By Mark Hachman
Publication Date: 2026-06-12 15:23:00
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In summary:
- PCWorld reports that Microsoft is expanding its Copilot+ AI features beyond NPU-only requirements to include Nvidia RTX GPUs through experimental Windows App SDK updates.
- This shift enables millions of older PCs with powerful GPUs to access AI tools like text summarization and image upscaling previously exclusive to newer Copilot+ devices.
- The change represents Microsoft’s more inclusive AI strategy, allowing broader Windows 11 device compatibility for local AI processing tasks.
An under-the-hood change in Windows seems to signal the further deterioration of Microsoft’s Copilot+ branding, which, at least historically, depended solely on NPUs as the engine of local PC AI. Now, PCs with dedicated GPUs will have access to those features.
An experimental release of the Windows App SDK on Github now allows certain AI-specific features to run on Nvidia RTX GPUs, rather than solely depending on an integrated NPU. The Windows App SDK…
