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Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced

From ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Date 2025-03-18 01:07 +0000

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Actually, not my task bar but my Start menu.


Ant <ant@zimage.comant> wrote:
> Same. I noticed it showed up after updating my Edge last night. I am pretty sure that where it came from.


> Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> wrote:
> > Did a Copilot icon show up this morning upon your morning reboot?

> > An unannounced guest of "Copilot" showed up on my Windows 10 taskbar, and 
> > when I searched using it for who put it there, it told me to look in the 
> > task manager using (Ctrl + Shift + Esc).

> > Previously to get to the Task Manager I had been using what has been known 
> > as the "three fingered salute" for decades, which is (Ctrl + Alt + Del) or 
> > right clicking in the taskbar to select "Task Manager" but Copilot told me 
> > I could also use the (Windows Key + X) combo to get there. Copilot also 
> > gave Windows Key + R, type taskmgr. So Copilot seems to know Windows.

> > That's my first Copilot interaction ever, as I didn't put it there.
> > Someone else did. Must've been the latest Microsoft update? Dunno.

> > Who put it there, and, more to see if it's useful, may I ask if this 
> > Copilot thingey is any good in your opinion at debugging Windows issues?

> > For example:
> > Can it debug the system and tell me who put it there, when & why?


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Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> - 2025-03-17 21:19 +0000
  Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2025-03-17 23:05 +0000
    Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced Shinji Ikari <shinji@gmx.net> - 2025-03-18 03:33 +0100
    Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> - 2025-03-19 00:46 +0000
  Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-03-18 01:06 +0000
    Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-03-18 01:07 +0000
  Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-17 23:20 -0400
    Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> - 2025-03-18 07:01 +0000
  Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-19 02:14 -0400
    Re: Copilot just showed up today on my taskbar, unannounced Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-03-19 11:11 -0400

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