Getting Started with Copilot Vision on Windows 11

What is Copilot Vision?

Copilot Vision is a built-in assistant feature that looks at your screen so you can ask about what you are viewing right now. Once you turn it on, Copilot understands the content of the window you are sharing. You don’t have to explain what is on your display, so you can skip the copy, paste, and describe routine.

With Copilot on your Windows computer, you can enable or disable it, open Copilot when Windows starts, Pin or Unpin the Copilot side panel, Resize the Copilot side panel, delete chat history in Copilot, create a desktop shortcut, hide the sidebar, use your phone with Copilot, enable file search, and more.

Starting with Copilot version 1.25034.133.0, Microsoft added a new voice feature. It answers questions about the page you are looking at, and it also suggests what to do next. To check your version, open the Copilot app’s settings or About section. Wording varies a little between app releases.

A few requirements to keep in mind:

• You must sign in to Copilot to use Vision.
• Copilot Vision is available to all Microsoft Edge users.
• If you subscribe to Copilot Pro, you get more Vision uses.
• If Vision is missing, the usual cause is an outdated Copilot app or not being signed in. Update the app, sign in, and restart Copilot.

How to Use Copilot Vision

To use Vision, open the Copilot app and start a screen-based chat about the window or document you are viewing. The steps below match the current Copilot app. Labels and icon placement can shift slightly between updates.

1. Open the page, app, or document you want help with, and leave it open.
2. Open the Copilot app and sign in if it asks you to. You should see the Copilot chat window with its message box.
3. Select the Vision icon (it looks like a pair of glasses) in the Copilot message box. A window picker should appear.
4. Choose the window or app you want Copilot to see, then confirm the share. Copilot sees only what you pick, and a Vision session indicator should show that sharing is active.
5. Ask your question by speaking or typing. For example, ask what a setting does or what a chart shows. Copilot reads the visual elements on your display and answers about them right away.
6. Keep the conversation going. Ask follow-up questions, or ask what to do next on the page.
7. When you are done, end the Vision session so Copilot stops looking at your screen. Closing the Vision control or the shared window should end the sharing.

Copilot Vision analyzes your screen content and holds a dialogue about the visual information it detects. That lets it give help based on what is actually displayed, not on a guess. If an answer seems off, check that you shared the right window, then rephrase your question or point to the part of the screen you mean.

Steps to Use with Edge

1. Sign in to Edge using your personal Microsoft Account. Learn how to sign in and create multiple profiles in Microsoft Edge if you have not done this yet.
2. Go to a website, video, or PDF document you want to ask questions about.
3. Note: Copilot Vision works with most sites. It does not work with sites that have harmful or adult content. When you visit a site that does not work, the Copilot Composer at the bottom shows a grayed-out crossed eyeglasses icon. Copilot will refuse to talk about the page content.
4. Click the Copilot icon

   

   in the upper right corner of Edge. This opens Copilot in the side panel.
5. Press the Voice button

   

   to ask your question.
6. Copilot Vision looks at the page. Then you can have a natural conversation with Copilot about the content.
7. To end a Vision session, close the Copilot Composer or close the Edge window.

Reference

Microsoft

Summary

Copilot Vision is a helpful new feature for Windows 11 that lets you ask questions about what you see on your screen using your voice. You can use it right in the Copilot app or within Microsoft Edge to quickly get information about websites, videos, and more.

Steps to Get Started

1. Open the Copilot app on Windows 11.
2. sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft account if you have not already.
3. When Copilot opens, look for the glasses button (Copilot Vision button) on the composer bar at the bottom.
4. Click the glasses button to let Copilot see your screen.

5. Click the “Share” button to share your screen with Copilot.

6. Use the microphone button to ask questions about what is on your screen.

Understanding the Control Buttons

The bar shows several buttons you can use:

• Voice (microphone) button: Turns the microphone on or off.
• Share screen with Copilot (glasses) button: Shares a different window with Copilot.
• Stop button or X: Stops sharing the window and ends the Vision session.

Using Copilot Vision with Microsoft Edge

Why use Edge with Vision? Edge is a web browser. Using Vision with Edge helps you ask questions about websites, videos, and documents while you browse.

What happens? Copilot looks at the web page and answers your questions about it.

Steps to Use with Edge

1. Sign in to Edge using your personal Microsoft Account. Learn how to sign in and create multiple profiles in Microsoft Edge if you have not done this yet.
2. Go to a website, video, or PDF document you want to ask questions about.
3. Note: Copilot Vision works with most sites. It does not work with sites that have harmful or adult content. When you visit a site that does not work, the Copilot Composer at the bottom shows a grayed-out crossed eyeglasses icon. Copilot will refuse to talk about the page content.
4. Click the Copilot icon

   

   in the upper right corner of Edge. This opens Copilot in the side panel.
5. Press the Voice button

   

   to ask your question.
6. Copilot Vision looks at the page. Then you can have a natural conversation with Copilot about the content.
7. To end a Vision session, close the Copilot Composer or close the Edge window.

Reference

Microsoft

Summary

Copilot Vision is a helpful new feature for Windows 11 that lets you ask questions about what you see on your screen using your voice. You can use it right in the Copilot app or within Microsoft Edge to quickly get information about websites, videos, and more.