Some of Notable Announcements during Microsoft build 2023
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Published: 2023-05-25 12:47:25

Microsoft recently held its Build developer conference, where CEO Satya Nadella made several announcements and discussed the company's future plans. This year's Build conference had a heavy focus on artificial intelligence (AI), with Microsoft integrating generative AI into many of its products and services.

Some of the notable announcements from Microsoft Build include:
**CoPilot AI:** Microsoft introduced the CoPilot experience to Windows 11 and Edge, as well as new Bing AI and CoPilot plugins for OpenAI's ChatGPT. These additions aim to enhance user experiences and provide more intelligent assistance across Microsoft's platforms.
**Wi-Fi password viewing:** Microsoft revealed a new feature in the latest Windows 11 preview build that allows users to view their saved Wi-Fi passwords in plain text. This feature simplifies the process of accessing Wi-Fi network information.
**Force quit option in Windows 11:** Similar to macOS, Windows 11 will soon have a force quit option on the taskbar. This feature will enable users to close crashed or unresponsive applications without having to open the Task Manager.
**Native support for RAR and other archive formats:** Windows 11 will natively support popular archive formats like RAR, tar, 7-zip, and gz. This eliminates the need for third-party software like WinRAR to open these file formats.
**Microsoft Teams avatars:** Microsoft introduced avatars for Microsoft Teams, allowing users to create 3D representations of themselves to use in meetings. This feature provides an alternative to using cameras or webcams during video conferences.
**Dynamic Lighting for customizable RGB lighting: **Windows 11 will feature Dynamic Lighting, a hub where users can customize the RGB lighting of their accessories and components, regardless of the brand. This feature aims to streamline the management of RGB lighting effects.

**Microsoft Fabric:** Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Fabric, a data analytics platform. It enables data extraction from Microsoft's OneLake data lake, Amazon S3, and soon Google Cloud. Microsoft Fabric also includes an AI Copilot for improved data analysis.

**Bing Chat and ChatGPT integration:** Microsoft introduced Bing Chat plugins that will work in ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and other chatbots. This allows developers and users to create plugins that can be used across multiple chatbot platforms.

**Bing integration in ChatGPT:** Bing will become the default search engine in OpenAI's ChatGPT AI chatbot, providing users with improved search capabilities within the ChatGPT experience.

**AI-powered features in Windows Terminal:** Microsoft is integrating natural language AI chatbot capabilities into Windows Terminal. Users will be able to utilize GitHub Copilot's AI assistant to recommend commands, explain errors, and perform actions within the Terminal application.

**Windows Terminal with AI Features:** Microsoft is integrating a natural language AI chatbot called GitHub Copilot into Windows Terminal. Users will be able to take advantage of AI-powered recommendations, error explanations, and actions within the Terminal application.

**Bluetooth LE Support in Windows 11:** Microsoft has added support for Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) audio specification in Windows 11. This allows users to wirelessly connect to devices while consuming less battery power, offering improvements for multi-streaming audio and use with hearing aids.

**Microsoft 365 Copilot in Microsoft Edge:** The AI-powered Copilot assistant is coming to the Edge browser. It uses the context of the website the user is visiting to complete tasks in Office documents, Outlook emails, and other Microsoft 365 Copilot-enabled areas.

**AI-Generated App Review Summaries in Microsoft Store:** Microsoft is introducing AI-generated review summaries in the Microsoft Store. These summaries provide a top-line synopsis of user reviews, along with the rating, to help users quickly understand the overall sentiment of an app.

**Microsoft Dev Box Cloud-Powered Workstations:** Microsoft's Dev Box, a cloud-powered workstation for developers, will be publicly available starting July 2023. It allows developers to access preconfigured cloud-based PCs for testing various projects, saving time on onboarding processes and tool installations.
These announcements reflect Microsoft's continued focus on AI and its efforts to enhance user experiences, improve productivity, and streamline development processes across its platforms and services.