds in Windows 11 Insider builds, addressing a long-standing limitation that forced users to convert these modern...
Spotify's AI Prompted Playlists: Beta Launch in NZ Brings Conversational Music Discovery
Spotify is fundamentally reimagining how users interact with music discovery through its new AI-powered feature, Prompted Playlists, currently in beta testing exclusively for Premium subscribers in...
Edge Beta 142.0.3595.33 introduces smarter autofill, faster WebUI 2.0, and deeper Copilot hooks.
Microsoft's latest Edge Beta release, version 142.0.3595.33, introduces significant enhancements to the browser's autofill functionality while advancing the WebUI 2.0 framework and deepening Copilot...
Gaming Copilot Is Now in Windows Game Bar: Here’s How to Use Microsoft’s AI Assistant Today
Microsoft began rolling out the Gaming Copilot beta to Windows PCs on September 18, 2025. The assistant lives inside the Xbox Game Bar overlay, ready to answer voice questions, analyze screenshots,...
Xbox App Becomes Universal Launcher on Windows 11—Steam, Epic, GOG Games Now in One Place
The Xbox app on Windows 11 is no longer just a glorified Game Pass launcher. In a move that reshapes the PC gaming landscape, Microsoft has reimagined the app as an aggregated hub capable of...
Microsoft’s COPILOT Function Turns Excel Cells into an AI-Powered Natural Language Engine
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Microsoft embeds Copilot into Excel's grid with new COPILOT function: quotas, governance, and practical tips
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a game-changing addition to Excel: a first-class function named COPILOT that lets users call generative AI from within spreadsheet cells. The function, which debuted...
Gaming Copilot Hits Windows 11 Game Bar: Instant AI Help Comes with Strings Attached
Microsoft has planted its AI flag deeper into Windows 11 with the arrival of Gaming Copilot in the Game Bar, marking the software giant’s most direct integration of generative assistance into the...
Grok 3.5 Unveiled: Multimodal AI, Performance Gains, and What It Means for Windows Users
The AI arms race intensifies as Elon Musk's xAI unveils Grok 3.5, a revolutionary upgrade bringing multimodal capabilities and unprecedented performance benchmarks to the competitive AI landscape....
Xbox Gets AI Sidekick: Copilot for Gaming Beta Launch Imminent
Microsoft has taken a bold step into the future of gaming with the announcement of Copilot for Gaming, an AI-powered assistant designed to transform the Xbox experience. This innovative tool...