Technology Miraj Islam September 23, 2026 0 Comments

‘Copilot is a scourge that I avoid at every opportunity’: Microsoft is giving the Copilot app its own browser, but Windows 11 users aren’t very impressed

Microsoft is launching a built-in browser for the Copilot app
When you open AI-provided links, they will appear next to the chat.
While this will likely prove to be a convenient feature for some, others have their doubts, and there’s something of an ulterior motive in terms of boosting Edge

The Copilot app on Windows 11 will have its own browser, meaning that when you follow the links provided by the AI, you will stay within the confines of the app.

Windows Central noted that Microsoft is set to roll out the built-in browser in the Copilot app on Windows 11 (and macOS), where it will open links in a panel to the side of the chat.

Normally, the links would activate separately in the default web browser, but with this change, Microsoft aims to keep more activity within the Copilot app.

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Obviously, there’s a convenience aspect here, as you can browse the web pages that Copilot highlights right there in the application window. So some people may like the idea, but on Reddit, the comments that have been shared have been quite negative.

Windows Central poses a question for the story’s headline, namely: “Will this next update make Copilot your preferred browser on Windows 11?” And the Redditors who can’t resist answering that question are all overwhelmingly negative.

One response says: “No. Copilot is a scourge that I avoid at every opportunity. Having a navigator inside Copilot sounds like hell.”

Another says: “Definitely not. As it stands, if I click on a link in Copilot, I open it in my real web browser. The built-in browser would have to be really good for me to change that.”

Okay, so it’s a complicated question and one that AI skeptics are more than happy to tackle and tear down, but these aren’t the people Microsoft is considering here. He’s presenting this for people who use the Copilot app, who are obviously not part of the anti-AI crowd who are very quick to fire criticism at anything related to the topic.

On the other hand, this isn’t something Microsoft is doing simply out of the goodness of its heart. It’s a way to keep more activity within the Copilot app, as noted, and also another method of (indirectly) boosting the Edge browser. Because, naturally, that’s what the app’s browser is based on (what else would it be).

That doesn’t mean the feature isn’t useful, though, and if you like the sound of the Copilot app’s built-in browser, you won’t have to wait long.