Apps Change What Happens When Press and Hold Copilot Key for 1 Second in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to change what happens when you press and hold the Copilot key for 1 second for your account in Windows 11.

Microsoft Copilot is your everyday AI companion, empowering you to achieve anything you can imagine.

When you open Copilot with a Single Press of the Copilot key or Win+C shortcut, Copilot opens or restores to Full Window by default. You can change this to either Full Window or Quick View.

You can activate Copilot Voice at any time in Windows by holding the Copilot key or the Windows key + C for 1 - 2 seconds. The Copilot Voice interface will appear, Copilot will play an audio greeting, and you can have a voice conversation with Copilot. You can also use this interface to mute or end your conversation.

You can change the Press and hold action to either Same as single press or Start a voice conversation.

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EXAMPLE: "Same as single pass" ("Full Window" or "Quick View") or "Start a voice conversation"





Here's How:

1 Open the Copilot app.

2 While in full view, click/tap on the Account button on the sidebar, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)


3 Under Copilot Keyboard Shortcuts settings, select Same as single press or Start a voice conversation in the Press and hold drop menu for what you want. (see screenshot below)

If you customized the Copilot key on keyboard to open anything other than the Copilot app when pressed, then the Single Press and Press and hold settings will be grayed out.

4 Click/tap on the Back arrow button to exit Copilot settings.




That's it,
Shawn Brink