IT Home News on 10/21: In announcement MC1515940, Microsoft announced that starting from mid-next month (11/2026), it will optimize Windows 11 File Explorer's “OneDrive” right-click menu,adjusting some of the Copilot-related AI action options.
Tech media NeoWin pointed out that currently, when Windows 11 users right-click a file in File Explorer, under the OneDrive submenu they will see Copilot action options including “Summarize”, “Create FAQ”, “Compare Files”, “Ask a Question”, “Explain Image”, “Compare Images” and “Extract Text”, but the functions of these options overlap somewhat with the top-level “Ask Copilot” entry.
According to the announcement, Microsoft plans to consolidate these Copilot actions into the “Ask Copilot” entry while retaining the related functions. Users can still access these features through “Ask Copilot” in the right-click menu, the Copilot button that appears when hovering over an item, or the Copilot actions in the OneDrive Activity Center. IT Home has attached related images below:
The media believes that Microsoft has consolidated multiple AI actions originally scattered across the right-click menu into a more unified Copilot entry point, reducing the number of options that pop up after ordinary users right-click and making the path for using AI features more consistent.