Microsoft admits Windows 11's dedicated Copilot key breaks certain workflows

hurfdurf

Configuration options vary depending on device manufacturer. A future Windows 11 update will add a setting that allows you to remap the Copilot key to either the Right Ctrl key or the Context menu key. Keyboard layouts and Copilot key implementations can vary based on device manufacturer, firmware configuration, and hardware design. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows/co... None of this would have been necessary if it had been an option in BIOS/UEFI from the beginning. Hybris.

bilekas

Do Microsoft just do zero testing these days ? Not even an AB test to see how their unproven tech that they have invested billions in will behave ?

darthoctopus

Can we finally stop having business people forcing product decisions on us? Microsoft's recent history suggests not… and I fear the facade of empowerment by LLM will only make things worse in the near future.

theolivenbaum

For me it was even worse than that. One laptop has copilot blocked by policy, and it shows a blocking modal every time you press the key by mistake

ChrisRR

I hold down the copilot key to raise my cpu temperature and emacs interprets that as Ctrl