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Microsoft is rolling out a wave of new AI-powered features for Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs, aiming to enhance user experience and streamline various tasks. A key addition is an AI agent designed to assist users in navigating and adjusting Windows 11 settings. This agent will understand user intent through natural language, allowing them to simply describe the setting they wish to change, such as adjusting mouse pointer size or enabling voice control. With user permission, the AI agent can then automate and execute the necessary adjustments. This feature, initially available to Windows Insiders on Snapdragon X Copilot+ PCs, seeks to eliminate the frustration of searching for and changing settings manually.

Microsoft is also enhancing Copilot with new AI skills, including the ability to act on screen content. One such action, "Ask Copilot," will enable users to draft content in Microsoft Word based on on-screen information, or create bulleted lists from selected text. These capabilities aim to boost productivity by leveraging generative AI to quickly process and manipulate information. Furthermore, the Windows 11 Start menu is undergoing a revamp, offering easier access to apps and a phone companion panel for quick access to information from synced iPhones or Android devices. The updated Start menu, along with the new AI features, will first be available to Windows Insiders running Snapdragon X Copilot Plus PCs.

In a shift toward passwordless security, Microsoft is removing the password autofill feature from its Authenticator app, encouraging users to transition to Microsoft Edge for password management. Starting in June 2025, users will no longer be able to save new passwords in the Authenticator app, with autofill functionality being removed in July 2025. By August 2025, saved passwords will no longer be accessible in the app. Microsoft argues that this change streamlines the process, as passwords will be synced with the Microsoft account and accessible through Edge. However, users who do not use Edge may find this transition less seamless, as they will need to install Edge and make it the default autofill provider to maintain access to their saved passwords.

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• cyberinsider.com: Microsoft to Retire Password Autofill in Authenticator by August 2025
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: Microsoft ends Authenticator password autofill, moves users to Edge
• Davey Winder: You Have Until June 1 To Save Your Passwords, Microsoft Warns App Users
• The DefendOps Diaries: Microsoft's Strategic Shift: Transitioning Password Management to Edge
• www.ghacks.net: Microsoft removes Authenticator App feature to promote Microsoft Edge
• www.ghacks.net: Microsoft Removes Authenticator App feature to promote Microsoft Edge
• Tech Monitor: Microsoft to phase out Authenticator autofill by August 2025
• Davey Winder: You won't be able to save new passwords after June 1, Microsoft warns all authenticator app users. Here's what you need to do.
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• PCWorld: If you use Microsoft’s Authenticator app on your mobile phone as a password manager, here’s some bad news: Microsoft is discontinuing the “autofill†password management functionality in Authenticator.
• securityaffairs.com: Microsoft sets all new accounts passwordless by default
• heise Security: Microsoft Authenticator: Zurück vom Passwort-Manager zum Authenticator Microsofts Authenticator-App kann neben erweiterter Authentifizierung als zweiter Faktor auch Passwörter verwalten. Das endet jetzt.
• PCMag Middle East ai: Microsoft Tests Using Copilot AI to Adjust Windows 11 Settings for You
• PCMag UK security: Microsoft Is Dropping A Useful Feature From Its Authenticator App
• www.zdnet.com: Microsoft's new AI skills are coming to Copilot+ PCs - including some for all Windows 11 users
• Dataconomy: Microsoft is revamping the Windows 11 Start menu and introducing several new AI features this month, initially available to Windows Insiders running Snapdragon X Copilot Plus PCs, including the newly announced Surface devices.
• www.windowscentral.com: Microsoft just announced major Windows 11 and Copilot+ PC updates, adding a bunch of exclusive features and AI capabilities.
• Microsoft Copilot Blog: Welcome to Microsoft’s Copilot Release Notes. Here we’ll provide regular updates on what’s happening with Copilot, from new features to firmware updates and more.
• shellypalmer.com: Microsoft is officially going passwordless by default. On the surface, it’s a welcome step toward a safer, simpler future.
• www.techradar.com: Microsoft has a big new AI settings upgrade for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs – plus 3 other nifty tricks
• www.engadget.com: Microsoft introduces agent for AI-powered settings controls in Copilot+ PCs
• www.ghacks.net: Finally! Microsoft is making AI useful in Windows by introducing AI agents
• www.cybersecurity-insiders.com: Cybersecurity Insiders reports Microsoft is saying NO to passwords and to shut down Authenticator App
• FIDO Alliance: PC Mag: RIP Passwords: Microsoft Moves to Passkeys as the Default on New Accounts
• www.cybersecurity-insiders.com: Microsoft to say NO to passwords and to shut down Authenticator App

Classification:

• HashTags: #Windows11 #MicrosoftAI #CopilotPlus
• Company: Microsoft
• Target: Windows Users
• Product: Windows 11
• Feature: AI Assistance
• Malware: Copilot
• Type: ProductUpdate
• Severity: Informative