Windows 11 wins Bing with ChatGPT and AI functions in Start Menu

Microsoft announced this Tuesday (28), a major Windows 11 update introducing the new operating system (OS) to the new Bing with ChatGPT. available search box in taskbarThe innovation promises to bring more artificial intelligence (AI) functionality to the software.

The new Bing, based on OpenAI artificial intelligence, which is still in testing, can be used in both browsers and mobile devices such as Android and iPhone. “It’s a new era in Search, Chat and Authoring, and with the new Bing and Edge, you now have your own co-pilot for the web,” said Microsoft CPO Panos Panay.

New Windows 11 update starts rolling out via Windows Update starting today. However, Microsoft states that the general availability of all new functions will come in an update to be released in March.

Windows 11 with New Bing and Start Menu

With the new Bing search box in the Windows 11 taskbarMicrosoft hopes that users will have a new way to more easily search the web and retrieve relevant and contextual information.

Panay is the Windows search box. It is one of the most used features of the system and has about 500 million monthly users.. “Now with the new AI-powered and experience-centric Bing, you’re empowered to find the answers you’re looking for faster than ever before,” says the manager.

Since the tool is still in preview, it is worth noting that to use the new Bing, you must register on the search engine’s website and participate in the tests.

The system’s Start Menu also gained artificial intelligence-based improvements. In Windows 11 Pro associated with Azure Active Directory (AAD), users will now receive file suggestions directly from the menu. Microsoft will also begin to display information about meetings, for example, in the same area.

Already in File Explorer, with the update, system users will be able to find files that are also saved in the cloud. The idea, among others, is to speed up access to these documents, which can be used and edited in collaboration with other people.