

Even Chrome’s most ardent fan would concede that it can be a resource hog, but Google has thrown a lot of attention at this problem over the last year. Next, I took a look at the system impact that each of these browsers had on my laptop. I’m going to give the win in this category to Microsoft Edge, but it remains close enough that I wouldn’t make a determination on this factor alone.

Google Chrome finished with a 73, winning four of the six categories, but not by enough. Microsoft Edge claimed the win by a reasonably narrow margin with a total score of 76, based largely on a much stronger performance in the Encrypt Notes and OCR Scan test. These features or “actions” will be added over time as Microsoft continues to work on the update.Before testing each browser, I restarted my laptop and ensured nothing else was running to get as close as possible to identical conditions. It cannot be used to try third-party plugins from OpenAI or modify advanced Windows Settings. Microsoft officials added that Windows Copilot’s first preview doesn’t have everything shown at the Build developer conference. However, Cortana’s native UWP interface is much more responsive and better than Copilot’s web-based experience, at least for now. To put it simply, Copilot is a lot like Cortana, but it’s a lot smarter and more powerful, thanks to OpenAI, Bing AI and Windows 11 integration. You can use Copilot to change a few settings here and there and more. Go to Windows Update and check for updates.Ĭopilot is in a web-wrapper app “dock” in a nutshellīing can generate contextual responses and help you use Windows more efficiently, such as summarizing texts on the screen or browsing the web with Microsoft Edge.Signup for the Dev Channel of the Windows Insiders Program.To try Copilot right now, follow these steps: This includes “where to eat dinner tonight” and the best places to visit in Europe, and Windows Copilot will respond similarly to. As mentioned, Copilot is inside Microsoft Edge with deeper Windows 11 integration, so you can ask Bing anything you want.
