This tutorial will show you how to create a Copilot app desktop shortcut for your account in Windows 11.
The Microsoft Copilot app is an AI here to give advice, inspiration, and help when you need a hand. You can start a conversation to get clear answers to tough questions, turn ideas into images, or polish your writing until it shines.
Signing into Copilot using your personal Microsoft Account gives you access to your chat history, image creation, longer conversations, voice interactions, and other Copilot features.
Contents
- Option One: Create Copilot Desktop Shortcut from Start Menu
- Option Two: Create Copilot Desktop Shortcut from Copilot Settings
1 Open the Start Menu
.2 Under All apps, drag the Copilot app to your desktop until you see Link above the icon you are dragging, then drop the Copilot app on the desktop. (see screenshot below)
3 You can also Pin to Taskbar, Pin to Start, assign a keyboard shortcut to, or move this shortcut to where you like for easy usage.
1 Open the Copilot app.
2 Open Copilot Chat settings.
3 Click/tap on General on the left side in Chat settings. (see screenshot below)
4 Under Preferences, click/tap on the Create shortcut button to Create desktop shortcut.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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