Subj : Microsofts latest trick for Edge could be the closest Windows 10
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Aug 22 2023 13:00:03

Microsofts latest trick for Edge could be the closest Windows 10 users get to 
Copilot AI

Date:
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:51:21 +0000

Description:
While Windows 10 is not getting the Copilot AI, detaching the Edge sidebar 
could be a kind of substitute for it.

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 Microsofts Edge browser has a new version which brings in some fresh 
features including the ability to detach the sidebar and move it onto the 
desktop for Windows 10 users. 

This ability has been introduced with version 116 of Edge, as spotted by 
Ghacks , and it comes alongside the usual bug fixes and smoothing out of 
performance issues. 

The Edge sidebar normally nestles on the right-hand side of the browser, but 
now, those on Windows 10 can pop it out of the browser window, and place it 
on their desktop. 

The idea is to facilitate a side-by-side experience with the sidebar and any 
Windows 10 app, with the feature remaining present on the desktop, even if 
the Edge browser itself is closed. 

So, this is kind of like having two taskbars on your desktop, if you will, 
with one of them being Edge-specific. 

The Edge sidebar offers quick access to various bits of functionality, such 
as pinned websites, and Microsofts tools like Bing AI. Analysis: Substitute 
Copilot  at least in a small way 

This is a useful option thats opt-in as Microsoft makes clear , so if youre 
not interested in having the Edge sidebar on your Windows 10 desktop, youll 
never need to bother with it. For those who do want access to its features 
independently of the browser window, its clearly a handy choice to have. 

Indeed, when you remember that Microsofts Copilot AI is only coming to 
Windows 11, this is actually a way of getting something a little like this on 
Windows 10. Weve already seen that Microsoft plans to incorporate Copilot 
into the Edge sidebar , after all, so youll be able to deploy this on the 
desktop, in the same vein as Windows Copilot. 

Granted, the functionality of Copilot for Edge will be nowhere near as useful 
as the full version of Copilot  which theoretically will be able to change 
all manner of Windows settings in the blink of an eye  but its something. 

And Microsoft is going to work on adding additional features and options to 
the sidebar with future incarnations of Edge, as you might imagine. The 
sidebar isnt going away, in short, for Windows 10 or 11 users, and is 
seemingly a key part of Microsofts ambition to make Edge one of the best web 
browsers out there. You might also like How to use Microsoft Edge The best 
laptop: top portable picks for all budgets Edge has a built-in VPN, in case 
you didn't realize



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsofts-latest-trick-for-edge-c
ould-be-the-closest-windows-10-users-get-to-copilot-ai


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