How to Enable Circle to Copilot in Microsoft Edge
Circle to Copilot in Microsoft Edge lets you select text, images, or videos on any webpage and instantly send them to Copilot for quick summaries and answers. This handy tool saves you time when you want to understand something online without opening a separate chat window. You just highlight what you want to look at, right-click your mouse, and pick the send option to get help right away.
Getting this feature to work takes just a few seconds as long as you use Microsoft Edge version 127 or newer. Once your browser is up to date, the tool works automatically on almost any webpage you visit.
Circle to Copilot is now integrated into the Copilot sidebar. To access it, open Edge Settings, click Sidebar, and then Copilot. Ensure your browser and Windows 11 are updated for the best AI performance.
Why use Copilot features?
These tools analyze text or images on screen without switching apps. Specific mouse gestures prompt the artificial intelligence to explain, summarize, or rewrite content instantly.
What happens when you enable these features?
Activation brings AI assistance directly onto the webpage, saving trips between tabs. This transforms the browser into a powerful research assistant.
Turn Copilot sidebar and AI features on or off in Microsoft Edge
The Copilot sidebar and related artificial intelligence features toggle on or off directly from Microsoft Edge’s settings menu. Individual preferences dictate which tools remain active in the browser. Managing these options happens inside the Sidebar settings.
Keep in mind that ‘Circle to Copilot’ integrates broadly into the Copilot sidebar experience. Users manage these AI tools through the Sidebar settings. Here’s how:
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Click the Settings and more (three horizontal dots) button in the top right corner and select Settings.
- In the left panel, click Sidebar.
- Under the App and notification settings section, click on Copilot.
- You can then toggle the switch to show or hide the Copilot icon in your browser toolbar.
Close the Settings page when finished.
Hardware Requirements and Compatibility
Running these AI tools smoothly takes a modern processor. Ideally, the system needs an NPU (Neural Processing Unit), a specialized chip built specifically for handling artificial intelligence workloads.
That covers the setup process.
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