Access Copilot on Windows Getting started with Copilot on macOS Schedule a collaboration meeting About Copilot Chat licenses Check your Copilot license Grounding and Work IQ in Chat Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps Standard and priority access Take control of actions before they run Manage tasks and schedule prompts What Cowork uses and stores Agents built by Microsoft Pages, Loop, or Notebooks Add chats to multiple pages Convert to a Word document Frequently asked questions Get started with Notebooks How Copilot Notebooks works Copilot Notebooks or OneNote Provide custom instructions Create an official brand kit Find your creations in Copilot Library Have a voice chat with Copilot on a mobile device Widget and action buttons on iOS Use Copilot with Apple CarPlay What you can do in Copilot Access Microsoft Copilot on Windows This article applies to: All Copilot experiences — personal accounts, work or school accounts (Microsoft Entra), and free Copilot Chat. Once installed, open the Copilot app and sign in with your Microsoft 365 work or school account or your personal Microsoft account. Signing in with a personal Microsoft account gives you access to your chat history, image creation, longer conversations, voice interactions, and other Copilot features. In Windows, you can launch the Copilot app at any time in one of the following ways: Press the Copilot key on your keyboard. Use the Windows key + C keyboard shortcut. The Windows shortcut key can either launch the full application or just a smaller 'quick view.' You can configure how these shortcut keys behave by going to Account > Settings > Copilot Keyboard Shortcuts. Wake word ("Hey, Copilot") You can invoke Copilot by saying aloud the phrase "Hey, Copilot". This opt-in, hands-free experience helps you stay in your flow when you need answers to a question or just need to bounce an idea off Copilot. Work or school account: How "Hey Copilot" wake word works in Microsoft Copilot Personal Microsoft account: Copilot wake word ("Hey Copilot") Windows pen shortcut button On supported Windows devices, pens with a configurable shortcut button can be used to invoke the Microsoft Copilot app, but first you'll need to set up the shortcut button to complete the same action as your Copilot key. On your Windows PC, go to Settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Pen & Windows Ink. Select the option for Same as Copilot key. Now, when you press the shortcut key on your pen, the Microsoft Copilot app will open. Additional features in the Copilot app for Windows Copilot Vision can see browser windows or apps you have open on your screen and then answer questions or help you do something step by step. Learn how to use Copilot Vision on Windows. Copilot on Windows can help you find, open, and ask questions about the contents of a file on your device, including synced files from OneDrive on your device. File search supports most file types and can read .docx, .xlsx, .pptx, .txt, .pdf, and .json files. You can adjust what Copilot file search can access by going to Account > Settings > File Search and File Read and toggling the settings. To ask Copilot a question about something on your screen, capture and share all or part of it: In the Copilot Composer, select + and then Take a Screenshot. Use the selection cursor to mark the portion of your screen you want to upload to Copilot. Type the question you want to ask about the screenshot and submit it. When you select a link, Copilot opens the content in a side pane next to your conversation instead of a separate browser window. With your permission, Copilot can also use the context of the tabs you open in that conversation, and only in that conversation. Tabs are saved with the conversation, so you can return to them later. Copilot on Windows can help you adjust your Windows PC settings. Ask questions like "Make my screen easier to read" or "Help me focus by reducing distractions," and Copilot will guide you to the relevant option in Windows Settings. More ways to work with Microsoft Copilot What is the Microsoft Copilot app? Get started with the Microsoft Copilot mobile app Get started with Microsoft Copilot Chat Thank you for your feedback!