Microsoft Copilot Cowork is now available on mobile, ready to handle tasks for you.

      Microsoft has given Copilot Cowork a significant upgrade, which might help you reduce your to-do list.

      Microsoft aims for its AI to not just respond to your queries but also to initiate and finish tasks on your behalf. This concept is the essence of Microsoft Copilot Cowork, which was introduced via the Frontier program earlier this year.

      Since its launch, it has acquired various features that enable users to manage their email inboxes, perform research, create documents, and design web pages. Today, Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, unveiled a series of new capabilities that greatly enhance Cowork.

      What's new in Cowork?

      The most significant addition is that Cowork is now accessible on smartphones, available on both iOS and Android. This means you can delegate tasks from your phone during your commute or between meetings and return to a completed task without needing to be at your laptop. This functionality is similar to Claude Dispatch, which Anthropic introduced in March of this year.

      Another update is the introduction of Cowork Skills. A skill is essentially a saved set of guidelines that instructs Cowork on how to perform a task in your preferred manner, incorporating your tone, structure, and process. Microsoft is launching built-in skills for common tasks such as document creation, meeting coordination, and research.

      Additionally, you have the option to create your custom skills, which is beneficial for repetitive tasks or team processes you wish to standardize.

      What more comes with this update?

      Copilot Cowork is also receiving enhanced integrations within Microsoft 365, including Power BI via Fabric IQ, as well as Dynamics 365 for sales and customer service workflows. New third-party connectors for Miro, monday.com, LSEG, and S&P Global Energy are anticipated soon.

      These new connectors will significantly improve Copilot’s functionality, allowing you to pull data from connected services to develop reports, pitch decks, and more.

      Copilot Cowork continues to roll out through the Frontier program, but Microsoft is progressing rapidly. If you seek an AI that actively performs tasks instead of merely describing them, this is definitely worth exploring.

      Rachit is an experienced tech journalist with over seven years in the consumer technology field.

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      Microsoft Edge has a significant password security issue, but the company claims it’s intentional.

      A researcher discovered that Edge reveals all stored passwords in clear text memory during every session. If you store passwords in Microsoft Edge, it's important to know that each time you launch the browser, it decrypts all your stored passwords and loads them into memory in an unsecured format, where they remain for the duration of your session. This means your passwords are exposed in your device’s memory, even if you never access any of the corresponding websites.

      Security researcher Tom Rønning pointed out this issue and informed Microsoft, but the company stated that this operation is by design.

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      Microsoft is finally addressing the performance issues in Windows 11 File Explorer that many users have experienced for years; foundational performance enhancements are on the way along with the sometimes contentious preloading approach.

      Microsoft is acknowledging what many Windows 11 users have sensed: File Explorer can be slow in ways that a simple faster launch won’t remedy. The latest information from Microsoft highlights a comprehensive performance initiative for Windows 11 File Explorer, which includes adjustments targeting startup behavior, disk activity, visual delays, and app freezes.

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      The latest Windows 11 update might be its most crucial, yet it may seem the least exciting.

      The April preview release focuses on addressing the background problems that can slow down PCs, affecting RAM usage and startup behavior. Microsoft’s recent Windows 11 update prioritizes the slowdowns that users often notice. KB5083631, an optional preview update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, concentrates on memory leaks, startup delays, and File Explorer behavior that can make the OS feel sluggish. This gives the release a clearer goal than merely introducing another interface change. Microsoft aims to alleviate the issues that arise when services consume excessive RAM, apps take too long to load post-reboot, or when explorer.exe remains active after File Explorer windows are closed.