Microsoft Tests Win11 PC Insights — Copilot Diagnoses Slow PCs While Eating 1GB Itself
TL;DR
Microsoft tests PC Insights, letting Copilot read CPU/RAM to diagnose slowdowns — while Copilot idles at 1GB RAM.
Microsoft is testing PC Insights with select US Windows 11 users. Ask "why is my computer so slow?" and Copilot reads real-time CPU, RAM, GPU usage and storage capacity, explaining slowdown causes conversationally and judging whether the device has room to install an app or game.
With user permission, PC Insights can also identify USB devices, printers, cameras, network adapters, battery health, antivirus status, and BIOS version. Microsoft emphasizes the data isn't stored or used for model training, with a three-tier permission model: allow once, always, or decline.
The feature is read-only — it can explain and suggest actions, but cannot modify settings, delete files, run diagnostics, or auto-fix problems — all remediation is manual.
The irony sits in the last paragraph. Copilot itself idles around 800MB RAM, peaking near 1GB — the tool diagnosing why your computer is slow uses more memory than most browser tabs. Windows Latest put it in the headline: "Windows 11 Copilot Can Now Tell You What's Slowing Down Your PC, While Using 1GB of RAM Itself."
If it works, PC Insights gives non-technical users the first real self-diagnosis tool and Copilot desktop finally has a non-chatbot use case. If it doesn't, it's another Windows 11 built-in feature added to the disable-first list.
via Windows Latest / PCWorld
With user permission, PC Insights can also identify USB devices, printers, cameras, network adapters, battery health, antivirus status, and BIOS version. Microsoft emphasizes the data isn't stored or used for model training, with a three-tier permission model: allow once, always, or decline.
The feature is read-only — it can explain and suggest actions, but cannot modify settings, delete files, run diagnostics, or auto-fix problems — all remediation is manual.
The irony sits in the last paragraph. Copilot itself idles around 800MB RAM, peaking near 1GB — the tool diagnosing why your computer is slow uses more memory than most browser tabs. Windows Latest put it in the headline: "Windows 11 Copilot Can Now Tell You What's Slowing Down Your PC, While Using 1GB of RAM Itself."
If it works, PC Insights gives non-technical users the first real self-diagnosis tool and Copilot desktop finally has a non-chatbot use case. If it doesn't, it's another Windows 11 built-in feature added to the disable-first list.
via Windows Latest / PCWorld
