This Windows 11 Update Adds More Artificial Intelligence Capabilities
The latest Windows 11 update does a lot to fix the shortcomings of Microsoft’s operating system , but it also activates various Moment 5 features that the company has been teasing for a long time.
Of course, there are a lot of new changes coming with Microsoft’s latest operating system update for Windows 11. However, the new Moment 5 features that the company teased a few months ago are some of the most interesting. Chief among these changes include new voice access features and improvements to Narrator in Windows 11.
You can now use Voice Access in Windows 11 to use your mouse across multiple windows. Microsoft has also made it easier to set up voice shortcuts in the Voice Access Commands window. These keyboard shortcuts will allow you to use your voice to copy and paste text, open certain files, applications, URLs, and even press certain keyboard keys or mouse clicks.
The company has also added some new natural voices to the screen reader tool, and all these changes can be found in the Accessibility section of Windows 11.
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Microsoft is also updating its Snap Layout feature, which makes it easy to arrange different windows into specific settings based on new AI-powered suggestions. Snap Layouts has been a mainstay of Windows 11 for a while now, but it really allows you to create better out-of-the-box layouts by using artificial intelligence to determine which windows should be larger and which smaller.
If you haven’t used Snap Layouts before, you can enable it by going to System > Multitasking and then selecting “Snap Windows to On.” You can also explore different options here.
Android is no longer the only operating system that supports Magic Eraser. This is because Microsoft has now added an artificial intelligence feature to the Photos app of Windows 11. This feature can be accessed in Photos. Once you select it from the toolbar, simply highlight the elements you want to remove, and then it will use generative erasing to clean up the image for you.
Another update to Moment 5 is that Microsoft will now allow you to customize widget categorization. This should allow you to better customize them the way you want, although it’s unclear exactly how much control we’ll have over categories in the future. Still, it’s a nice addition to widgets if you use them.
Finally, the release of the Moment 5 update means that local Windows 11 users will finally have the opportunity to try Copilot (if they want to). You’ll only be able to use it ten times, but that should be more than enough for you to determine if you’re willing to upgrade to a Microsoft account for less restricted access. Moment 5 now includes many EU-only features, including the ability to remove Bing and Edge from Windows 11. Unfortunately, these options are not currently available in the US and other regions.