This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Alt + Space keyboard shortcut to open and close Copilot quick view for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
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Starting with the Copilot app (version 1.24112.123.0 and higher) gradually rolling out to all Insider channels, the previous Copilot progressive web app (PWA) is replaced with a native version. When you run Copilot, you will see it appear in your system tray. You can access the new quick view for Copilot by using the Alt + Space keyboard shortcut on Windows 10 and 11 PCs. You will be able to move the quick view window and resize it to suit your workflow and you can use Alt + Space to open and close Copilot’s quick view whenever you need. To flip back to the main Copilot app window, just press the icon at the top left corner of the quick view window. PCs with the dedicated Copilot key will open the Copilot app up the main window. Copilot will continue to explore options related to the keyboard shortcuts for the app.
Note: The Copilot app for Windows uses the RegisterHotKey function for the Alt + Space keyboard shortcut. Many apps use this keyboard shortcut today. For any apps installed on your PC that might utilize this keyboard shortcut, Windows will register whichever app is launched first on your PC and running in the background as the app that is invoked when using Alt + Space.
Reference:
Update for Copilot for Windows begins rolling out to Windows Insiders
Hello Windows Insiders, we are beginning to roll out an update for the Microsoft Copilot app for Windows via the Microsoft Store that introduces the following changes and improvements: It’s native: With this update, the previous C
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EXAMPLE: New quick view for Copilot for Windows with Copilot icon shown in the system tray
Here's How:
1 Open the Copilot app.
2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button. (see screenshots below)
3 Click/tap on Settings.
4 Click/tap on Enable Alt+Space shortcut to check (enable) or uncheck (disable) it.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
