Microsoft’s AI push goes stealth as backlash reshapes Windows

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After a vigorous AI rollout across Windows 11 and apps drew online backlash—nicknamed 'Microslop'—Microsoft temporarily pared back visible Copilot features, removing its branding from Notepad and Snipping Tool and shelving some AI prompts, while reiterating that AI remains central to its plans and shifting to a quieter, more integrated delivery strategy.
- From Microsoft to "microslop": The AI backlash that forced a reset Digital Trends
- Old habits die hard: Microsoft tries to limit our options, this time with AI blog.mozilla.org
- Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps The Verge
- Notepad sheds Copilot from toolbar as Microsoft gives subtlety a try theregister.com
- Microsoft isn't removing Copilot from Windows 11, it's just renaming it Neowin
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