Am on the latest Windows 11, and still no Copilot or updated Paint ...

Omnimaxus · Sep 29, 2023

Hi (and thanks) to whoever reads this (and responds). I am on Windows 11 (Build 22621.2361; still named 22H2). I am up-to-date with Windows Update, and live in North America. I am still not seeing Windows Copilot, nor am I seeing any changes in Paint (after having heard about the new AI capabilities and layers). I do see the new settings window (not a fan of how they put the Microsoft 365 thing front and center, though). I am using a local account. No Microsoft account. I don't understand why I'm not seeing the new Windows Copilot feature. Why is that? I also believe I saw someone else post about how their friend's computer didn't get everything while they (the original poster) got everything. This has got to be the worst update rollout in Microsoft's history.

Quite a bit of confusion going around from what I can see. Help?

bobkn · Sep 29, 2023

Copilot is being rolled out over time. It may be possible to force an install immediately, but I don't know how. Most Windows 11 users will have to wait for their AI Copilot

I installed 22621.2361 on 3 systems as an update, using an ISO. I got Copilot on all 3 systems.

I believe that AI Paint isn't available yet for released version of 11. Microsoft now rolling out AI-powered Paint Cocreator to Insiders.

It appears that AI Paint will be a new revenue source for MS (if you make frequent use of the AI features).

I wish that Microsoft was clearer about their releases.

hsehestedt · Sep 29, 2023

This is a "Preview" update. Some features are not rolling out to everyone yet. Paint updates are on insider builds.

Spunk · Sep 29, 2023

You can wait for Copilot or you can install Chat GPT extension to your browser OpenAI ChatGPT for Google Whenever you search in your browser ChatGPT will start and give you an answer before showing you web site search results

Ghot · Sep 29, 2023

Omnimaxus said:
Hi (and thanks) to whoever reads this (and responds). I am on Windows 11 (Build 22621.2361; still named 22H2). I am up-to-date with Windows Update, and live in North America. I am still not seeing Windows Copilot, nor am I seeing any changes in Paint (after having heard about the new AI capabilities and layers). I do see the new settings window (not a fan of how they put the Microsoft 365 thing front and center, though). I am using a local account. No Microsoft account. I don't understand why I'm not seeing the new Windows Copilot feature. Why is that? I also believe I saw someone else post about how their friend's computer didn't get everything while they (the original poster) got everything. This has got to be the worst update rollout in Microsoft's history.

Quite a bit of confusion going around from what I can see. Help?

You can ADD the background removal function to PAINT without waiting...

Background Removal in Paint begins rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders

Windows Blogs: UPDATE 9/20: The update to the Paint app for Windows 11 that includes background removal is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel (version 11.2306.30.0 and higher). UPDATE 9/18: The update to the Paint app for Windows 11 that includes background...

www.elevenforum.com

Tested. Clean and working (post #36) at above link.

bobkn · Sep 29, 2023

Ghot said:
You can ADD the background removal function to PAINT without waiting...

Background Removal in Paint begins rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders

Windows Blogs: UPDATE 9/20: The update to the Paint app for Windows 11 that includes background removal is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Channel (version 11.2306.30.0 and higher). UPDATE 9/18: The update to the Paint app for Windows 11 that includes background...

www.elevenforum.com

Tested. Clean and working (post #36) at above link.

Thanks. I missed that.

I hadn't looked, but I thought it likely that there'd be a leak.

Not sure I want/need it, but it's a mere 60MB download.

Omnimaxus · Sep 29, 2023

Thank you to everyone who responded. Looks like I'll have to wait for Copilot. But I wish Microsoft (and media sites) explained this more clearly during the lead-up to the release of the update they sent out on 9/26. There's been a fair amount of confusion online, which has prompted a few news websites to clarify what's actually happening. Frustrating. Was looking forward to trying Copilot, too. Oh, well ...

fg2001gf11F · Sep 30, 2023

Omnimaxus said:
Hi (and thanks) to whoever reads this (and responds). I am on Windows 11 (Build 22621.2361; still named 22H2). I am up-to-date with Windows Update, and live in North America. I am still not seeing Windows Copilot, nor am I seeing any changes in Paint (after having heard about the new AI capabilities and layers). I do see the new settings window (not a fan of how they put the Microsoft 365 thing front and center, though). I am using a local account. No Microsoft account. I don't understand why I'm not seeing the new Windows Copilot feature. Why is that? I also believe I saw someone else post about how their friend's computer didn't get everything while they (the original poster) got everything. This has got to be the worst update rollout in Microsoft's history.

Quite a bit of confusion going around from what I can see. Help?

With 22621.2361 and 22631.2361, copilot only shows up if you login to Windows with a Microsoft account.
I had several machines with Local Accounts and never got Copilot till I switched the windows login to a MS account, after that it showed up on next login.
After I got Copilot, I reverted the user to local account and Copilot remained available.

This was never the case with Dev and Beta, where I got Copilot directly with local accounts and still working that way.
MS A.I. logic! (aka Absolute Idiocy logic).